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  • Six Airmen earn spot on Air Force Honor Guard team

    Upon completion of nine weeks of training, six Airmen earned the right to be called U.S. Air Force Honor Guardsmen Nov. 15. Senior Airman Joshua Hull, Airmen 1st Class Robert Barnhart, Richard Howard, Devin Kizer, Nicholas Spencer, and Airman Richard Tapani graduated from the Honor Guard's technical

  • Commissaries stocking gift boxes for needy

    Commissary customers who want to help members of their community in need or donate to their favorite charity have an option at their local commissary. The Defense Commissary Agency is stocking pre-made holiday gift boxes containing products including stuffing mix, coffee, mixed nuts, gelatin,

  • Military members team up to make a difference

    A team of 115 Air Force, Army and Navy service members, their families and DoD Civilians participated in a Joint Services National Family Volunteer Day at the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Washington, D.C., Nov. 15. National Family Day Volunteer Day was created by the Points of Light Foundation

  • 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