OPM Cites Veteran Preference Edge in Hiring: The federal government hired more veterans in Fiscal 2004 than it did in 2003, according to the annual employment report issued recently by the Office of Personnel Management. The 2004 data shows that the Air Force is leading the way among federal executive departments. The report covers 2004, is dated December 2005, and was presented to Congress in January 2006. Go figure.
Hawaii F-22s Wrap Up Deployment to Japan
April 9, 2021
F-22s and Airmen from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, forward deployed to Japan for almost one month to train with Japanese and U.S. Marine Corps aircraft as part of a “dynamic force employment” operation. The Raptors from the Active-duty 19th Fighter Squadron and Air National Guard 199th Fighter Squadron deployed…