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  • AF announces PT test enhancements to start Oct. 1

    Air Force senior leadership announced enhancements to the Air Force's Physical Fitness Assessment program, to be implemented Oct. 1. In a letter to Airmen Aug. 20, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III explained the results of the comprehensive review, highlighting the strength of the

  • 420th Munitions Squadron holds change of command

    Maj. Jeremy Wells assumed command of the 420th Munitions Squadron from Col. Charles Hamilton, 422nd Air Base Group commander, in a change of command ceremony at the RAF Welford Fire Department Aug. 6.

  • New leader takes charge of 421st ABG

    Col. Joseph Ogea Sr. took the reigns as the new commander of the 421st Air Base Group during a change of command ceremony presided by Col. Angela Cadwell, the 501st Combat Support Wing commander, here Aug. 7 at the Community Club.Ogea came to the group after graduating from the Eisenhower School at

  • DOD announces same-sex spouse benefits

    Today, the Department of Defense announced its plan to extend benefits to same-sex spouses of uniformed service members and Department of Defense civilian employees, according to a DOD news release issued today.After a review of the department's benefit policies following the Supreme Court's ruling

  • Commentary: Focusing on we, our and us

    Leaders at all levels, we are a team, we take care of each other and we build each other up. We are a family ... and it should feel that way ... wherever we go and whatever we do. So, let's limit our use of I, me and my, and maximize our use of we, our and us.When writing an email, playing a sport,

  • Radio frequency: Always on

    The radio frequency transmissions shop maintains a range of radio equipment from high frequency weather update systems to ultra-high frequency satellite communications. The technicians find, maintain, fix or replace broken communications equipment in underground bunkers or on towers.The

  • Commissaries return to normal hours Aug. 18 to 24

    Military commissaries worldwide will return to normal operating schedules the week of Aug. 18-24, said the director and CEO of the Defense Commissary Agency.The DeCA announcement comes in the wake of the Department of Defense's Aug. 6 decision to curtail furloughs of its civilian workforce from 11

  • Gorenc assumes command of USAFE, AFAFRICA, Allied Air Command

    Three consecutive generations of U.S. Air Forces in Europe commanders and the U.S. Africa Command deputy commander took to the stage as Gen. Frank Gorenc assumed command of USAFE, U.S. Air Forces Africa and Allied Air Command during a ceremony at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Aug. 2.The Air Force

  • Hagel announces reduction in civilian furlough days

    Hundreds of thousands of Defense Department civilian employees who have had to take a weekly unpaid day off from work since July 8 are getting some relief, as the total number of furlough days has been reduced from 11 to six, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Aug. 6.Here is the complete text