Scott AFB to host command 'ICON' final competition

Air Mobility Command will host the AMC Icon finals at the Scott Club, 6:30-9 p.m. CST, Thursday, Oct. 22, with the event featuring a special performance by AMC's own Air Force Band of Mid America. As an added feature, the command finals will be broadcast to AMC installations planning an Icon viewing

Commander inaugurates first tri-service base

The 87th Air Base Wing commander kicked off her first Commander's Call as she assumed the role of Commander, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, to celebrate the inauguration of the nation's only tri-base military installation here on October 1. Dignitaries including congressmen, local politicians,

Tricare inpatient costs increase for fiscal 2010

Every year the costs for Tricare-covered inpatient services are reviewed and are subject to change. For the coming fiscal 2010, which runs Oct. 1 to Sept. 30, 2010, there is an increase for some out-of-pocket costs paid by Tricare Standard beneficiaries at civilian hospitals for inpatient care and

Civilian employees to receive equal base salary increases

Defense Department employees paid under the National Security Personnel System will receive the same base salary increases this year as their General Schedule counterparts, a Defense Department official said Sept. 29. The move comes as senior Defense Department, Office of Personnel Management and

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