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  • Defense Health Agency makes progress

    As the Defense Health Agency approaches its one-year anniversary Oct. 1, it has already saved money and standardized health care in the Defense Department, said Dr. Jonathan Woodson, the assistant secretary of defense for health affairs."The new medical agency was set up to establish common business

  • Voting now open for American Airman Video Contest

    Voting for the 2014 American Airman Video Contest is now open and runs until Aug. 22 at 3 p.m. CDT.The contest launched July 1 for all total force Airmen to showcase their Air Force stories in short selfie videos."Every Airman has a story -- and smartphone technology now allows those Airmen to share

  • Tobacco use harms military readiness, official says

    Because tobacco use is harmful to military readiness, the Defense Department has an added responsibility to curb its use, the assistant secretary of defense for health affairs said today, noting that service members are more likely to use tobacco products than civilians.Tobacco use can lead to

  • Air Force Marathon seeks more volunteers

    The Air Force Marathon is still in need of volunteers to assist with the upcoming race, the desired number of volunteers is 2,300, according to Jeanette Monaghan, the Air Force Marathon volunteer coordinator."Volunteers are vital to the success of the marathon," Monaghan said. "They do everything

  • Medical, medical service corps officers will not meet RIF board

    Air Force medical corps and medical service corps officers slated to meet the reduction in force board in October are no longer eligible for RIF consideration, Air Force Personnel Center officials said Aug. 11.The fiscal year 2015 Force Management Reduction in Force Board scheduled to convene Oct.

  • 66 ABG saves millions through CE energy initiatives

    Civil engineers assigned to the 66th Air Base Group are credited with saving the Air Force more than $70 million in energy costs to date, and through other projects scheduled, CE officials expect that to increase.These savings have been achieved through projects designed to reduce energy demand, as

  • CSAF: A call to excellence for all Airmen

    In his latest Airman-to-Airman message, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III urged the men and woman of the Air Force to challenge themselves to be better at what they do. Welsh said the message, part of an ongoing video series aimed at engaging Airmen throughout the Air Force, was

  • Immunization Awareness Month Kicks Off in August

    August is National Immunization Awareness Month, and while vaccines are important for people of all ages, they're vital to the Defense Department's fighting force, the director of the Military Vaccine Agency, Vaccine Healthcare Centers Networks said.Army Col. (Dr.) Margaret Yacovone emphasized that