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  • DOD launches retirement system comparison calculator

    The Defense Department officially launched the Blended Retirement System comparison calculator, providing BRS opt-in eligible service members their first opportunity for an individualized comparison of retirement systems. The comprehensive tool, in combination with the mandatory BRS Opt-In Course,

  • Lt. Gen. McMurry stresses measurable improvement

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Gen. Ellen M. Pawlikowski, Air Force Materiel Command commander, passed the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center flag to Lt. Gen. Robert D. McMurry in a ceremony at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, on May

  • Nature’s hazards: Bees, wasps and hornets

    WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Bees, wasps, and hornets are the deadliest non-human animals in America. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, bee, wasp, and hornet stings cause an average of 58 deaths yearly, and the best way to avoid being stung is prevention. These

  • Join spouse assignment consideration keeps mil-to-mil couples together

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- Summertime is a busy season for permanent changes of station and military couples may be apprehensive about the possibility of being separated from their spouses during their next assignments. They have little to be concerned about, however, as the Air Force

  • June promotions announced

    HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – Officials from the 66th Force Support Squadron recently announced the names of Airmen assigned here that will promote to the next highest rank in June.Congratulations to the following personnel.Enlisted PromotionsTo the rank of Airman First ClassEmma Field, C3I and