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Air Force leaders urge more focus on mental health as suicides rise

WebSenior Airman Piketinal Alou, left, and Airman 1st Class Destiny Story of the 502nd Comptroller Squadron hold messages of support at base gates during the …

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VA may fast-track disability benefits for Air Force missile community

WebA review by the Department of Veterans Affairs could lead to automatic disability benefits for troops who served in the nuclear missile community, including at Air …

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New analysis of Air Force suicides explores contributing factors

WebAlcohol use was a factor in 39.3% of deaths. 68.4% of decedents reported suicidal thoughts at some point in their lives, while 58.1% had previously communicated …

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Here’s the Space Force’s plan to ditch annual fitness testing

WebThe U.S. Space Force has started testing its first official physical training uniform, as shown in a screenshot of a September 2021 video with 2021 NCAA steeplechase champion 2nd …

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Air Force fitness test is practical, but the service could do better

WebA new Rand Corp. study out Tuesday encourages the Air Force to retool parts of its fitness test to incorporate more practical measures of everyday health, while …

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Space Force to debut new fitness tracking pilot program within …

WebThe service hopes its idea can curb the overuse injuries and eating disorders that can stem from annual fitness tests. And it wants to emphasize the link between …

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Here are the scores you need to pass the new Air Force PT test

WebGoing forward, men and women’s scores will be split into nine age groups: under 25, 25-29, 30-34, 35-39, 40-44, 45-49, 50-54, 55-59 and over 60. Airmen can …

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Air Force efforts to reduce on-the-job, chronic injuries take root

WebRecent efforts to curb musculoskeletal and other injuries that can lead to chronic issues are starting to bear fruit within the Air Force. Preventive physical and …

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Year-round health insurance for National Guard proves elusive

WebABOARD A C-40 MILITARY TRANSPORT JET—Halfway through his tenure in charge of the National Guard, Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson’s quest to get all …

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Air Force to review discharges of troops with mental health …

WebThe Air Force said Thursday it will review the cases of former airmen who claim the service discriminated against them due to a mental health condition, or being …

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Air Force expanding review of cancers in nuclear missile community

WebWhile the Air Force review is looking at a broader set of 14 common cancers, the number of self-reported non-Hodgkin lymphoma cases is striking because the …

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Al Udeid: The good, the bad, and the very ugly

WebThe area within Doha has been used since the 1990s. Service members for about 10 years used to hunker down in tents (some readers even say this was a better …

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Airmen at Al Udeid warned fatigue was hurting war effort, safety

WebCrews across multiple airframes, from the C-17 and KC-135 to other unnamed combat and mobility assets, lodged complaints about Al Udeid. Those reports …

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Vets living abroad left to navigate pandemic problems without VA …

WebNavy veteran Jesse Rivera (right) and his fiancé Liliana (left) pose for a picture in his Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, home last summer. Rivera is a disabled veteran …

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‘An absolute slap in the face’: Medical group superintendent kept …

WebAir Force Chief Master Sgt. Steve Nichols, 60th Air Mobility Wing command chief, presents Senior Master Sgt. Lisa Williams of the 60th Medical Group with her …

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Air Force changing 'superintendent' to ‘senior enlisted leader

WebStarting Oct. 1, senior noncommissioned officers currently known as superintendents will ditch that job title to go by “senior enlisted leader,” according to an …

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Fighter jet pilots at greater risk of certain cancers, study concludes

WebF-100Ds of the 481st Tactical Fighter Squadron fly over South Vietnam in February 1966. Pilots of the single-seat Super Sabre, the first jet capable of going faster …

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Transgender airmen, guardians guaranteed equal opportunity …

WebThe Department of the Air Force has rolled out a new set of policies for transgender airmen and guardians that aim to treat troops undergoing a gender change …

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Are thousands of potential recruits being disqualified unnecessarily

WebFrom 2016 to 2020, the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research found that more than 31,000 potential recruits with a learning disability, psychiatric diagnosis, or …

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VA gets a new top health official, but still searches for a permanent

WebDr. Richard Stone, then VA's principal deputy under secretary of health, speaks at a planning summit in March 2016. Stone returns to VA this week as the new …

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