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  • 'Ace of Cakes' brings edible art to Andrews

    With the care of a sculptor putting the final polish on his timeless marble masterpiece, Chef Duff Goldman of Baltimore's Charm City Cakes gently pounded long skewers into a three-and-a-half foot Christmas tree confectionary creation. His magnum opus was not meant to withstand the test of time. The

  • Personal identifiable information requires protection

    Have you googled yourself lately just to see how much of your information is available to the world? How much information did you find about yourself that you had no idea was out on the Internet?While it's impossible to control what is on the Internet you can control what information you safeguard

  • Centralized helpdesk cuts the middle man out

    Solutions for technological woes of all sizes can now be found at a central location.As a result of a career field shift within knowledge operations, the 744th Communications Group is now responsible for all desktop troubleshooting and Client Support Administrator duties within AFDW, as well as the

  • Quick facts about the Military Spouses Residency Relief Act

    On Nov. 11, President Obama signed the Military Spouses Residency Relief Act. The law amends the Service Members' Civil Relief Act to provide that a spouse may keep their legal residence in their home state, as long as it is the same legal residence of the military member. Congress has not issued

  • Year of the Air Force Family short story competition coming soon

    Air Force Services Agency officials are accepting short story competition entries on myairforcelife.com, starting Dec. 20 through Feb. 14, as part of the Year of the Air Force Family.This is an opportunity for Airmen to express through their short story, what living the Air Force life means to them,

  • Airman wins 3rd DoD-wide in Operation Rising Star

    For Airman 1st Class Jamie Jarman, a 316th Civil Engineer Squadron emergency management specialist, it takes more than courage to sing for a group of people you don't know, and more than nerve to be able to do it well enough to win them over. Not everyone is gifted with a voice that could bring an

  • Child and adolescent vaccinations for seasonal and H1N1 flu

    If your child or adolescent has been unable to receive the seasonal or H1N1 vaccine yet this season, we encourage you to bring them to our walk-in flu immunizations clinic on Saturday, 19 December 2009, from 0900-1230, in Building 1063 (located at the far end of the parking lot between the primary

  • Airmen act as behind-the-scenes technicians for the Air Force Band

    Monitoring a live video feed, directing stage hand support, researching music sheet stand replacements and cuing lights is all in a minutes work for Senior Master Sgt. Jebodiah Eaton. As the producer for the United States Air Force Band, the unassuming Airman handles nearly every detail for the

  • AFDW civilian spends Thanksgiving in Kyrgyzstan

    When the Air Force Chief of Staff visited with deployed Airmen during a two-day trip to the Manas Transit Center in Kyrgyzstan Nov. 26 and 27, he was met by Debra Czajkowski, a deployed AFDW civilian working as the Chief of Protocol under the 376th Air Expeditionary Wing.Ms. Czajkowski deployed in

  • New 11th Wing commander takes the reins of Bolling Air Force Base

    "Sir, I assume command," were the first words heard from the new 11th Wing commander during an assumption of command ceremony today at the Bolling Air Force Base. Col. Cedric George, a 22-year Air Force veteran, said these words while being handed the "Chief's Own" guidon from Maj. Gen. Darrell