On newsstands this week

• Why Air Force vets didn't make the cut for Trump's Cabinet.
• Meet the new SECAF.
• The Air Force wish list includes a lot more planes, and more squadrons.

You'll find these stories and more this week at your local exchange or commissary.

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Protestors demand VA oppose Trump efforts to trim federal workforce

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