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  • U.S. Air Force's European consolidation results announced

    The Office of the Secretary of Defense announced the results of the European Infrastructure Consolidation review Jan. 8, which will realign several missions in U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa within seven years.Under the EIC, the Department of Defense will divest three installations

  • RAF Croughton has a registered "Football Club"

    The wet grass glistened as bright lights overhead illuminated a path for the RAF Croughton Football Club as they took to their home field to challenge the Banbury Galaxy Football Club at RAF Croughton, England, Dec. 10.This game was one of the first opportunities for the RAF Croughton FC to play as

  • Resolutions you can definitely keep

    As 2014 comes to a close, thoughts of personal change and new beginnings develop. Hopeful attitudes and renewed determinations quickly dominate Facebook statuses and Twitter updates as people devote themselves to a new lifestyle.However, more often than not, the motivation from so many broad, vague

  • AF announces no involuntary force management programs for FY15

    Air Force officials announced there is no longer a need to conduct involuntary force management programs for fiscal year 2015 following a year of significant reductions designed to meet the Defense Department strategic and budgetary guidance.Officials confirmed that fiscal year 2014 goals were

  • 5 ways to bulletproof your next EPR

    Action, impact, result - when it comes to enlisted performance reports those three words can be the bane of many Service members. Every year, Airmen struggle to find just the right words to accurately fill the 15 lines comprising their EPRs.With the static closeout for staff sergeants right around

  • USAFE Concert Band spreads holiday cheer throughout UK

    More than 100 people joined in a holiday celebration at Burgess Hall in St. Ives, Cambridgeshire, England, Dec. 18, 2014, where they watched the U.S. Air Forces in Europe Concert Band play a medley of holiday music.The nearly 40-member band played songs ranging from "O Holy Night" to "Jingle Bells"

  • New allotment rule protects troops from lending scams

    Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has directed a policy change in new paycheck allotments to prevent unscrupulous commercial lenders from taking advantage of troops and their families, Pentagon officials said today.According to a Defense Department news release published today, effective Jan. 1, 2015,

  • Volunteers make holiday mail move

    Post office personnel throughout the 501st Combat Support Wing are looking for volunteers this holiday season.The volume of mail increases 150-300% per post office during the holiday season, which can overwhelm the post office staff. Volunteers help to ease the burden of this holiday surge, allowing

  • Tool to safeguard PII scheduled for December rollout AF wide

    The Digital Signature Enforcement Tool is scheduled for Air Force-wide integration Dec. 5, providing Microsoft Outlook email users with an interactive, automated virtual assistant to help ensure the security of personally identifiable information."I can't overstate the operational importance of