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  • 99th RSC assist mortar round excavation

    An 81 mm mortar round was excavated in the wooded area behind the Arthur MacArthur U.S. Army Reserve Center in Springfield, Mass., Dec. 14, 2012.The discovery was made during the second phase of a remedial investigation that was suspended in October 2011 when another 81 mm mortar round was

  • Department of Defense releases 2013 BAH Rates

    The Department of Defense released today the 2013 Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) rates, which take effect Jan. 1, 2013. Overall rates will increase an average of 3.8 percent this year. For members with dependents, average increases in BAH are approximately $60 per month. A typical E-6 with

  • Pentagon to lift rule excluding women from combat

    Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, are expected to announce the lifting of the direct combat exclusion rule for women in the military, a senior defense official said today.The policy change will begin a process in which the

  • Ostrat assumes operations group command

    Lt. Col. Ken Ostrat took the guidon for the 514th Operations Group from Col. Michael Underkofler, 514th Air Mobility Wing commander, Jan. 12, 2013, here at an assumption-of-command ceremony at the community center.Ostrat recently served as the 908th Operations Group director of operations at Maxwell

  • 87th MDG offers resiliency enhancement visits

    Active-duty service members may be eligible for a program which offers four visits "off-the-record" at the 87th Medical Group Mental Health Clinic.The program, called resiliency enhancement visits, encourages active-duty service members who are hesitant to seek mental health services to get the help

  • Air Force leaders deliver budget guidance to force

    Air Force leaders delivered guidance to the force recently, telling them to begin planning for the uncertain budget environment ahead, Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley said Jan. 11 in a press briefing."Even though we're not presuming this worst case will occur, prudent planning for the

  • Safety office warns of winter woes

    The impact of winter weather in the United States ranges from $3 billion during a normal winter season to $6 billion during an active winter, more than any other time of the year, according to the National Weather Service. Statistics indicate that more people are injured or killed during the winter

  • Battaglia: leaders will keep faith with troops, families

    Service members should know that, despite ongoing fiscal challenges, their families are cared for, the senior enlisted advisor to the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told an audience of soldiers, sailors and airmen here today.Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan B. Battaglia said Joint Chiefs Chairman