by lhtek | Nov 2, 2015 | Latest News, Uncategorized
(Photo: Airman 1st Class Derek Seifert/Air Force) Weary Maintainers Struggle To Keep Fleet Combat Ready By Stephen Losey, Staff writer8:09 a.m. EST November 2, 2015Every day at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia, crew chiefs, flightline avionics and other...
by lhtek | Nov 2, 2015 | Latest News, Uncategorized
Survey: Military-Family Uncertainty On The Rise By Karen Jowers, Staff writer12:05 p.m. EDT October 28, 2015 (Photo: MC2 Alysia Hernandez/Navy) Uncertainty about a variety of issues is on the rise among military families, according to the latest Blue Star Families...
by lhtek | Oct 28, 2015 | Latest News, Uncategorized
States, regional compacts, and communities all have a potential impact on military installations. – Tom Whaylen Ret. Adm. John C. Harvey Jr. speaks at a quarterly meeting of The Virginia Council on Sept. 29, 2015. (Vicki Cronis-Nohe | The Virginian-Pilot)...
by lhtek | Oct 28, 2015 | Latest News, Uncategorized
Another article to show how serious communities are in efforts to keep a base. – Tom Whaylen A KC-10 Extender air tanker sits on the flight line at Travis Air Force Base as a C-17 Globemaster III comes in for a landing, July 31, 2013. The KC-10 tanker mission,...
by lhtek | Oct 23, 2015 | Latest News, Uncategorized
By SYDNEY J. FREEDBERG JR. on October 21, 2015 at 12:52 PM WASHINGTON: Congress hates base closures, known as BRAC. But it turns out you don’t need a Base Realignment And Closure round to hurt homestate economies. If you cut the Army by 120,000 (from a wartime peak of...
by lhtek | Oct 23, 2015 | Latest News, Uncategorized
Many Army posts around the country have dodged a major hit — for now. While some installations absorb a recently announced reduction of 40,000 soldiers, service leaders warn that more cuts could be on the horizon. If local communities want to hedge against future cuts...
