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A-10 Elimination Proposed by Secretary of Defense

The Tucson-based aircraft is on the budgetary chopping block again; nearly 80 of them based in Davis-Monthan.

AZ Week: Barber at Forefront of A-10 Preservation

There are proposed budget cuts to the Air Force A-10 fighter program; bipartisan group of Congress aims to prevent that from happening.

AZ Week: Barber Standing Strong With Vet Affairs

'It is a real disgrace that we should have any veteran homeless,' Arizona Democrat says.

AZ Week: Phoenix WWII Memorial Honors Vets

Main focus are the men, women from Arizona who died in World War II, Secretary of State Ken Bennet says.

Barber Cosponsors Bill To Pay Survivor Benefits

Government shutdown prevents paying military families who have lost loved ones; bill unanimously passed the House.

Veterans Make Up 16% of Homeless Adults, US officials say

Tucson nonprofit focuses on helping, hoping to decrease that number; Gus Hasdorff's story.

Vets Navigate Reentry to Civilian Life

Diverse challenges bring diverse approaches to transition

Military Suicides on Rise; No Simple Solutions

Southern Arizona health care providers, veterans respond to mental health crisis

Students to Troops: Stay Safe This Holiday

Tucson area students make holiday cards for area troops serving overseas

Tucsonans Remember 9/11

Events mark 11th anniversary of terrorist attacks

Green Valley Resident Instrumental on D-Day

Played role in delivering 'most important weather forecast in history'

World War II Memorial Planned For Arizona Capitol

Gun barrels from USS Arizona and USS Missouri traveling to Phoenix

Web Feature: In Wine and War

Two Gulf War veterans find a new start in Arizona’s wine country

Top Secret Rosies

A documentary tells the true story of how a select group of civilian female mathematicians helped the U.S. achieve victory during World War II.

Web Feature: Saving the Mountain View

On Ft. Huachuca, one community group fights to preserve a long-forgotten piece of black history

Last Helicopter Out

As Saigon fell, one helicopter went back to rescue stranded Marines.

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