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  • Hydrocodone containing products require new prescription

    The Drug Enforcement Administration has decided to place Hydrocodone and all Hydrocodone containing combination drugs from DEA Schedule III into DEA Schedule II of the Federal Controlled Substances Act.  This change applies to all military pharmacies within the National Capital Region.The

  • Enlisted evaluation and promotion systems implementation timeline

    In July, the chief of staff and chief master sergeant of the Air Force announced a series of incremental changes to the Enlisted Evaluation and Weighted Airman Promotion Systems scheduled for implementation from August 2014 through January 2017.The evaluation and promotion systems changes are slated

  • AFDW Capital Airman: Tech. Sgt. Jacques McAnlay

    Tech. Sgt. Jacques McAnlay, Air Force District of Washington Secretary of Defense Executive Travel Communications team chief, is an AFDW Capital Airman. McAnlay joined the Air Force in 2000 and has been part of AFDW since January.Why did you choose to join the Air Force? I have family members in the

  • AFDW/CCP removes stress from retirement ceremony planning

    The process of planning a retirement ceremony can be overwhelming, but it doesn't have to be that way. Every other month, the Air Force District of Washington Ceremonies and Protocol staff coordinates a retirement ceremony National Capital Region Airmen can participate in. "Active duty Air Force

  • New TRICARE Nurse Advice Line is here to help

    It's 11 p.m. Your child is running a high fever and can't sleep. Where do you go for help? The Nurse Advice Line is staffed by  a team of registered nurses. They provide free medical information and advice for TRICARE beneficiaries. The staff can answer a variety of urgent health care questions 24

  • Corrective laser eye surgery at the 779th Medical Group

    The Joint Base Andrews Warfighter Eye Center staff at the 779th Medical Group provide state of the art corrective laser eye surgery for eligible active duty members. To date, in more than 10,000 treatments, 98 percent of patients no longer require eye glasses to correct their vision. The Air Force

  • Promotion by paddleboard

    On Memorial Day, passersby on the Potomac River got an unusual view -- 1st Lt. Rebecca Rasweiler-Richter, 779th Medical Group Chief of Occupational and Environmental Protection, was promoted to captain, while on a paddleboard.A passion for paddleboarding inspired the unique promotion ceremony held

  • Career intermission: AFPC to host Facebook live chat Sept. 9

    The Air Force Personnel Center will host a Facebook live chat Sept. 9 from 9 -10 a.m. to answer questions about the Career Intermission Pilot Program, or CIPP, officials said Sept. 5.Approved in the 2009 National Defense Authorization Act, CIPP allows selected high-performing active-duty and career

  • Air Force revamps AEF

    The Air Force will deploy Agile Combat Support Airmen under its redesigned air expeditionary force construct October 1. The primary purpose of the redesign was to look at ways to deploy more ACS Airmen with their units and standardize dwell times across the Air Force as much as possible to present a

  • Suicide prevention more than a month-long campaign

    All Airmen have a responsibility that lasts much longer than a one-month campaign. This responsibility extends beyond ourselves and includes our work environment, our families, friends, fellow Airmen and our communities.While Suicide Prevention Month is observed across the United States in