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  • Air Force captain embarks on "Journey of Freedom" to honor fallen heroes

    "I am going to finish - whether I have to walk the last 50 miles or however far it is, I am going to finish ... I have told myself that. No one is going to let me stop, I have already told my family not to try and stop me. It is going to be very mentally and physically demanding," said Air Force

  • Earthquake shakes up D.C. area, AFDW installations

    Air Force District of Washington servicemembers, employees and families were part of a community shaken by an earthquake Aug. 23. Although Mineral, Va. was the epicenter of the 5.8-magnitude quake, according to the U.S. Department of the Interior, it was felt states away; including 87 miles away in

  • Panetta: Any retirement changes won't affect serving military

    In his clearest statement on the subject to date, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said today that if the military retirement system changes, it will not affect serving service members."I will not break faith," the secretary said during a roundtable meeting with military media representatives in

  • CMSAF visits 11th OG

    Members of the 11th Operations Group here provided a special tour August 16 for the Air Force's highest-ranking enlisted member to take a candid look at what these high-visibility Airmen do on a day-to-day basis.Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Roy spoke with members of The United States

  • JTF CapMed launches a Beneficiary Reassignment Hotline

    The Joint Task Force National Capital Region Medical team, in conjunction with Walter Reed Army Medical Center, launched a new beneficiary reassignment hotline, dedicated exclusively to those beneficiaries affected by the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission reassignment exercise that is

  • No changes to military retirement any time soon, officials say

    The military retirement system isn't going to change any time soon, a Defense Department official said recently.Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said any changes to military retirement should be studied carefully and should be "grandfathered" so the military doesn't

  • Officials announce civilian workforce hiring freeze

    Air Force officials announced the implementation of a 90-day hiring freeze effective immediately.A firm commitment to keep spending within requested levels led to implement the hiring freeze across the civilian workforce, officials said.In addition to a 90-day hiring freeze, the officials plan to