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  • Aviation fuel savings: AMC leads the charge

    Air Mobility Command has the largest fleet of the biggest airframes in the Air Force and they are the Department of Defense's largest aviation fuel customer consuming 28 percent of DODs energy use, but AMC is leading the charge in making energy a consideration in everything they do. During the third

  • VA announces new option for marking veterans' graves in private cemeteries

    Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric Shinseki announced today that the Department of Veterans Affairs is offering bronze medallions to attach to existing, privately purchased headstones or markers, signifying a deceased's status as a veteran."For veterans not buried in a national or state veterans

  • Navy is readers' choice as top diversity company

    The Navy was recognized as a Top Diversity Company by readers of Diversity/Careers in Engineering and Information Technology magazine for the fourth consecutive year June 30.The Navy is one of a group of 96 honorees selected from a field of more than 600 corporations, government agencies and other

  • Be prepared for hurricane season

    Hurricane season is under way, and being prepared is the best way to keep you and your family safe in the event of a natural disaster. Even if you are not one of the more than 35 million people who live in regions most affected by hurricanes, being informed of and prepared for what you should do in