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  • Military Encouraged to "Kick Butt" in the Great American Smokeout

    The Department of Defense (DoD) and TRICARE are encouraging military service members and their families to take part in the annual Great American Smokeout on November 20, 2008. Participation in the Smokeout is an important component of the DoD-sponsored educational campaign, Quit Tobacco--Make

  • Air Force Week showcases people, missions

    Aerial flyovers, military band concerts and Air Force-themed film festivals are planned for Air Force Week 2008 in Southern California from Nov. 14 through 21. The week-long extravaganza will showcase the Air Force, its people and the mission throughout the region. All events, except for sports

  • Changes to Leave Act benefit wounded warriors, families

    Recent changes to the Family and Medical Leave Act will extend the period of unpaid, job-protected leave that eligible family members can take to care for wounded warrior spouses, Labor Department officials said. Legislative amendments to the act signed into law by President Bush provide new

  • Being penny wise and pound foolish

    As a financial counselor, it's not often I find myself recommending people spend more money. However, there are times when it's clearly in one's best interest to spend money now to save a larger amount of money later on. For example, many people I meet with admit that the only money they spend on

  • Medical civilian personnel transition in NCR

    The Deputy Secretary of Defense, Gordon England, has decided that civil service employees of military medical facilities under JTF CAPMED will be best served by becoming Department of Defense civilians, rather than continuing to work under Service Personnel Systems. This decision is a result of BRAC

  • Inaugural support Web sites online

    Armed forces personnel throughout the District of Washington are preparing once again to provide ceremonial support to the presidential inauguration during the 10-day inaugural period in January 2009 as part of the Armed Forces Inaugural Committee, or AFIC. Historically, more than 5,000

  • 2009 Scholarships for Military Children Program opened Nov. 3

    The 2009 Scholarships for Military Children Program opened Nov. 3 in commissaries worldwide and online through a link at https://www.commissaries.com and directly at http://www.militaryscholar.org.  The program kickoff each year in November coincides with National Military Family Month, and the

  • Airmen train Afghan cops

    An Air Force District of Washington Airman from the 11th Security Forces Squadron and two others trained and graduated 900 Afghan National Police in Nangarhar, Nuristan, Kunar and Lagman provinces, an area also called N2KL. Staff Sgt. Kevin Krouse, 11th Security Forces Squadron, and his team

  • Chili cook-off and pumpkin carvin' contest winners announced

    Following a 'heated' contest featuring 15 different chili recipes with names like All American 'Kick-Butt' Hot Chili and Analyzing the Evidence Chili, the judges had a hard time picking just one winner of the 2008 Air Force District of Washington Chili Cook-off Contest . After many minutes of