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  • Operation Homefront seeks Military Child of Year nominations

    Operation Homefront is seeking nominations for the 2015 Military Child of the Year awards.Officials of the nonprofit organization, which provides aid to service members and their families, said they understand what military children go through in supporting their service members and want to

  • Marines host Joint PME Course

    The Marine Transport Squadron Andrews is hosting a joint professional military education course on Joint Base Andrews, Oct. 5-18.The Corporals Course was designed to provide students the basic knowledge and skills necessary to be successful small-unit leaders. This course is focused around

  • AF to implement TDY policy changes

    The Air Force recently implemented two TDY policy changes that will impact travel reimbursements for Airmen.The first change, which took effect Oct. 1, made changes to the Joint Travel Regulations, Reimbursable and Incidental Expense Policy. The second will be a change in long-term TDY per diem

  • CFC offers chance to support charities across nation

    The 2014 Combined Federal Campaign has begun, providing members of the National Capital Region the chance to conveniently donate to international, regional and now even hometown charities."The CFC is a great program and this year it has gotten even better," said Master Sgt. Alfred Toney AFDW CFC

  • Smoke alarms save lives

    Joint Base Andrews Fire Department will host Fire Prevention Week Oct.5 -11, 2014, to raise awareness on a critical safety tool; fire alarms.This year, in hopes to better educate the public about the true value of working smoke detectors, the slogan for Fire Prevention Week is 'Working smoke alarms

  • 6 new AFMC units to form installation and mission support center

    Six Air Force organizations moved under Air Force Materiel Command Oct. 1, in a step toward integrating and forming the foundation of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center when the center is formally activated in 2015.The Air Force realigned four field operating agencies -- the Air

  • Oct. 1 – Pulse on AF force management

    Featured in this force management update are details regarding changes to the reduction in force board eligibility and ongoing civilian force management programs.Military force managementDue to adjustments for operational requirements and additional voluntary separations, judge advocates (51J),

  • AF updates voluntary education programs for FY15

    Active-duty Airmen who want to take advantage of military assistance programs for voluntary education in the coming academic year will experience several changes beginning Oct. 1.Air Force Credentialing Opportunities Online, or AF COOL, will take the place of the military tuition assistance, or

  • Flu Vaccination Drives Coming

      JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA BOLLING FLU VACCINATION DRIVEThe 579th Medical Group will be conducting Influenza Vaccine Drive for ALL personnel: active duty, dependents and civilians with a valid government identification card.Date: Oct. 1Time: 11 a.m. -  3 p.m.Location: Chapel Center, Bldg. 3610For more