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Fort Sill facility may not be needed for migrants, Lankford says
Federal officials likely won’t need to use a Fort Sill facility to hold minors from other countries until this fall, and possibly not at all, U.S. Sen. James Lankford said Monday. “Right now they’re...
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Air Force officials frustrated that Tinker housing problems persist
Air Force officials are frustrated that family housing problems persist at Tinker Air Force Base and said Tuesday they have given a private contractor 90 days to come up with a remediation plan. Acting...
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Congress chides Tinker Air Force Base contractor over housing conditions
U.S. Sen. Jim Inhofe and U.S. Rep. Kendra Horn leveled harsh criticism last week at the contractor accused of negligence and fraudulent activity while operating private housing at Tinker Air Force Base...
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Senate sends president massive defense bill with pay raise, housing reforms
The U.S. Senate gave final passage Tuesday to a $738 billion defense bill that includes a 3.1% pay raise for military personnel and a package of reforms aimed at holding private companies and the...
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Search warrant executed at Tinker Air Force Base housing office, Sen. Inhofe...
The Air Force and Environmental Protection Agency executed a search warrant at the offices of the private contractor responsible for numerous problems with family housing at Tinker Air Force Base, U.S....
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Senate defeats Sanders’ attempt to cut defense spending
The Senate on Wednesday easily defeated an attempt by Sen. Bernie Sanders to cut 10% from the spending authorized in the annual defense bill and moved closer to passing the $740 billion legislation....
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House defense bill passes easily, despite Trump veto threat
The House overwhelmingly approved a $740 billion defense bill Tuesday, defying a veto threat from President Donald Trump and sending the measure to the Senate for final passage. The National Defense...
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Sexual assault allegations at Fort Sill draw Oklahoma lawmakers’ concerns
Oklahoma lawmakers pledged Friday to monitor the investigation of sexual assault allegations made by a soldier at Fort Sill, as a post commander said officials acted quickly to protect the soldier and...
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Unvaccinated Oklahoma Air National Guard members may be facing loss of pay...
Members of Oklahoma’s Air National Guard who haven’t received COVID-19 vaccinations should be able to get paid for training over the weekend, according to the state’s Adjutant General, but the...
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