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  • Cervical Cancer: 4 Risks You Don't Know

    TriWest healthcare officials say that getting regular Pap tests is the number one way to protect against cervical cancer, but warn that some may still be at high risk.Cervical cancer occurs most often in women older than 30 years old, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and

  • Military OneSource Provides Tax Assistance Service

    As tax season nears, Military OneSource and H&R Block have joined forces again to provide a free online tax preparation service for service members.During an interview with American Forces Press Service and the Pentagon Channel, Tony Jackson, a program analyst for the Military OneSource program

  • U.S. Air Force supports defense of Turkey

    Mobility Airmen are enabling their Army counterparts to meet a Secretary of Defense order to move two Patriot anti-missile batteries and hundreds of soldiers to defend Turkey -- a U.S. ally and one of 28 NATO member countries.Working 24 hours a day, Airmen are meeting NATO's request to deploy two

  • Fiscal cliff legislation affects military, civilian paychecks

    The legislation President Barack Obama signed Jan. 2 postponed the fiscal cliff and means changes to military and civilian paychecks, Defense Finance and Accounting Service officials said today.The legislation increases Social Security withholding taxes to 6.2 percent. For the past two years during

  • Air Force to provide dedicated legal counsel to sexual assault victims

    A new Air Force pilot program designed to provide legal assistance to victims of sexual assault will begin later this month.The Special Victims' Counsel Program will give sexual assault victims legal assistance and help them navigate the criminal justice system with lawyers trained to handle their

  • Reminder: Base residents must register firearms

    Base residents who possess privately owned firearms must register their firearms with the 319th Security Forces Squadron Pass and Registration office by completing and submitting Air Force Form 1314, Firearms Registration Form, and DD Form 2760, Qualification to Possess Firearms or Ammunition.Each

  • DOD heightens training, prevention to target human trafficking

    To spark awareness and vigilance against a growing global human rights crisis, President Barack Obama has proclaimed January as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month.Linda Dixon, the Defense Department's program manager for combating trafficking in persons, told the Pentagon

  • Legislators avoid fiscal cliff, delay sequester process

    Congress has avoided the fiscal cliff, but Pentagon Press Secretary George Little called on the body to continue efforts to permanently eliminate the threat of sequestration.The House of Representatives passed a Senate proposal that avoided the fiscal cliff last night. Defense Secretary Leon E.

  • AF releases selective reenlistment bonus list

    Three Air Force specialty codes have been added to the selective reenlistment bonus list, and two have seen an increase in bonus amounts, Air Force Personnel Center officials said. In addition, one career field has been removed from the SRB list and one will see a bonus decrease effective Jan.