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  • GPS phone carriers assume possible risk and reward

    The rings of his Blackberry interrupted 844th Communications Group Deputy Director Charles Elmore's hunting trip in Orange County, Va. It was early December 2009, and Mr. Elmore wasn't expecting a call while hunting on his friend's farmland. But there it was, a persistent, classical,

  • Military families receive comfort from Andrews Fisher House

    Although the 53 Fisher House homes around the world serve more than 11,000 families annually, many who serve in the armed forces don't know about the benefits that this unique organization brings to military members and their families during a time of need. "Most people just don't know about us

  • New AFDW commander sets expectations

    Maj. Gen. Darren McDew set forth his expectations for the Air Force District of Washington enlisted force during his first enlisted call Dec. 17. He reiterated his main expectations from when he assumed command the week prior - promising that AFDW will be renowned for excellence by those inside and

  • Antiterrorism tips: helping servicemembers stay vigilant, safe

    The holiday season is in full force and naturally our minds are focused on everything from family and work, to what present to get the new guy in your office you got stuck with for Secret Santa. It's understandable that we sometimes just want to go on mental cruise control and rely on the same

  • Doctors Use Acupuncture as Newest Battlefield Tool

    J.D. Nichols, a retired Navy flight officer and cryptologist, limped into the Air Force Acupuncture Center at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland early yesterday morning, leaning heavily on a cane.John F. Bilsky Sr. receives acupuncture for pain from a military doctor during a workshop at the Air Force

  • Maj. Gen. McDew takes command of AFDW

    Maj. Gen. Darrell D. Jones relinquished command of the Air Force District of Washington to Maj. Gen. Darren W. McDew in a ceremony presided over by Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Carrol H. "Howie" Chandler on Andrews Air Force Base, Md., Dec. 9. "The Air Force District of Washington is a

  • TRICARE Prime enrollees and TRICARE Plus beneficiaries Face Changes

    About 39,000 TRICARE Prime enrollees and TRICARE Plus beneficiaries at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C. and the National Naval Medical Center Bethesda, Md., will receive letters this week informing them of their projected enrollment site where they will receive primary care after

  • Fall tour a resounding hit with Airmen of Note fans

    The guys kicked back with the students who have looked up to them for years over a free meal at Applebee's after an evening performance. In between the conversations around the eight tables pushed together for the occasion, the 16 people filled each other in on where they are at now in their

  • DEA pushes to ban chemicals in "Spice"

    The Drug Enforcement Administration launched a 30-day process Nov. 24, to put an emergency ban on the chemicals found in "Spice" for at least one year while the DEA and the United States Department of Health and Human Services conduct studies to determine whether these chemicals should be