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  • Obama: New GI Bill renews commitment to troops

    President Barack Obama today saluted the implementation of the Post-9/11 GI Bill Aug. 4 during a ceremony at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. Signed into law June 20, 2008, the new GI Bill is a Department of Veteran Affairs-sponsored program that provides the most comprehensive educational

  • Pentagon officials weigh social networking benefits, vulnerabilities

    Defense Department officials here are weighing the benefits of social networking and other Web 2.0 platforms against potential security vulnerabilities they create. In a memo issued in late July, Deputy Defense Secretary William J. Lynn III directed a study of social media sites like Twitter,

  • Combat skills necessary for all Airmen

    As Airmen deploy to fight in the Global War on Terrorism, they increasingly find themselves in positions which take them out of their typical jobs and place them on the front lines. In order to prepare Airmen for any situation that may arise in a war zone, the 87th Security Forces Squadron here

  • McGuire, Fort Dix, Lakehurst personnel invited to small business fair

    The 87th Air Base Wing will host the 2009 Joint Base Small Business Procurement Fair Aug. 14, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the McGuire Community Center. Base personnel, including government purchase cardholders and resource advisors from all organizations, are encouraged to attend. Vendors from the

  • 305th AMW announces second quarter award winners

    Congratulations to the following winners of the 305th Air Mobility Wing second quarter awards: Airman of the Quarter: Senior Airman Kenneth Putman 305th Maintenance Operations Squadron NCO of the Quarter: Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Best 305th Operations Support Squadron Senior NCO of the Quarter: Master

  • Break your smoking habit with tobacco quit line

    Smokers who want to break the habit may benefit from a smoking cessation research study and program conducted at Wilford Hall Medical Center at Lackland AFB. The study is the SAMMC (San Antonio Military Medical Center) Smoking Quit Line. There are no classes to attend, because all of the smoking

  • Air Force officials establish core team for Nuclear Surety Inspections

    Air Force Inspection Agency officials here recently created a new team to increase the standardization and consistency of Nuclear Surety Inspections across the Air Force. The establishment of a centralized team of nuclear inspectors, known as the Air Force NSI Core Team, is another critical