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Air Force makes history, pins first female four-star general

Janet Wolfenbarger will lead the Air Force Materiel Command, which is a key organization for current and future weapons systems. She promoted the Air Force's "culture of diversity" as the reason for her new rank.

Tags: DoD , Ruben Gomez , Janet Wolfenbarger , Air Force Materiel Command , Norton Schwartz , Michael Donley , DoD Report

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Air Force: Up to 78 cadets cheated on math test

Up to 78 Air Force Academy cadets cheated on an online calculus test by getting help during the exam from a website, the academy said Wednesday.

Tags: Air Force Academy , DoD

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New policy would allow reservists to carry over leave

The Air Force Reserve is working on a new policy to allow reservists to carry over earned days of leave from year to year.

Tags: DoD , DoD Report , Federal Drive

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Air Force cancels annual technology conference

The Air Force canceled an annual technology conference, citing budget concerns. It had scheduled the AFIT conference for late August in Montgomery, Ala.

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Army, Air Force team up to meet renewable energy goals

Leaders from both services are visiting military bases and renewable energy gatherings together to identify best practices. The Army and Air Force will jointly host a renewable energy industry forum in Washington next month.

Tags: DoD , Army , Katherine Hammack , Terry Yonkers , Energy , power purchase agreement , Jared Serbu

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Senators cancel reductions to Air National Guard, cut DoD civilians

Senate panel rejects Air Force's proposed decreases to National Guard aircraft and personnel, orders cutbacks in DoD civilian and contractor personnel and imposes contractor salary caps.

Tags: DoD , DoD budget , Congress , Senate , Senate Armed Service Committee , National Defense Authorization Act , Air National Guard , National Guard , Carl Levin , John McCain , Pat Leahy , Harry Wyatt , TRICARE , pay and benefits , workforce , Jared Serbu

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Army not spending extra on LEED certifications, official says

House lawmakers are still skeptical about what they see as wasteful spending to build green buildings in the Defense Department. Language in the 2013 defense authorization bill the House passed last week continues a prohibition on using any budget money to certify a DoD building as LEED Gold or LEED Platinum. The highest level allowed would be LEED Silver.

Tags: LEED certification , Katherine Hammack , Army , DoD , DoD Report , Federal Drive , Congress

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Air Force names winners of leadership award

Four airmen have won the Air Force's most prestigious award for leadership in the military education field — The Secretary of the Air Force Leadership Award. The Force gives the award to airmen that show noteworthy leadership in the world of military education. The award was presented to one student each from the Air War College, the Air Command and Staff College, the Squadron Officer School and the Air Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy.

Tags: DoD , DoD Report , Secretary of the Air Force leadership Award

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Air Force moving cyber duties to new squadron

Several cyber functions will move from the Air Force Network Integration Center to the Air Force Space Command's new Cyberspace Support Squadron.

Tags: cybersecurity , Cybersecurity Update , Air Force Network Integration Center , Air Force Space Command , Cyberspace Support Squadron , Federal Drive , In Depth

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Pentagon restricts F-22 flights, safety a concern

Facing a mysterious safety problem with the Air Force's most-prized stealth fighter, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta on Tuesday ordered new flight restrictions on the F-22 and summoned help from Navy and NASA experts.

Tags: DoD , F-22 , Leon Panetta , John Kirby , hypoxia , Mark Warner , Adam Kinzinger

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