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  • Air Force wins EPA energy award

    Air Force officials received an Environment Protection Agency award for leading the federal government in purchasing renewable energy in October in Denver. The Air Force was named the winner of the 2008 Green Power Leadership Award in the Green Power Purchaser category. Air Force officials made an

  • Children and teenagers need more vitamin D, according to new guidelines

    Drinking milk is a good way for children to get some of the vitamin D they need, especially now that the recommended daily amount has increased, according to the nation's leading pediatrician group. The American Academy of Pediatrics now recommends that children get 400 international units of

  • 2009 Scholarships for Military Children Program opens Nov. 3

    November is a great time of year for many reasons - cool, crisp weather, tailgating at football games, Thanksgiving and fall colors, to name just a few. If you're a high school or college student and the child of a military family, you might want to add free college money to your list of favorite

  • Air Force officials to establish new nuclear major command

    The Air Force will stand up a new major command specifically to manage its nuclear assets, the service's top official announced Oct. 24. Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley said the new command will fold into its ranks thousands of Airmen and all of the Air Force's domestic nuclear capabilities in