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New Air Force Tattoo Policy Takes Effect
According to an Air Force Policy Memorandum for Appearance and Accession Standards Review, revisions for tattoo standards applicable to the Total Force took effect Feb. 1.
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Fort Bragg Soldiers Return Home After Secretive Africa Mission
More than 80 soldiers from the 82nd Airborne Division quietly deployed in late September. Unlike most missions undertaken by conventional Army forces, this one came with nearly no fanfare.
By Drew Brooks | Read more
Army Aviation Brigade Deploys to Afghanistan Minus Mechanics
Call it the case of the marooned military mechanics of Fort Riley, Kansas. The commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan said Thursday that an Army aviation brigade deployed to Afghanistan last year without its mechanics because of the 8,400-troop ceiling on U.S. forces.
By Richard Sisk | Read more
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- A Year In, No Female SEAL Applicants, Few for SpecOps
Popular in Air Force
- Retired General Demoted 2 Ranks After Sexual Assault Investigation
- Group Seeks Removal of Religious Posters at Air Force Base
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- These Marine Infantry Units Will Get The First New Ultralight ATVs
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- US Army’s New UH-60V Black Hawk Makes First Flight
- Air Force Wants, But Can’t Afford, New B-52 Engines
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Popular in Entertainment
- Meet Kim Barker, the Real Reporter Who Inspired ‘Whiskey Tango Foxtrot’
- Sound Off: SEALs Fly the Trump Flag
Popular in Spouse
- Does This Military Paternity Billboard Send the Wrong Message?
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Popular in Other
- Commissary Price Change Pilot Coming March 1: Officials
- Service Leaders Divided on Closing Bases to Cut Costs
-- Justin Sloan can be reached at Justin.Sloan@monster.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JustinMSloan.