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  • Automate Your TRICARE Prime Enrollment Fees

    Currently paying TRICARE Prime enrollment fees? Read on, because you'll soon be required to change the way you make those payments. As early as 2010, TRICARE Prime beneficiaries who pay enrollment fees will be required to make their payments electronically. When these changes become effective, check

  • In-State Tuition for Military Members and their Families

    For periods of enrollment that begin after July 1, members of the armed forces (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard) on active duty for a period of more than 30 days and his or her spouse, or his or her dependent children will be eligible to receive in-state tuition at public

  • It pays to know your A, B, C’s when back-to-school shopping

    How do military Families get their kids back to school without breaking the bank? It's elementary; follow the exchange's A, B, C's for a back-to-school education in real world savings. A - The Army & Air Force Exchange Service offers a valuable lesson in mathematics with tax-free shopping on

  • Shoplifting, and Resulting Costs to Military Community, Down in ‘08

    High-tech Electronic Article Surveillance systems, eagle-eyed Closed Circuit Television cameras and an aggressive youth shoplifting awareness campaign helped take "a bite out of crime" at Army & Air Force Exchange Service facilities last year as shoplifting cases dropped 15.7 percent, from 7,635 in

  • Grand Forks Air Force Base School Board Meeting

    The Grand Forks Air Force Base School Board will meet in open session on Tuesday, August 18, 2009, at 12:00 p.m. at Carl Ben Eielson Elementary School, 1238 Louisiana Street, Grand Forks Air Force Base, ND. The agenda for the meeting will be available August 14 at www.gfschools.org/schoolboard or

  • 2009 WAPS Catalog Available

    The 2009 WAPS Catalog is now available at: https://www-r.omsq.af.mil/TE/  and at https://www.omsq.af.mil/It is the individual responsibility to know when they are eligible for promotion and testing requirements. Also review the WAPS Catalog and have the correct study material. Be prepared to test on

  • AMC announces command’s USAF Marathon team

    Air Mobility Command officials today announced the names of the team members who will represent AMC during the 13th Annual U.S. Air Force Marathon set for Sept. 19 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The following individuals were selected for AMC's U.S. Air Force Marathon Team: Men's Open

  • AMC runners reminded of upcoming AF Marathon

    Air Mobility Command officials are reminding AMC runners - both active-duty personnel and civilians -- that the 13th Annual U.S. Air Force Marathon is "right around the corner." This year's marathon event will be held Sept. 19 at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio. In addition to the 26.2-mile

  • Double Time for TRICARE Auths and Referrals

    Beginning August 4, TRICARE authorizations for care that include evaluation and treatment are good for 180 days. That's twice the 90 days that were allowed previously, giving you more time to complete your care and any follow-up visits. Remember, if you do not receive care before the authorization