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  • Your Move: Base chess tournament courts players for world-wide contest

    If you like to play "Halo 3" or "Gears of War," then consider the original war game of chess. Better yet, compete in the "ultimate war game" by signing up for McGuire's free Chess Tournament next month, said Senior Master Sgt. Philip Gaudette, 305th Aerial Port Squadron first sergeant. Even if you

  • Airmen train to control visitations

    "One team -- one fight. We're all here to do a mission," Capt. Donna Porter-Simmons declared during recent detainee operations training at Fort Dix. Minutes later she was in hand-to-hand combat, fighting through a haze of a mace-like spray to the face. Captain Porter-Simmons commands the Air Force

  • McGuire Tax Center now open

    Interested in a little cash or at least staying out of trouble with the IRS? A visit to the McGuire Tax Center should be at the top of your to-do list. The McGuire Tax Center is an extension of the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program developed by the IRS to facilitate taxpayers with filing their

  • Coming Feb. 22: single 800 number for all Airmen

    Members of the total force -- regular Air Force, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve, civilian and retired Airmen -- are on line to have one central phone number for help with their personnel questions starting at 5 p.m. Central Standard Time Feb. 22. Members of the Air Force community should call

  • Generals re-enforce 'Citizenship Day' with core values

    Two Air Force generals visited a Greenpoint neighborhood elementary school in Brooklyn, N.Y., Feb. 11 during the school's Citizenship Day, as part of school-wide programs to instill pride in America and community service. The generals, Maj. Gen. Darren McDew, director of Air Force Public Affairs,

  • Suicide prevention hotline saves veterans' lives

    Help is only a phone call away for military veterans considering suicide. Nearly 100,000 veterans, family members or friends of veterans have reached out for help by calling the Department of Veterans Affairs suicide prevention hotline at 1-800-273-TALK. The hotline was launched July 2007. The VA

  • Airmen graduate ALS Class 09-B

    Congratulations to the following Airmen who recently graduated from Airman Leadership School Class 09-B. The development of Airman Leadership School, and all professional military education, is based upon the premise that the Air Force needs efficient leadership at all levels. ALS is the first phase

  • Six easy ways to stretch your food budget

    The Military Saves campaign encourages servicemembers and their families to develop financial fitness habits that lead to personal financial stability, and ultimately, to mission readiness. To help attain those goals, there's hardly a better habit to embrace than choosing the commissary for all your

  • Expeditionary Center NCO earns a career STEP up

    Newly-promoted Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Tourville was listening in on the latest update Feb. 10 from Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney McKinley just like the other 200 Expeditionary Center Airmen in attendance. What he didn't realize when he got there was he would eventually be a part of the