A government watchdog found that active-duty troops had their VA disability claims approved at much higher rates than part-time personnel. “I think you could really feel the empowerment that we all felt, from the brief, to the pre-flight, to the mission execution, even to landing." "It will take years to address the chronic neglect and underfunding we uncovered" in barracks, GAO says. The crash occurred on government property east of the air station at 11:54 p.m. local time Thursday. The deal is $5,000 more than what active commanding officers were offered the past three fiscal years under the Aviation Command Retention Bonus. The failed attempt to revamp and address pre-existing deficiencies of the Defense Travel System means that the department is back where it started. Capt. John W. Kurtz's name was removed from the aviation major command screening board list in late 2022. The report highlighted three areas the Pentagon should remedy, including training and education, service member protections and oversight and transparency. GAO said some defense officials believe the true amount of lost spare parts may be even higher. The Defense Department and the Federal Aviation Administration have been tracking a balloon that was flying off the coast of Hawaii last week. By Lolita C. Baldor, AP
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