The department said “privatization would create an unacceptable risk to the readiness and well-being of service members and their families.”

The service members were released shortly after arriving at local hospitals and were cleared to return to the Indianapolis the same day.

Applications for the lateral move opened with the publication of the message and will remain open for 60 days. Interviews will begin after the application window closes.

The senators said tinnitus is the most common service-connected disability recognized by the department, with about 3.6 million veterans receiving benefits.

The academy said the updated grooming standard currently applies only to the incoming class of 2030.

Before the war in Iran, the Air Force had sought to cancel the E-7 after an Air Force official said unit costs had risen from $588 million to $724 million and amid concerns about survivability in contested airspace.

Pentagon negotiators have been pressing contractors to accelerate production, with tentative agreements reached earlier this year central to those efforts.

The Army said each of Radford’s six victims testified and said he deserved the maximum sentence.

ABC News reported that the Army, Navy, and Air Force were requiring flu vaccines for basic trainees.