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  • NOT IN THE LINE OF DUTY

    According to the Air Force Personnel Center's Casualty Matters Division, dependents of servicemembers who die not in the line of duty still receive elected coverage up to $400,000 from Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance. They also get a death gratuity of $100,000 and Social Security benefits on a

  • New Wings to Secure A-10 Longevity

    LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (ACCNS) -- New wings are the answer to Air Force concerns on the aging A-10 Thunderbolt II, an airframe flying since 1975. The Air Force awarded a contract to Boeing last year requiring 242 new A-10 wings constructed and delivered to depots for installment on the

  • Nationwide drunk driving statistics for 2006

    There were 13,470 fatalities in crashes involving an alcohol-impaired driver (blood-alcohol content of .08 or higher) -- 32 percent of total traffic fatalities for the year. More than 16,000 people were killed in alcohol-related motor vehicle traffic crashes (BAC of .01 or higher).