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This article was linked in Military Times. http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/01/20/air-force-turning-to-supersonic-mercenaries.html The short version is that the AF is struggling to maintain its aggressor air squadrons due to personal shortages, budget cuts, and expensive programs...

Stars and Stripes reports that 550 Army majors will be forced out by spring, 2015. This is in addition to the 1,200 captains previously reported. http://www.stripes.com/news/army/army-to-force-out-550-majors-some-in-afghanistan-1.296587

Scout, Norwich, and others have posted about force reductions and a military that is clearly is having to make do with less. For me, the "less" is the big story. The class of 2014 faces a China that is arming, a Russia that is rearming, a middle east in turmoil, a nuclear North Korea and Iran...

The Air Force Times has a feature article that discusses Mikey Weinstein's MRFF compensation and compares it to other military non-profits. http://www.airforcetimes.com/interactive/article/20140702/NEWS/307020076/Exclusive-Nonprofit-CEO-cashes-religious-freedom-campaign AF Times writes that...

Christmas can be a bittersweet time for families when the joy of the holiday is joined by the memories of those who have passed. Our local paper published this article as a headline on Dec 23rd. It has a lot to say about the dangers of military flight, memories, and a simple life of soldiering...

USMA Superintendent Lt. Gen. Caslen visited Modesto, CA, yesterday. He came to dedicate a memorial at Thomas Downey HS to 1st Lt. Daniel Hyde, USMA class of 2007. 1st Lt. Hyde was a Downey HS grad who was killed in action in Iraq in 2009...

Fox news reports tonight that the AFA is considering dropping "So help me God" from its honor oath. MRFF has filed a complaint. http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2013/10/23/air-force-academy-may-drop-god-from-oath/

The Wall St Journal published a half-page opinion article today about former USMA cadet Trent Cromartie, who was charged and tried for sexual assault and ultimately separated from the West Point. See page A13 of the July 27-28 WSJ edition or google "WSJ Trent Cromartie." The article has a...