Air Force Medical Service turns to secure messaging

Patients at Air Force medical treatment facilities will soon be able to communicate securely and privately with their health care teams anywhere and anytime due to the Air Force-wide expansion of secure messaging.Secure messaging will be available to patients through what is known as the MiCare

Small Business Administration Regional Director visits Grand Forks AFB

The regional head of the Small Business Administration lauded Grand Forks Air Force Base personnel during a Feb. 14 visit here.Dan Hannaher visited the base to meet with 319th Air Base Wing Commander Col. Timothy Bush and 319th Contracting Flight personnel. He expressed his appreciation for the

AF 2013 budget: Cuts while keeping agile, flexible, ready force

The Air Force released its fiscal 2013 budget Feb. 13 and stressed the need for difficult budgetary cuts to meet the new defense strategy while maintaining the service's agility, flexibility and readiness.The Air Force is requesting $154.3 billion in the president's 2013 budget, a reduction of five

Troops, families to benefit from landmark settlement

Service members and their families are among the Americans who will benefit from a "landmark" $25 billion foreclosure settlement between the government and banks, federal and state officials said today.The federal government and 49 state attorneys general reached the agreement with the nation's five

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What's the difference between an M.D. and a D.O?

Have you ever been searching for a doctor, and found one labeled as an "M.D.," while another is listed as a "D.O.?"You may have wondered what this means. Well, here's the answer.There are two basic types of medical schools: Allopathic schools and Osteopathic schools. Doctors who attend the

Saluting an officer, wife from 8000+ miles

One Air Force couple put modern technology to work to help keep military tradition alive during a ceremony earlier this month.Shortly after being commissioned as a second lieutenant on Feb. 2, Donna Tluczek received her first salute from her husband, Tech. Sgt. Pawel Tluczek.But because he's

Air Force announces first female four-star general nominee

President Barack Obama nominated Air Force Lt. Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger for promotion Feb. 6, which, pending Senate approval, would make her the first female four-star general in Air Force history.Wolfenbarger currently serves as the military deputy in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air

Fiscal austerity requires leveraging 'total force'

In wartime and peacetime, the total force construct is virtually seamless, with Guardsmen and Reserve service members who are indistinguishable from their active-component peers. Our recent air operations in Libya are but the latest example.The ability of our Guardsmen and Reservists to deploy on

Air Force announces force structure overview for FY 13 and beyond

Air Force officials announced proposed force structure changes which support the new DoD strategic guidance retiring 286 aircraft over the next five years, including 227 in fiscal year 13.According to Secretary of the Air Force, Michael Donley, the Air Force is shaping itself for future challenges