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  • Stand up for yourself!

    Here in the Safety Office, we keep an eye on millions of dollars' worth of aircraft, facilities and equipment. But today, I want to talk about something even more important:You!Your health is worth investing in.Many wing offices are in the process of renovation and as you consider new pieces of

  • Hagel: Fight to end sexual assault must be ‘personal’

    Efforts to eliminate the baneful issue of sexual assault "must be personal," Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said in closing remarks at the Air Force Sexual Assault Prevention Summit Jan. 16.Hagel said the military community is unique in its raised standards and the expectation that service members

  • Rolling the way to fitness

    Parts of the United States were buried in snow on Sunday, January 11. To a few of the natives of southern Georgia- Reservists working at Moody Air Force Base- 55 degrees and sunny counts as inclement weather.Regardless of geography, fitness is still a priority at any Air Force base.Lt. Col. Kenneth

  • Pentagon salutes Dr. King’s life, legacy

    Defense Department members gathered Jan. 15 at the Pentagon's annual observance of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday, ahead of the federal holiday.Deputy Defense Secretary Bob Work called King a "true, remarkable American patriot and hero" and said he was honored to help pay tribute to the late

  • Reservists and active duty form "75.6" Flying Squadron

    In today's changing world, Base Realignment and Closure for the military is on a lot of servicemembers' minds with the draw down in Iraq and Afghanistan. One A-10 Thunderbolt II Air Force Reserve unit in particular saw it possibly looming on their horizon, but they found ways to adapt and

  • Welder teaches commander

    When Master Sgt. Thomas Smith, Fabrication Flight Chief for the 476th Maintenance Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., was considering who he should nominate for Senior Noncommissioned Officer of the quarter last year, his  choice was easy."Prouty came here and swept this place by storm," said

  • AFRC recognizes excellence of 442d Fighter Wing Maintainers

    The 442d Fighter Wing Maintenance Squadron received the 2014 Maintenance Effectiveness Award nomination from Air Force Reserve Command.The wing will go on to compete against winners from other Major Commands for the Air Force-wide award.Maj. Daniel Posch, Maintenance Squadron Commander, said that

  • AF government travel cards receive tech upgrade

    Beginning this month, Citibank is issuing chip and PIN-enabled government travel cards (GTC) to new card applicants, individuals whose cards will expire in 2015 and individuals who have reported lost or stolen cards.This is the first phase in a multi-phased rollout, which will enhance the security

  • Retirement Planner: Special Extra Earnings For Military Service

    Since 1957, if you had military service earnings for active duty (including active duty for training), you paid Social Security taxes on those earnings. Since 1988, inactive duty service in the Armed Forces reserves (such as weekend drills) has also been covered by Social Security.Under certain

  • DOD releases 2015 military pay, compensation rates

    The Defense Department announced the 2015 military pay and compensation rates for service members Dec. 22, with most service members receiving a 1 percent increase in basic pay.The new rates for basic pay, basic allowance for housing (BAH), basic allowance for subsistence (BAS), and the cost of