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  • Officials recommend 'fireproofing' children

    Children playing with fire cause hundreds of deaths and injuries each year. Preschoolers and kindergartners are most likely to start these fires, typically by playing with matches and lighters.It is not uncommon for children to experience fire interest. They may ask questions, such as "How hot is

  • Defense Department issues final Military Lending Act Rule

    After nearly three years of study, the Defense Department today issued the final Military Lending Act (MLA) rule.The MLA better protects our service men and women from predatory credit practices by expanding financial protections provided to service members, and helping ensure military families

  • Army Reserve unit hosts interagency exercise for disaster response

    When Superstorm Sandy tore a 1,000-mile-wide path of destruction along the United States' eastern seaboard in October 2012, the Army Reserve was there to help the local communities in which its Soldiers live and serve.One of the key players in the Army Reserve's response to Sandy was the 99th

  • 613th AOC synchronizes first non-stop C2 mission

    Airmen from the 613th Air Operations Center here were the nerve center for the movement of seven C-17 Globemasters carrying almost 450 U.S. Army paratroopers on a nonstop flight from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, to Royal Australian Air Force Base Amberley, Australia, July 8.The 613th AOC

  • EOD captain charges to top of class

    With full classroom days and more than 50 pages of reading and homework assignments each night, Squadron Officer School was a far cry from Capt. Jacob Flatz's typical routine.As an Explosives Ordnance Disposal officer, Flatz is accustomed to a more operational setting than that of the classroom.

  • 87th MDG improving services, saving money

    In the winter of 2014, 87th Medical Group service members embarked on a mission to improve their quality of care to joint base community members, all while saving money.Some of the 87th MDG performance improvement function benefits include the revamping of the current referral process, physical

  • AAA consolidates expertise, training under EC

    The U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center officially assumed the responsibility of being the Air Force's sole provider of training for general purpose force Air Advisors as the program was inactivated July 10 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. This continues the transition of the Air Advisor

  • EES/WAPS briefing team visits JB MDL

    Personnel from Headquarters Air Force and the Air Force Personnel Center will visit JB MDL to share information about Enlisted Evaluation System and Weighted Airman Promotion System changes at the Base Theater here July 23.During the briefing, EES/WAPS subject matter experts will speak about changes