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  • DeCA accepting commissary certifichecks

    The Defense Commissary Agency will accept outstanding CertifiCheck gift certificates from authorized customers thanks to a plan approved March 6 by the Department of Defense. The approved plan allows DeCA commissaries to honor CertifiCheck gift checks through July 31, 2009. "I am happy to report

  • Expeditionary Center Airmen earn wins in Air Force Media Contest

    Two Airmen from the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center won placings in the Air Force Media Contest when results were announced on March 12. Following were the winners: Tech. Sgt. Scott T. Sturkol, NCO in charge of the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center Public Affairs Office, won third place for

  • 621st CRW on-call to provide space shuttle support

    Despite a separation of over 1,000 miles, teams from the 621st Contingency Response Wing here are ready to launch at a moment's notice in support of the Space Shuttle Discovery mission scheduled for this month. While NASA has scratched previously scheduled launches of this particular shuttle, which

  • AF mourns the loss of first chief master sergeant of the Air Force

    Former Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Paul Wesley Airey died March 11 in Panama City, Fla. "Chief Airey was an Airman's Airman and one of the true pioneers for our service," said Gen. Norton Schwartz, Air Force Chief of Staff. "He was a warrior, an innovator, and a leader with vision well

  • Combat controller receives Air Force Cross, Purple Heart

    Tears stood in Sue Rhyner's eyes as she talked about her son, who, in a ceremony March 10 here received the Air Force Cross, the highest military decoration awarded by the service, and a Purple Heart. Staff Sgt. Zachary Rhyner of the 21st Special Tactics Squadron from Pope Air Force Base, N.C.,

  • Accountability system helps leaders, families during crises

    Air Force officials here want to ensure the safety of all Airmen and their family members when a natural disaster or large-scale crisis strikes, and a new program being implemented April 1 will help account for personnel. Air Force Personnel Center officials will use the Air Force Personnel

  • New records viewing system improves access to unit records

    Air Force Personnel Center officials here will release the new Personnel Records Display Application in early April. PRDA is an electronic viewer for the Automated Records Management System, facilitating search, retrieval and management of personnel records in ARMS through a role-based-access

  • McGuire Phoenix Spouse recognized - March 2009

    Military families are unlike many other families. Frequent relocations - uprooting children from school and spouses from jobs - and the ever-present reality of overseas deployments, can cause stress for those families. Single servicemembers and their families, back home, also have to deal with the