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  • SMC Airman Named Top AFSPC Enlisted Aide

    Master Sergeant Jessie Gregorio has been named as the Air Force Space Command nominee for the Air Force's 2013 Senior Enlisted Aide of the Year. The award recognizes enlisted aides for performing their military duties in an exemplary manner, providing dedicated service to their general officer and

  • DoD Anti-Tobacco Video Contest Now Open For Public Voting

    The Air Force community is encouraged to kick off 2014 by voting for the best anti-tobacco video in the Department of Defense-sponsored Fight the Enemy contest which begins now until March 14, 2014 through online voting.Five finalists have been selected for public voting, including two Air Force

  • Electronic Cigarette Use Increasing Among Airmen

    Electronic cigarette use is becoming a popular alternative to traditional cigarettes, but the upward trend is becoming a concern for health care providers.The battery-operated products, known as e-cigarettes, are designed to deliver nicotine, flavor, and other chemicals as a vapor that is inhaled by

  • GPS IIF-5 Satellite Ready for Launch

    The U.S. Air Force is scheduled to launch the fifth Boeing built Global Positioning System (GPS) IIF satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Delta IV launch vehicle from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla., Feb. 20. The satellite, designated as space vehicle number 64, marks the first launch of

  • SBIRS Unveils Next-Generation Operations Trainer

    The Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Block 10 Unit Qualification Trainer (UQT) was recently unveiled at the 460th Space Wing in Aurora, Colo., and marks a significant milestone in the SBIRS program. The UQT will be used to train the SBIRS operators for the next 20 to 30 years. The SBIRS program

  • TRICARE Service Center Closure

    Walk-in service at the TRICARE Service Center, currently located in building 272 on base, will no longer be available as of April 1, 2014.This change does not affect any TRICARE benefits or health care services, nor Centers in all overseas areas because those are unique.Instead, same services are

  • Experienced Airmen Wanted: Continue Your career in the Reserve

    Force management programs will push thousands of active-duty Airmen out of their jobs, but opportunities exist in the Air Force Reserve for Airmen who don't want to hang-up their uniforms for good."Force management will cost many Airmen their jobs, but not necessarily their careers," said Col. Steve

  • Air Force Medical Service 2013 Annual Award Winners Announced

    It is with great pride that the Surgeon General's Medical Force Development Directorate announces the winners of the Air Force Medical Service Annual Award competition. The competition included individual and team awards, based on criteria outlined in AFI 36-2856, Medical Service Awards. The winners