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  • Military officials testify on sequestration, readiness

    Sequestration would degrade military readiness, senior military officials recently told a Senate panel.Army Gen. John F. Campbell, vice chief of staff; Marine Corps Gen. John M. Paxton Jr., assistant commandant; Air Force Gen. Larry O. Spencer, vice chief of staff; and Navy Vice Adm. Philip H.

  • Congresswoman Hartzler visits 442d FW

    Congresswoman Vicki Hartzler paid a visit to the 442d Fighter Wing on Friday to show her support for the wing and the many deployers that will be traveling overseas very soon.  She is seen here meeting with 442d FW Command Chief Master Sergeant James Nudd, 442d FW Commander Colonel Hubie Hegtvedt

  • April 2 is deadline to register for teen summer camps

    Teen dependents of Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve employees have until April 2 to sign up for the Teen Aviation, Teen Leadership and Space Camps offered by the Air Force Personnel Services Directorate.Each camp has different eligibility requirements. (See attachments). Eligible applicants

  • April issue of Citizen Airman is online

    The April issue of Citizen Airman is available at http://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/. The cover story features a new office at the Pentagon designed to promote integration among the active duty, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard. Also included are articles on the report issued by the National

  • ROA cancels R-Games

    The Reserve Officers Association has canceled its R-Games competition. The games were slated to be held April 26 at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Va.Organizers cited scheduling conflicts as the reason for the cancellation. They said registrants will receive a full refund in the form of a mailed check.

  • 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

  • Hagel Orders Review of Military Decorations, Awards Program

    Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered a comprehensive review of the military decorations and awards program, Pentagon Press Secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby said here today.The secretary wants to capture the lessons learned from 13 years of combat to improve the program, Kirby said. The

  • Social Security Launches Expedited Veteran Disability Process

    Social Security claims from veterans with a Veterans Affairs Department disability compensation rating of 100 percent permanent and total have a new process that will treat their applications as high priority and issue expedited decisions.Carolyn W. Colvin, acting Social Security commissioner, said

  • Prepare, Plan, Prioritize; Getting through the stress of UTA weekends

    Monday mornings may be the hardest part of a UTA weekend. You are dragging from working all weekend, probably on your eighth day straight of work, with another four more days to go. Additionally, the errands and chores you take care of on the weekends remain undone.Although the greatest stress of

  • Mustache March, Air Force Heritage and you

    So it's March and what's the first thing you think about in this glorious month...Mustache March of course. Maybe not, but this year Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh issued a challenge to the force for this March."I don't think we've ever had an all-in Mustache March, have we?" Welsh said