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Military Coast Guard News Center Military Coast Guard News Center 'The Story of the Pea Island Surfmen' CG Rescues Two From Albemarle Sound Coast Guard Assists Container Ship Costly Agent Orange-Heart Disease Link Looms The cost of war -- on veteran's-- health and taxpayer wallets -- will loom a little larger in the new year when the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) issues a final rule to claim adjudicators to presume three more diseases of Vietnam veterans, including heart disease, were caused by exposure to Agent Orange. Weak Economy Draws Middle-Class Recruits Middle-class American youth are entering the military in significant numbers today, drawn by more competitive pay, a battered civilian job market and the buzz surrounding an improved GI Bill education benefit. Military Marine Corps News Center Military Marine Corps News Center Lockheed Martin Eyes 90 Extra JSFs The F-35 manufacturer hopes to "buy back" up to 90 stealthy fighters that were lost in the recent program restructuring, but a likely cost-overrun declaration this month will be a major hurdle for the company to surmount. RCT-2 Last to Put Boots on Ground Former Marine Took on Iwo Jima Alone Marine Promoted While on Assignment MV-22 and ABV Meet Expectations While CH-53 helicopters were unloading Marines in the Now Zad valley in Afghanistan's Helmand Province on Dec. 4, history was being made a short distance away. Two MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft were disgorging Marines from the reconnaissance unit Task Force Raider in three landing zones at the opposite end of the valley, kicking off an assault on the Now Zad area to eliminate Taliban influence. Military Air Force News Center Military Air Force News Center KC-X Sole-Source Contract Will Draw Scrutiny Northrop Grumman's decision not to bid for the U.S. Air Force's KC-X aerial refueling tanker contract is being met with a private sigh of relief from Pentagon officials. Russia Ramps Up Stealth Fighter Program Sukhoi intends to add three more T-50 development aircraft to the test program within the next 12 months, with further details of Russia's next-generation fighter leaking out from a high-level gathering here. EADS Was Unable to Prime on KC-X EADS North America Chief Executive Officer Sean O'Keefe says that while his company has built up its capacity to manage its first Pentagon prime contract -- the UH-72A helicopter -- its abilities are not mature enough to justify going it alone on a bid for the massive U.S. Air Force KC-X tanker contract. No Solo KC-X Bid for EADS EADS will not mount a solo bid for the U.S. Air Force KC-X tanker program, ending the company's highest profile effort to grow its footprint in the U.S. market. Boeing Confirms USAF Refueler Candidate Boeing's so-called NewGen Tanker, a 767-based design for the U.S. Air Force KC-X competition, will ­feature a new refueling boom and a flight deck based on the 787 ­airliner. Military Navy News Center Military Navy News Center March is Brain Injury Awareness Month Lockheed Martin Eyes 90 Extra JSFs The F-35 manufacturer hopes to "buy back" up to 90 stealthy fighters that were lost in the recent program restructuring, but a likely cost-overrun declaration this month will be a major hurdle for the company to surmount. 'Big 5' Ship's Store Best In Class Navy Women in Aviation Show Diversity US Navy Plans Armed UCAS-D Follow-on The U.S. Navy is planning to demonstrate an armed, sensor-equipped, carrier-based unmanned combat aircraft system (UCAS) by 2018, as a follow-on to carrier-suitability and autonomous aerial-refueling demonstrations planned for completion in 2013. Military Army News Center Military Army News Center Settling A400M Contract Issues to Take Months Europe's efforts to stabilize the Airbus Military A400M development and production program are far from finalized even though industry and the seven countries backing the program have agreed on a new financing scheme to cover several billion euros in cost overruns. UAV Could Be Battlefield Ambulance The Israel Defense Forces medical corps is looking at procuring an innovative unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that will evacuate critical casualties directly from the battlefield to the hospital. This would get more wounded to the hospital within the "golden hour," the critical time in which a medical evacuation has the best chance of saving a wounded soldier's life. Army Requests New Combat Vehicle Program Focuses on Preventing Injuries VA Announces $41M in Hospital Contracts

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