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  • Southbound lane along West Perimeter Rd closed through Aug. 18

    People driving near Malcolm Grow Medical Clinics and Surgery Center can expect delays along West Perimeter Road due to construction traffic in and out of the construction site through Aug. 18. The southbound lane between Menoher Drive and Boston Road will be closed for the next three weeks. Flagmen

  • AFDW Capital Airman: Tech. Sgt. Roxanne Ollison

    Tech. Sgt. Roxanne Ollison, Air Force District of Washington NCOIC of Ceremonies and Protocol, is an AFDW Capital Airman. Ollison was recently selected as the AFDW NCO of the quarter. Why did you choose to join the Air Force? I dropped out of college and I could not stay home with my parents, so I

  • Andrews aids space exploration

    An enormous piece of an important space exploration project came through the flight line here July 17. A test piece of the center section of the James Webb Space Telescope called the "Pathfinder," was flown to Andrews from Los Angeles by the 22nd Airlift Squadron from Travis Air Force Base,

  • AFDW welcomes new commander

    Maj. Gen. Darryl W. Burke officially took command of the Air Force District of Washington during a change of command ceremony here July 22.Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Larry O. Spencer passed the AFDW guidon to Burke, marking the departure of Maj. Gen. Sharon K.G. Dunbar as the outgoing AFDW

  • 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? Call the Nurse Advice Line, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, for free medical information and advice for TRICARE beneficiaries. Dial 1-800-874-2273 (option 1). You will be connected to a team of registered

  • AF announces changes to headquarters organization

    Air Force leaders announced changes to headquarters staff manning and organization today.The Air Force will create efficiencies by deactivating and realigning organizations at Headquarters Air Force, Major Commands, Numbered Air Forces and Field Operating Agencies, resulting in savings of $1.6

  • Consumer tips on avoiding scammers

    Service members and their families can be easy targets for scammers, and financial education is key to prevention, the deputy director of the Pentagon's office of family policy and children and youth.In an interview with DOD News, Navy Cmdr. Peter Hoegel noted that July 16 is Military Consumer

  • Existing tools help users reduce PII breaches

    Members of 24th Air Force are refurbishing an old email tool to help Air Force users reduce breaches of personally identifiable information, or PII.The Digital Signature Enforcement Tool, or DSET, which currently prompts users to provide a digital signature when an email contains an active hyperlink

  • AF to every Airman: Tell us your story

    Air Force leaders want Airmen to share their stories with the world and designed the 2014 American Airman Video Contest with that purpose in mind."Every Airman has a story -- and smartphone technology now allows those Airmen to share those stories to a wider audience than ever before," said Air