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Local mother meets with Portman about guns
A local mother whose son was killed in a mass shooting at a Colorado movie theater got the meeting she wanted Monday with U.S. Sen. Rob Portman to discuss his recent vote against tighter gun control.The two met face to face over coffee at a Springfield restaurant for about 45 ...
Portman speaks at local Armed Forces Day
In his invocation Monday at an annual Armed Forces Day luncheon, retired Navy chaplain James Christian prayed that Clark County would remain a place of support and comfort for those who serve.The luncheon is in its 32nd year, having been started as a Springfield Air National Guard Base initiative. It’s ...
Wright-Patterson bracing for another round of base closures
Facing massive spending cuts and excess infrastructure, high-ranking Pentagon leaders have urged at least one more round of military base closures, which could start in 2017, the former chairman of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission said Thursday. The Air Force has 500 fewer aircraft and about 20 percent ...
Local veterans talk war with students
Northeastern High School sophomore Bailey Scanlon had a fair enough question Thursday morning for the soldiers and veterans visiting his American history class.If he joins the military after graduation, he asked, where might he be expected to go?“Look at the map, and look for the worst possible place in the ...
Wright-Patt employees will face 11 furlough days starting in early July
Thousands of Wright-Patterson civilian employees won’t spend as much time off the job without pay after the Pentagon dropped the number of furlough days to 11 from 14 on Tuesday. The reduction cut in half the 22 furlough days that 13,000 local civil service workers originally faced earlier this year, ...
Wright-Patt workers facing 11-day furloughs starting in early July
Thousands of Wright-Patterson civilian employees won’t spend as much time off the job without pay after the Pentagon dropped the number of furlough days to 11 from 14 on Tuesday. The reduction cut in half the 22 furlough days that 13,000 local civil service workers originally faced earlier this year, ...
Report: Pentagon could save billions by making military retirees pay more
The Pentagon could slash the defense budget by more than $900 billion over a decade without sacrificing significant combat capabilities, according to a Washington think tank. The Stimson Center, which labels itself as a nonpartisan nonprofit, assembled recommendations to slash spending on personnel compensation, the use of manpower and procurement ...
Millions meant for veterans pocketed by suspect ‘charities’
Millions of dollars meant for veterans has been stolen by con men or misspent by charities in recent years, according to Ohio officials who tell the Dayton Daily News they are stepping up enforcement. Recently a sweeping investigation by the Ohio Attorney General of AMVETS found 59 locations around the ...
Hypersonic jet hits over 3,300 mph, started at Wright-Patt
An unmanned experimental aircraft, that traces its genesis to the Air Force Research Laboratory at Wright-Patterson, has made history by reaching five times the speed of sound during the longest air-breathing, scramjet powered hypersonic flight. On its fourth and final test May 1, the $300 million X-51 Waverider program reached ...
Airmen welcomed home at AF museum
About 300 local airmen were officially welcomed home at the “Heroes Welcoming Heroes” ceremony at the National Museum of the United States Air Force on Thursday night.The ceremony is held twice a year to celebrate the service of local military members and provide a night of fun activities for their ...
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