Author: Jessica Delos Reyes
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Rough and ready
Six more Air Force Academy cadets plan to be commissioned as second lieutenants in the Air Force on Friday Lt. Gen. Mike Gould, the academy’s superintendent, will hand out diplomas at the graduation ceremony, which comes at the end of the academy’s summer session. Two of the cadets will head to pilot training while another…
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Winless skid has CC focused on surging Huskies
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2, 2012 – The Defense Department’s June 29 request to Congress to move $708 million in excess funds from the military health budget to other budget areas does not shortchange military health programs, Pentagon officials said today. Robert F. Hale, DOD comptroller and chief financial officer, and Dr. Jonathan Woodson, assistant secretary of…
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FLIPPING THE SWITCH
LONDON — Make it a pair of golds for Gabby Douglas, who added the all-around title to the one she won with the U.S. team two nights ago. Douglas, whose father is an Air Force staff sergeant, became the third straight American to win gymnastics’ biggest prize, taking the lead on the first event Thursday…
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Streak struck
CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Aug. 2, 2012 – A little-known organization with U.S. Pacific Command is bringing together military and law-enforcement capabilities to combat drug-related transnational crime in the Asia-Pacific region that has a direct impact on U.S. security. Joint Interagency Task Force West’s major concern is precursor chemicals that are trafficked to the Western Hemisphere…
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No-win situation
One week after launching an official database of military valor medal recipients, the Pentagon has expanded it to include recipients of the Distinguished Service Cross, Navy Cross and Air Force Cross. The website was launched July 25 but initially included only the 10 troops who have received the Medal of Honor since 2001. The database…
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Last year, the Bulldogs swept CC twice — a lot has changed since then
A federal judge has ruled that Tricare must cover autism therapy for children of military retirees — but reimbursement for the treatment, called applied behavior analysis, could be years away while the issue remains tied up in the courts. Judge Reggie Walton of U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, ruled July 26 that…
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Life’s good on top
Fort Carson leaders welcomed the new commander of the 4th Infantry Division’s 2nd Brigade Combat Team on Tuesday during a change of command ceremony on post. Col. Omar Jones assumed command of the brigade, which recently returned from a deployment to southern Afghanistan. The brigade spent a year training Afghan soldiers and police in Kandahar…
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Tigers are sick, not sick of winning
LONDON — Before U.S. Marine Sgt. Jamel Herring stepped into the Olympic boxing ring for the first time, the native Long Islander gave a soldier’s salute to his cheering teammates. Then he thought about his late daughter and said a quick prayer, giving thanks for the strength to reach the ring after a decade of…