Army Secretary pick says pay boost isn’t enough to fix recruiting woes
Army Secretary nominee Daniel Driscoll said he’ll push service leaders for more non-monetary incentives to boost service soldier recruiting and retention, noting that he believes better pay and benefits alone won’t solve personnel problems. “We have the fewest number of active soldiers that we’ve had...
VA leaders dismiss directors of offices for women, minority veterans
Veterans Affairs leaders abruptly dismissed Wednesday the directors of the Center for Women Veterans and the Center for Minority Veterans – the latest set of staff changes for the department since President Donald Trump took office Jan. 20. Lourdes Tiglao, an Air Force veteran, had...
DC plane crash investigators to review communication between 2 aircraft: senator
An investigation into how an American Airlines jet carrying dozens of passengers and an Army Black Hawk helicopter collided midair at Reagan National Airport near Washington, D.C., will likely involve communication between the two aircraft, Sen. Mike Rounds, R-S.D., said Thursday morning. “What we’re seeing...
Video shows DC plane crash involving American Airlines flight, Black Hawk helicopter
The deadly midair collision involving an airplane and a military helicopter on Wednesday night appears to have been caught on camera. Footage shows a bright, fiery explosion as the two objects collide. First responders were “switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation,” D.C....
DC plane crash air traffic control audio reveals moment controllers saw disaster: ‘Tower did you see that?’
Air Traffic Control (ATC) audio from Wednesday’s collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and an American Airlines jet reveals the moments before and after controllers witnessed the disaster unfold. The two aircraft collided at Reagan National Airport in Arlington, Virginia, at around 9 p.m. with 60...
Passenger jet collides with Army helicopter at Reagan Airport
A passenger jet collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation in the nearby Potomac River. There was no immediate word on casualties, but all takeoffs and landings from the airport near Washington...
Federal military spouse workers ‘should’ be able to continue remotely
Federally employed military spouses who work remotely for their agencies “should” be allowed to continue to do so, according to a joint memo from the federal agencies in charge of budget and personnel. Despite the guidance, some spouses with federal jobs continue to feel uncertainty...
Air Force demoted two-star after affair, ‘voluminous’ sexting, IG says
A now-retired Air Force major general was stripped of a star after an inspector general investigation found he engaged in multiple inappropriate sexting relationships – including with an enlisted airman and congressional staffers – and had an affair with a married woman. Maj. Gen. Christopher...
Pentagon agency halts MLK Day, Black History Month, other celebrations
The Defense Department’s intelligence agency has paused observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Pride Month, Holocaust Days of Remembrance and other cultural or historical annual events in response to President Donald Trump’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion programs in the federal workplace. The...
