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  • VA secretary expects big impact from post-9/11 GI Bill

    All systems are on track for this summer's rollout of the new Post-9/11 GI Bill, which Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki said he expects to have as monumental an impact as the original World War II-era GI Bill of Rights. Secretary Shinseki, who served as Army chief of staff from 1999 to

  • Moody Airman selected best in JAG corps for 2008

    General John D.W. Corley, Commander, Air Combat Command, recently announced the winners of the following 2008 ACC Judge Advocate General Corps awards. These awards recognize individuals who, through their hard work and dedication, have served commanders and clients with the highest level of legal

  • Dedicated teen wins Youth of the Year award

    The core value of service before self proves true even for Moody youth as young as age 14. Alfrederik Ward, son of Jackie Hargrave, Airman and Family Readiness Center child and youth program assistant, recently earned Moody's Boys and Girls Club of America Youth of the Year award. He will also be

  • Air Force uniforms: How materials are selected

    Air Force Uniform Office officials have a responsibility to provide Airmen with functional and effective military uniforms, but in doing so are asked the same question over and over: "Why can't you just purchase clothing from a brand company and put the Air Force symbol on it?" The answer to this

  • Airman's Roll Call: 2009 Air Force Team of the Year

    This week's Airman's Roll Call focuses on the 2009 Air Force Team of the Year: Airmen in the explosive ordnance disposal career field. Each year, representatives of the Air Force Association, working with major command level command chief master sergeants and the office of the chief master sergeant

  • Tricare officials launch Web page to down alcohol abuse

    April is Alcohol Awareness Month and Tricare officials here are committed to creating a "buzz" about the effects of alcohol abuse. A new Tricare Web page at www.tricare.mil/alcoholawareness sheds some light on alcohol abuse and promotes responsible drinking. Heavy alcohol consumption is a