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  • Sexual assault has No place in DOD, official says

    Sexual assault has no place in the Defense Department, a senior Pentagon official said April 2 here, calling on the workforce to be part of the solution.In a keynote address kicking off Aberdeen Proving Ground's observance of National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, acting

  • Andrews communications Airmen have global mission

    He'll be the first to admit that his job is far from easy. Maintaining highly complex, state-of-the-art cyber systems operations equipment is something Senior Airman Joseph Cline finds amazingly difficult, but one that he says has global implications.Cline is a member of the 89th Communications

  • 744th Communication Squadron Airman Dead in Off-Base Car Accident

    An Airman assigned to the 744th Communications Squadron, Air Force District of Wshington, died in an off-base car accident early Sunday morning. Airman 1st Class David Michael D'Augustine was pronounced dead at the scene by local authorities. "The 744th Communications Squadron and all of Team

  • HQ AFDW captains selected for promotion

    Five Headquarters Air Force District of Washington captains were selected for promotion to the rank of major, March 27, 2013, at Joint Base Andrews, Md.AFDW Commander Maj. Gen. Sharon K. G. Dunbar and Chief Master Sgt. Scott Fuller, AFDW command chief, notified those selected for promotion in their

  • Glimpse into life of USAF Honor Guard drill members

    Five men march slowly and purposefully between the crowd as they advance from the back of the room toward the front stage. Their blue caps hide the men's faces as they look down. Four of them hold fully-functioning Garand M-1 rifles with bayonets attached to their tips. The other holds a long saber.

  • Honor Guard helps teach leadership to Shaw Airmen

    Sumter Mayor Joseph McElveen Jr., spoke to Shaw Airmen about leadership and Airmen also watched a performance by the U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team here, March 15.The event kick started Leadership Friday, which will be held once a quarter on Fridays and will be open to Team Shaw members. Each

  • Hagel Announces Fewer Furlough Days for Civilians

    The Defense Department has revised from 22 to 14 the number of days hundreds of thousands of civilian employees could be furloughed this year because of the budget sequester, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced today.In addition, a senior Defense Department official speaking on background told

  • Comptroller: Budget Crisis Threatens Severe Readiness Impact

    The Pentagon comptroller painted a sobering picture of the Defense Department's fiscal landscape today, telling members of the financial community that unless sequestration is de-triggered soon, military readiness will suffer deeply.The continuing resolution that President Barack Obama signed into

  • NCR AF Family Continues Legacy

    It is not uncommon for a family to have a legacy of military service; however, this typically comes with long periods of separation. For the Edgar family, service to their country has actually brought them closer together. The current family service members alone have 36 years of cumulative

  • AFDW Airman saves life, credits AF training

    While shopping at a local hardware store, an Air Force District of Washington Airman happened to be at the right place, at the right time, when a fellow shopper suffered cardiac arrest March 16. Senior Master Sgt. Marvin D. Compton, AFDW Command Staff superintendent, heard an individual fall to the