Executive Chef Melissa Bigelow, center, gives tips to Master Sgt. Kevin Gallagher, right, and Master Sgt. Beth Poole, left, during Air Force flight attendant training at Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Thursday, Feb. 2, 2012. The food choices have grown more sophisticated since 2008, when the Air Force added advanced culinary classes to the flight-attendant training regimen. During a quarterly training session last week, six attendants in olive-green flight suits butterflied chicken breasts and chopped asparagus under the eyes of Bigelow, a Los Angeles-based �chef to the stars� who has cooked for Tom Cruise and Simon Cowell. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt) By DAVID DISHNEAU Associated PressJOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AP) - Bret Baker welcomes customers aboard a Boeing 757 wearing a three-piece suit and a sparkling ... Continue reading →
HAGERSTOWN, Md. February 2, 2012, 02:37 pm ET HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — A discharged Marine private who slit his wrists in a suicide attempt is fighting his military conviction for deliberately injuring himself, arguing the punishment is inconsistent with the armed forces' efforts to battle a rise in suicides during the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It's not clear how often the Marines or any other service branch prosecute active duty members for trying to kill themselves. But the defense lawyer for Pvt. Lazzaric T. Caldwell says it's wrong to punish service members with mental health problems for genuine suicide attempts. Suicide prevention has become a priority across the military as numbers climbed in the past decade with the increasing stress of combat and multiple ... Continue reading →
