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What to know about Doug Collins, Trump's pick to oversee veterans affairs

Nov. 14, 2024 20:35 PM EST

ATLANTA (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump announced Thursday that he would appoint Doug Collins to lead the Veterans Affairs Department in his new administration. Here are five things to know about the former Republican congressman from Georgia who would lead the agency tasked...

'I got my life back.' Veterans with PTSD making progress thanks to service dog program

Nov. 11, 2024 09:26 AM EST

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — After working at a crowded and dangerous internment camp in Iraq, Air Force Staff Sgt. Heather O'Brien brought home with her anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder. A bouncy labradoodle and a Kansas City-area program helped her get back on her feet. ...

Pentagon audit says Boeing cleaned up on Air Force parts, including soap dispensers marked up 8,000%

Oct. 31, 2024 14:50 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Boeing overcharged the Air Force nearly $1 million for spare parts on C-17 cargo planes, including an 8,000% markup for simple lavatory soap dispensers, according to the Pentagon’s inspector general. The Defense Department's auditor reviewed prices paid for 46...

Fired Florida deputy freed on bond in fatal shooting of Black airman

Aug. 29, 2024 19:45 PM EDT

FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A judge allowed bond Thursday for a Florida sheriff's deputy who was fired and charged with manslaughter after shooting a U.S. Air Force senior airman at the Black man's apartment door. Former Okaloosa County deputy Eddie Duran, 38, faces up to 30...