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  • 2012 climate survey shows overall satisfaction with jobs, leaders

    More than 163,000 Airmen voiced their opinions in the online Air Force Climate Survey conducted May 11 - June 22, with results indicating Airmen are satisfied with unit performance and trust their leaders, Air Force Personnel Center officials said today.Conducted every two years, the climate survey

  • Panetta notifies Congress DOD preparing for furloughs

    Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta has notified Congress that the Defense Department is prepared to implement furloughs for civilian personnel in response to the threat of sequestration.In a memo to all employees, Panetta vowed to continue working with Congress to avoid sequestration, which would add

  • AMC magazine sponsors writing contest

    The Air Mobility Command's official magazine, The Mobility Forum, is currently sponsoring a writing contest.Military and former military personnel, civilian and contract employees of the Air Force and Air Force Reserve Components are eligible to compete in the 2013 contest. First place will receive

  • What's the interaction? Natural Medicines database may answer question

    Do you have questions about that supplement you're taking? Or maybe you're wondering how some of the ingredients in those energy drinks you chug day-in and day-out might interact with medications. For answers to those types of questions, local Health and Wellness Center officials suggest visiting

  • AMC Seeks 2013 Air Force Marathon Participants

    The 17th Annual United States Air Force Marathon will be held Sept. 21, 2013, at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Dayton, Ohio. Air Mobility Command will again sponsor an active-duty team comprised of both male and female runners representing various age groups to compete in the full marathon.

  • Our military presidents

    The majority of our nation's presidents hold the distinction of once being referred to as brothers-in-arms before they ever held the title of Commander-in-Chief of the U.S. Armed Forces.In observance of President's Day, we present the following facts: Thirty-one of our 44 American presidents have

  • Grand Forks Air Force Base inducts seven new honorary commanders

    Grand Forks Air Force Base officials inducted seven new honorary commanders into their program during a Feb. 8 ceremony at the base's Northern Lights Club.Col. Tim Bush, commander of the 319th Air Base Wing, welcomed the new honorary commanders, telling them that they would help "foster even

  • Operation Homecoming for Vietnam POWs marks 40 years

    Forty years ago today, a C-141A Starlifter transport jet with a distinctive red cross on its tail lifted off from Hanoi, North Vietnam, and the first flight of 40 U.S. prisoners of war began their journey home through Operation Homecoming.By the day's end, three C-141A aircraft would lift off from

  • Registration for 2013 ‘Soar into Shape’ happening now

    Registration for "Soar into Shape" has begun.The eight-week long challenge, co-hosted by the Grand Forks Air Force Base's Health and Wellness Center and the Fitness Center, began registration Feb. 11.The competition, which begins March 4, allows participants to decide whether to lose or maintain