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  • Dating and Violence Should Never Be a Couple

    February is National Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month, and agencies on base and in the surrounding community are partnering to put a stop to teen dating abuse.On Feb. 26, the Airman & Family Readiness Center hosted an on-base Teen Violence Parent Forum presented by Jessica Rudnick from the

  • DOD Implements Secure Program for Mobile Devices

    The Defense Department is rolling out a program that will allow users of a range of mobile devices -- working anywhere from remote battlefields to the Pentagon to rapidly share classified and protected data across all components.More than 600,000 DOD employees, from soldiers on the front lines to

  • 1,367 selected for SMSgt

    More than 1,360 master sergeants out of 12,834 eligible, have been selected for promotion to senior master sergeant, Air Force Personnel Center officials said today. The selection list will be released Thursday, 8 a.m. central time, after commanders have been notified, said Senior Master Sgt.

  • Hagel takes office as 24th SecDef

    Just before his private swearing-in ceremony as the 24th secretary of defense, Chuck Hagel and his wife, Lilibet, arrived at the Pentagon this morning and were greeted by Marine Corps Lt. Gen. Thomas D. Waldhauser, military assistant to the secretary of defense.Hagel said hello to waiting members of

  • AF releases pay and allowances continuation program

    Air Force senior leaders recently released Air Force policy on the Pay and Allowance Continuation program for Airmen who become wounded or ill while supporting a combat contingency. With the release of the Air Force PAC program policy, AFGM 34-02, Airmen will now officially have their own policy,

  • Grand Forks AFB pharmacy issues warning on recalled pain reliever

    Pharmacy officials here are warning that Reumofan Plus/Reumofan Plus Premium - used as a treatment for muscle pain, arthritis, osteoporosis, bone cancer and other conditions - is under recall because the product contains undeclared active pharmaceutical ingredients.According to the U.S. Food and

  • 2013 Military Saves Week kicks off

    The Airman & Family Readiness Center here kicked off Military Saves Week on Feb. 21 at the base's Liberty Square.Thomas R. Slaughter, Military Saves Week campaign coordinator and A&FRC community readiness consultant, said the goal is to help "military members and their families take control of their

  • SecAF discusses sequestration impacts at AFA

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley addressed more than 500 men and women on the final day of the Air Force Association's 29th Air Warfare Symposium & Technology Exposition Feb. 22 here.During his address, Donley spoke about several issues that are on the Air Force's radar, including budget

  • New medal to retain place in order of precedence

    The new Distinguished Warfare Medal will retain its place in the order of precedence among military decorations, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said here Feb. 19.Much of the public discussion of the new medal has centered on its precedence. It ranks below the Distinguished Flying Cross and

  • If sequestration triggers, furloughs begin in late April

    If sequestration is triggered next week, unpaid furloughs for civilian Defense Department employees will start in late April, Pentagon officials said here today.Sequestration is a provision in budget law that will trigger major across-the-board spending cuts March 1 unless Congress agrees on an