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  • 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

  • Veterans, military in civilian clothes may salute during national anthem

    Veterans and active-duty members of the military not in uniform may now render the military-style hand salute during the playing of the national anthem based on a provision included in the Fiscal 2009 defense authorization act that became law earlier this month. A provision in the Defense

  • New technology provides Airmen with TV on their PC

    The Air Force District of Washington Communications Directorate and the 744th Communications Squadron are proud to announce the newest addition to the capabilities and services provided to Andrews: Internet Protocol Television. IPTV uses streaming video through the base local area network to allow