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Air Force

Welsh Confirmed As Air Force Chief of Staff

Friday, August 3rd, 2012

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The Senate confirmed Air Force Gen. Mark Welsh to be the service’s next chief of staff yesterday after Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) lifted his hold blocking the confirmation vote. “After (Thursday), it’s clear Gen. Welsh shares my grave concerns over the situation at Lackland,” Cornyn said in a statement regarding a sexual assault scandal at Lackland AFB, Texas. “Gen. Welsh demonstrated a genuine resolve to improving Air Force-wide policies to prevent a recurrence of the grossly unacceptable conduct that took place…

Congress

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Congress

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Advanced / Transformational Technology

Pentagon May Make ‘Tradeoffs’ For Low-Cost Autonomous Tech Without Reconciliation Funds, CTO Says

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Congress

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