DOD’s general schedule civilian workforce will get an average, across-the-board pay raise of 2.1 percent for 2006. However, the boost includes locality pays, so the Office of Personnel Management says the pay hikes range between 2.83 percent and 5.62 percent.
The Air Force displayed all the firepower it has amassed on Okinawa in an unusually diverse show of force this week. IIn a May 6 “Elephant Walk,” Kadena Air Base showcased 24 F-35A Lightning II stealth fighters, eight F-15E Strike Eagles; two U.S. Army Patriot anti-missile batteries near the runway; and…