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  • AFMC promotes Depression Awareness Month

    During the month of October, Air Force Materiel Command will promote Depression Awareness. Depression is a common and treatable condition that, if left unrecognized, can lead to behavioral health issues and possibly suicidal thoughts and behaviors."The primary goals of this mental health awareness

  • Flu vaccines have arrived

    It's that time of year again; time to receive your influenza vaccine.The 66th Medical Squadron Clinic has received all stocks of flu vaccine for active duty members. There are two methods to deliver the vaccine, either by a shot or the nasal spray, also known as FluMist. Air Force Material Command's

  • AF personnel chief: 'We've been here before'

    Referring to budget uncertainty and a looming government shutdown, Lt. Gen. Darrell D. Jones, deputy chief of staff for Manpower, Personnel and Services assured base personnel that "we've been here before and we know how to do this," during his visit here Sept. 20. He went on to say it doesn't mean

  • Memo prepares DOD employees for government shutdown

    Although Defense Department officials believe a government shutdown can be avoided when the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1, they want DOD employees to be prepared for the possibility, Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter said in a memo issued to the workforce Sept. 23.The fiscal year ends Sept. 30,

  • Some Airmen may be entitled to additional SRB money

    Enlisted Airmen who retrained into a career field with a selective reenlistment bonus may be eligible for additional bonus money, even if they are now separated or retired from the Air Force.Air Force officials are reviewing records of Airmen who over the past several years may have been paid less

  • Acting Air Force secretary describes budget choices

    The Air Force may have to "cut vertically" in fiscal 2014 to achieve the savings needed under sequestration, the service's acting secretary said here today. Everything is on the table, Eric Fanning said in a media roundtable at the Air Force Association's annual meeting.He would not confirm reports

  • Senior NCOs attend Navy heritage week

    Two Air Force master sergeants assigned to the 66th Air Base Group recently got a crash course in Navy culture by joining 148 chief petty officer-selects onboard the U.S.S. Constitution for five days of Navy heritage. Master sergeants Brian Brantley and John Fisher attended Chief Petty Officer

  • Tests determine coliform bacteria in base water

    The base water system recently violated a drinking water standard. Although this is not an emergency, as customers, base personnel have a right to know what happened, what personnel should do, and what civil engineers are doing to correct this situation. Civil Engineering routinely monitors for the

  • Budget uncertainties force AFMC to eliminate flu shots for civilian employees

    As command officials make tough budget decisions with fewer dollars to spend, Air Force Materiel Command civilian employees who are not beneficiaries of the TRICARE health program will no longer receive AFMC-provided flu shots in advance of the upcoming flu season. Civilian health is a top priority

  • Ethics rules for same-sex married employees

    The following information from the Office of Government Ethics was provided to the 66th Air Base Group Judge Advocate Office by the Secretary of the Air Force General Counsel. On June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court ruled that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional. As a result of