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  • Air Force officials update uniform board decisions

    Air Force officials today announced policy updates in the 98th Virtual Uniform Board decisions posted June 10. The following provides a snapshot of approved uniform wear. Follow-on messages will be released that contain detailed guidance and instructions. All information will be incorporated into

  • Air Force wishes Army 'Happy Birthday'

    Since its birth on June 14, 1775, a year prior to the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the U.S. Army has been a stalwart protector of and vital contributor to American freedom and advancement. On behalf of all Airmen, Air Force leaders wish all members of the U.S. Army a happy birthday.

  • Telephone news line set up for 'non-wired' retirees

    A toll-free telephone news line has been set up for those retirees and surviving spouses who do not have computer access. People reading this release are encouraged to pass the information to those who don't have Internet access. By calling (800) 558-1404, retirees and spouses can stay informed

  • Town hall meeting draws Fort Dix audience as leaders share Joint Base details

     In a June 4 briefing at Fort Dix, aptly titled Joint Base 101, Col. Gina Grosso, commander of the 87th Air Base Wing, presented a rapid-fire summary of challenges, opportunities and organizational imperatives facing McGuire Air Force Base, Fort Dix and the Naval Air Engineering Station Lakehurst as

  • Air Force officials revise fitness program

    The need for a "clear, understandable and simpler" fitness program will mean significant changes to the Air Force's current fitness program, said the service's top officer during a senior leadership conference held June 4 through 6 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. Air Force Chief of Staff

  • Questions abound in cyber theater of operations, vice chairman says

    Cyber operations simply are another theater of operations for the U.S. military, and the Defense Department must apply the same analytical rigor and resources to it as it would to any other theater, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said recently. "There will be a cyber capability at

  • 108th Refueling Wing wins Metcalf Trophy

    The 108th Air Refueling Wing was recently awarded the Rusty Metcalf Trophy for demonstrating the highest standards of mission accomplishment for the year of 2008. To be considered for this award, units are evaluated in the areas of exercises and deployments, human resources, accident rate history,

  • Information managers transform into knowledge operations managers

    Airmen in the former information management career field started a two-part transformation Oct. 31, 2008, as they changed their job titles to knowledge operations managers. Airmen in the knowledge operations management career field will undergo another transformation in October 2009 when it