Wright-Patt fire department aid to local cities could be impacted by sequestration

Wright-Patterson firefighters could end emergency runs to local communities because of reduced manpower if furloughs of civilian base employees hit, a firefighter union leader says. Mandatory unpaid time off the job would mean a two-person emergency central dispatch would be reduced to one staffer, and firefighters could not support a ...

• 4:17 p.m. Friday, April 5, 2013

Gold Star Wives given a day of recognition

Gold Star wives don’t have to wait for their day of recognition any longer. Friday, April 5, is that day. The Miami Valley chapter of the Gold Star Wives of America, made up of spouses of military service members who have died, has 38 members who can mark the day ...

• 5:01 p.m. Thursday, April 4, 2013

Ohio Sen. Brown to co-chair Air Force Caucus

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown has been appointed co-chairman of the Senate Air Force Caucus, a group of bipartisan lawmakers from across the nation who represent the interests of Air Force bases in their states. Brown, D-Ohio, will join Sen. Mike Enzi, R-Wyoming, in the top leadership spot of a caucus ...

• 10:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, 2013

U.S. military facing sweeping spending cuts, Hagel says

By Lolita C. Baldor Associated Press and Barrie Barber Staff Writer WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel warned Wednesday that sharply deeper cuts to personnel, health care and weapons systems will be needed across his department to put the brakes on spiraling costs and reshape the military for leaner budgets ...

• Updated: 5:40 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, 2013

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• 8:56 a.m. Saturday, March 30, 2013

Furlough will shut down 445th Airlift Wing on Fridays

The Air Force Reserve 445th Airlift Wing, which flies troop and cargo missions around the globe from Wright-Patterson, will shut down operations on Fridays when civilian employee furloughs begin, according to unit leaders. The wing relies on hundreds of civilian air reserve technicians, who serve double duty as reserve military ...

• 5:36 p.m. Thursday, March 28, 2013

Pentagon cuts number of furlough days

The Pentagon will sharply cut the number of unpaid furlough days civilians will be forced to take over the next several months from 22 to 14, defense officials said Wednesday, reducing the impact of automatic budget cuts on as many as 700,000 workers. Some 13,000 civilians at Wright-Patterson Air Force ...

• 9:56 a.m. Thursday, March 28, 2013

Pentagon delays furlough notices

Thousands of Wright-Patterson civilian employees received a temporary reprieve when the Pentagon pushed back sending furlough notices by two weeks to allow time to review how pending budget legislation would impact the Department of Defense budget. The last-minute change was announced Thursday, one day before 13,000 Wright-Patterson civilian workers were ...

• 3:01 p.m. Thursday, March 21, 2013

DOD: Kettering man dies in Afghanistan

A Kettering man died March 16 while serving his fourth deployment in Afghanistan for the United States Army, the Department of Defense announced Sunday. Chief Warrant Officer James E. Groves III, 37, died in Kandahar, Afghanistan. According to the Department of Defense, he was assigned to 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry ...

• 7:36 p.m. Sunday, March 17, 2013

10 years later, the war in Iraq still unresolved for soldiers and families

For people like Ellery Majalca, the memories of the Iraq war will not soon fade, if ever. “It’s one of those things that you think about almost every day,” said Majalca, 28, who grew up in Vandalia and served as a tank crewman in Iraq. “We lost a few people ...

• Updated: 4:01 p.m. Sunday, March 17, 2013