Retired Lt. Col. Edward Saylor, one of the last surviving Doolittle Raiders, died at his home in Washington State on Wednesday at the age of 94. Saylor enlisted in the Army Air Corps on Dec. 7, 1939, and served as...
After 18 months of hearings and testimony, the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission released its much-anticipated final report Thursday in Arlington, Va., outlining 15 recommendations intended to modernize the military services’ compensation and benefits programs and help keep the...
If all the proposals of the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission are adopted, the value of a service member’s compensation in all scenarios would only go up, several members of the commission told reporters and members of the public...
The reforms proposed in the Military Compensation and Retirement Modernization Commission final report, released Thursday in Arlington, Va., will save considerable dollars across the US government, but some of the savings will take several decades to achieve. “While maintaining the...
In 2013, Congress mandated the creation of the Military and Retirement Modernization Commission (MCRMC) to review the current military compensation, benefits, and retirement systems and to make recommendations to Congress. This report was released Jan. 29. AFA attended the commission...
An F-35B strike fighter from the Patuxent River Integrated Test Force in Maryland has spent the last four months undergoing extreme weather testing at the Air Force’s 96th Test Wing at McKinley Climatic Laboratory at Eglin AFB, Fla., to ensure...
The F-15Cs of the 493rd Fighter Squadron claimed top fighter squadron honors, winning the 2014 Raytheon Trophy, officials announced on Wednesday. The unit deployed four times last year including NATO air policing rotations to Lithuania and Iceland, an emergency dispatch...
This website uses cookies to improve your browsing experience. By using this site, you agree to our use of cookies.View our Privacy PolicyACCEPT
Privacy & Cookies Policy
Privacy Overview
This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these cookies, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience.
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.