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  • AF Drill Team to display skill at 2014 Joint Service Drill Exhibition

    The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team is slated to display their skill and precision at the 2014 Joint Service Drill Exhibition at the Jefferson Memorial April 12. The free exhibition is open to the public. Beginning at 11 a.m., teams from the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marines will perform their

  • AF healthcare messaging service now fully implemented

    The Air Force has recently completed implementation of its secure healthcare-messaging system, MiCare, to all 76 of its medical treatment facilities worldwide.As of March 1, more than 360,000 Air Force healthcare beneficiaries and 2,300 providers have signed up for this service, which allows the

  • Airmen must revalidate dependents

    By Dec. 31, every Airman will be required to provide their servicing finance office with documentation for all dependents as part of Air Force audit readiness efforts.This one-time, Air Force-wide recertification process will allow the Air Force to validate Airmen's basic allowance for housing

  • Air Force continues force management programs

    Air Force leaders announced a resumption of all force management programs March 15 following a recently discussed strategic pause."After providing senior leadership a chance to evaluate the programs and assess our early progress, we are ready to resume immediate processing of voluntary applications

  • CSAF: Every budget decision hurts

    The U.S. Air Force is the finest in the world, "and we need to keep it that way," Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, said here March 14.The Air Force's fiscal 2015 budget request was built to ensure its combat power remains unequaled, Welsh told members of the House Armed Services

  • Senior leaders challenge Airmen to reaffirm commitment to core values

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody issued the following message to the Airmen of the United States Air Force:Being an Airman is more than a job. When we voluntarily raised our right hands

  • The Heart of the House

    Soft hues adorn this immaculate abode, casting a spell of tranquility upon its guests. This is important as Fisher House serves military families who have traveled away from home to be with a loved one in their time of need. The length of stay is unknown, but the memories and relationships created