Disney, Army resort offer affordable vacations for troops

A Disney vacation just got more affordable for military members and their families. With the "Disney's Armed Forces Salute" offer, active and retired military personnel, including active members of the Coast Guard and activated members of the National Guard or Reserve, can enjoy complimentary,

Dispelling remotely piloted aircraft myths

Public interest in remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) continues to grow thanks to increasing non-military uses and portrayal in popular culture. For the Air Force, remotely piloted aircraft are and will continue to be a vital mission set delivering vital airpower to combatant commanders throughout the

Displaced Airmen return to Keesler after hurricane

Twenty Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., people who evacuated here because of Hurricane Katrina made a bittersweet day trip back to their homes and belongings Sept. 5, just one week after the storm devastated much of the Gulf Coast.The Airmen rode in a convoy of eight security-escorted vehicles for the

Displaced families can seek safe haven within United States

Military families and Department of Defense civilians and their family members ordered to evacuate military installations in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama because of Hurricane Katrina are now authorized to select an alternate safe haven anywhere in the continental United States, defense

Displaced hurricane family finds help in Air Force

It was like walking into a family reunion. The children were riding scooters outside; the adults were mostly inside talking, surfing the Internet, and just enjoying one another’s company.Tech. Sgt. Christopher Reeves, of the 16th Logistics Readiness Squadron here, opened his base house to 22 family

Display highlights Globemaster III strategic value

The eight C-17 Globemaster IIIs stationed at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii in February are fast becoming a fixture at the base, but they are certainly not the first heavy transports to grace the skies over the island paradise. The 15th Airlift Wing's historian spoke to Airmen attending an unveiling

Display of might

Displaying "Old Glory" with honor

This week, American flags will be displayed across the nation in celebration of the Independence Day holiday. Following a few guidelines can ensure we are displaying Old Glory properly.

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Distance learning courses require good time management

For servicemembers deployed or on crew shift, distance learning and online correspondence classes are a good way to continue their college education; however, they should just make sure they know what they are getting into, said Don Dooly. He is the education services officer at the education

Distance proves no barrier for concerned wingman

Previous experience working for a crisis prevention and intervention hotline helped an Airman from the 352nd Special Operations Support Squadron here, save another Airman’s life.

Distant cousins reunite in desert

In a deployed environment, amazing things can happen. For Lt. Col. Kevin Turnbo and Tech. Sgt. Robert Turnbo, being deployed turned into a lesson in family history.“My first thought was, ‘Wow! There is a guy in the Air Force with the same last name and spelling as mine,’ ” said the colonel, who is

Distinguished visitor shares importance of diversity

McConnell Air Force Base hosted a distinguished visitor from the Senior Executive Service to speak at the Martin Luther King Jr. Day breakfast Jan. 16.

Distributed learning initiative delivers training anywhere, any time

Every seven seconds, someone within the Defense Department completes an online training course through a program that's become the gold standard for delivering education and training anywhere, any time.The Advanced Distributed Learning Initiative, ADL for short, has grown by leaps and bounds since

Distribution center key to U.S. departure in Afghanistan

Airmen supporting U.S. Central Command's Deployment and Distribution Operation Center, a strategically located air, land and sea logistics hub, are playing a critical role in the U.S. departure from Afghanistan.

Distribution center saves lives, makes travel easier

Not many servicemembers ducking into foxholes stop to think about where their body armor comes from or how each strap of it was sewn together. What they may think about after the air clears is how thankful they are to have it. Members of the Expeditionary Theater Distribution Center, part of the

District dedicates hydropower plant, government center

Governor Haji Bahlol and provincial leaders dedicated a new micro-hydropower station and governance facility at ceremonies in the Shutol District here June 28.The two projects, which have an important link, are provincial reconstruction team initiatives undertaken at the request of the governor. The

District of Washington officials provide fast, safe evacuation for biological attack exercise

Few weekend travelers driving by the Pentagon on July 11 noticed a truck lumbering along the perimeter of the building showering it in a transparent layer of bacteria in the early morning hours. Fewer still saw the helicopters that landed in one of the Pentagon's vast, empty parking lots minutes

Diverse trauma training saves lives

A hands-on medical trauma training course being conducted at a local university medical center here is using the experience of medical crews who have treated thousands upon thousands of wounded warriors to teach others. The Air Force Expeditionary Medical Skills Institute's Center for Sustainment of

Diversity and force management go hand-in-hand

Force management and diversity were the two main talking points for Lt. Gen. Sam Cox, the deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel and services, during his presentation at the Air Force Association monthly breakfast May 15th.

Diversity and Inclusion update

The Department of the Air Force, on behalf of both the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force, stood up a special task force June 9, to address the issue of racial, ethnic and other demographic disparities and their impact on the forces.

Diversity makes the Air Force stronger

Master Sgt. Ruben Zamora, 60th APS cargo movement section chief, was filling an additional duty as the first sergeant and stumbled across a rumor. He heard there were some Airmen who hadn’t carved a pumpkin, ever. To ensure these individuals had a chance to experience this unofficial holiday

Diversity outreach unites Academy, community

When is being at the end of your rope a good thing? How about when you're a middle- or high-school student visiting the U.S. Air Force Academy's rock climbing wall as part of the Cadet Wing's Youth Diversity Outreach program?Nearly 30 teenagers from the local community spent a full day with cadets,

Diversity stressed for civilians

As the Air Force takes the first steps toward transforming the way it develops its civilian employees, its leaders are stressing the importance of diversity in the workplace.Secretary of the Air Force Dr. James G. Roche said ensuring diversity in the work force is much more than a legal obligation

Diversity, inclusion board seeks input from all DOD personnel

The board will focus on actions to enhance diversity and inclusion and drive a cultural shift to create lasting change in the Defense Department, from recruiting, career track selection and retention; to accessions, assignments, schools and promotions; to military justice and everything in between

Dividends from OEF, OIF pay off for medics in Katrina aftermath

The Air Force Medical Service’s response to Operation Katrina drew from a process that began in Operation Enduring Freedom, broadened in volume in Operation Iraqi Freedom and paid dividends in the huge military medical response to a devastating domestic disaster, the Air Force surgeon general

Diving: day-one action wraps up at Air Force Invitational

Day one action at the Air Force Diving Invitational wrapped-up Feb. 2 at the Cadet Natatorium. The University of Denver's Aaron Feight took first place in the men's three-meter dive and Wyoming's Saara Haapanen placed first in the women's one-meter dive. Feight won the 3 meter dive, which consisted

Division of Air National Guard's education center changes its name, direction

The I.G. Brown Training and Education Center's PCE Division announced that it is now called TEC University, effective Nov. 1.

DJ Jazzy Jeff spins up deployed Airmen

Airmen deployed to Southwest Asia aren't allowed to go to dance clubs."So we brought the club to you."DJ Jazzy Jeff, the famous disc jockey who gained popularity in the '90s alongside Will "Fresh Prince" Smith, visited the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing April 25 to entertain the troops with a mix of

DJC2 system provides communications support for JSF, USFJ

Personnel assigned to the Joint Communications Support Element at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., were recently deployed here to provide joint-support-force command and control operations for Operation Tomodachi. The primary support responsibility for the JCSE members sent here is to operate the

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Djibouti medical service corps members tour expeditionary medical facility

Service members from the Djiboutian Military Medical Service Corps were given an opportunity Aug. 9 to tour the Michaud Expeditionary Medical Facility on Camp Lemonnier.The tour of the facility was conducted as part of an ongoing educational partnership between Djiboutian military medics and their

Djibouti mission tests search, rescue members

Djibouti schoolchildren offered brighter future

Officials from Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 6 dedicating new educational facilities for the schoolchildren of Balbala, Djibouti. Projects for the Balbala and Goubetto primary schools were handed-over during the dedication ceremony to the local

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Djibouti, Kentucky National Guard sign partnership agreement

In a historic first for East Africa, representatives from the Kentucky National Guard (KNG) and the Djiboutian Armed Forces (FAD) ratified a state partnership agreement in a signing ceremony held at the Kempinski Hotel in Djibouti City, June 2.

Djiboutians delight in the sounds of 'Hot Brass'

The U.S. Central Command Air Forces Expeditionary Band "Hot Brass" played for nearly 100 Djiboutians Dec. 6 at a community development center in Douda, Djibouti. The Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa in Djibouti was the Airmen's first stop on their tour of the U.S. Central Command area of

DJs go to Guam to thank Cannon Airmen again

Two radio personalities from New Mexico came to Guam bearing greetings, letters and gifts from families and friends to say "thanks again" to Airmen of the 522nd Expeditionary Fighter Squadron deployed here from Cannon Air Force Base, N.M.The two disc jockeys, Steve Rooney and Duffy Moon, of the

DLA national account managers adapt to Air Force goals

DLA’s seven-member Air Force National Account Manager team works with logisticians and planners at Air Force headquarters to increase service readiness.

DLA-Warner Robins activated Oct. 15

The Defense Logistics Agency gained 240 employees Oct. 15 when DLA-Warner Robins stood up here. The "new" employees will provide supply, storage and distribution support to the maintenance activities for Warner Robins Air Logistics Center. DLA activated the new detachment of its aviation supply and

DLA-Warner Robins shop humming along following transition

At a glance, you can't differentiate between Defense Logistics Agency employees and Air Force civilians in the F-15 Eagle wing shop here. Yet work continues to run smoothly following the mid-October activation of DLA-Warner Robins here in which DLA gained 240 employees from the Air Force. The new

DLPT 5 now official 'test of record' for 14 languages

The Department of Defense has made the Defense Language Proficiency Test 5 the official "test of record" for 14 languages effective Jan. 1.The affected languages are: Albanian, Chinese Mandarin, Dari, Greek, Hindi, Iraqi, Korean, Modern Standard Arabic, Norwegian, Pashto, Persian Farsi (lower range

DMM workshop drives digital warfighting, AI strategy with industry partners

AFMC and industry partners collaborated to turn AI shared ambitions into actionable strategies

DNA registry unlocks key to fallen servicemembers' identities

Deep within a nondescript warehouse in this Washington suburb lie millions of blood-smeared cardboard cards that hold the key to every servicemember's unique personal identity, captured in DNA. DNA is a substance within every person's cells that provides a personal blueprint, known as a DNA profile.

Do the spice, pay the price

Spice use is on the rise, and Air Force officials are using methods such as drug testing, education and the Uniformed Code of Military Justice to put a stop to substance abuse. While the Air Force has always had a zero-tolerance policy, as of Jan. 4, Guam officials have banned the substance as well

Do you have what it takes to ‘Hack the Air Force’?

The Air Force is inviting vetted computer security specialists from across the U.S. and select partner nations to do their best to hack some of its key public websites.The initiative is part of the Cyber Secure campaign sponsored by the Air Force’s Chief Information Office as a measure to further

Dobbins ARB flies cargo, personnel to Florida

C-130s and aircrews from the 94th Airlift Wing provided airlift support Sept. 12, 2017, as part of the Air Force Reserve’s relief efforts following Hurricane Irma.

Dobbins ARB hosts EOD teams, tests new technology

Dobbins Air Reserve Base hosted the Eastern National Robot Rodeo Aug. 21-25, 2017, which featured explosive ordnance disposal teams from the Air Force, Navy, Army, Cobb County Police Department and the Royal Air Force.

Dobbins ARB navigator helps Air Force’s diversity efforts

Growing up with his grandmother in the Bronx, a borough of New York City, Thomas didn’t know much about the Air Force, much less being a rated aviator.

Dobbins ARB nurses return home from COVID-19 frontlines

Four nurses from Dobbins ARB who mobilized to the COVID-19 frontlines in New York City as part of the whole-of-government response to the pandemic from returned to the base, May 28.

Dobbins ARB provides hurricane evacuation support

Late on the evening of Sept. 6, 2017, the first of several KC-130 Super Hercules carrying evacuees landed at the Dobbins Air Reserve Base flightline. What began as a typical aircraft arrival scene with airfield managers guiding the planes in, became a bit more unique as Marine Corps aircrews

Dobbins ARB serves as important hub for hurricane relief efforts

The flightline resembled a truck stop gas station this week as semitrucks were lined up in several rows behind the Transportation Proficiency Center, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Sept. 21, 2017. Trucks carried cargo vital to the relief efforts currently underway in countries lying in the destructive

Dobbins combats Zika with Georgia Department of Public Health

Bioenvironmental engineers at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, recently partnered with the Georgia Department of Public Health to partake in the Defense Department initiative to combat the Zika virus and other mosquito-borne diseases.

Dobbins medical team returns from Haiti relief mission

Five members of the 94th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron here returned home Jan. 31 after a two-week Operation Unified Response deployment to provide medical care and support for Haitians injured in the devastating earthquake. While unloading their medical equipment, Lt. Col. David Rodberg, the

Doctor awarded for work in info therapy

A doctor here has been recognized by U.S. Medicine, a medical news organization, for his pioneering work in information therapy.Col. (Dr.) Kent Murphy, founder of the academy’s Center of Excellence for Medical Multimedia, was awarded the Frank Brown Berry Prize in Federal Healthcare. His influence

Doctor named as examiner for national quality award program

An Air Force Reserve Command doctor has been selected to the 2006 Board of Examiners for the Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award. The award, created by public law in 1987, is the highest level of national recognition for performance excellence that a U.S. organization can receive. Col. (Dr.) William B.

Doctor performs first robot-assisted surgery in the Air Force

Lt. Col. (Dr.) Kyle Weld performed the first robot-assisted surgery in the Air Force April 10 at Wilford Hall Medical Center here. The surgery was a laparoscopic prostatectomy, or the surgical removal of prostate cancer. "The procedure went great," said Dr. Weld, director of endourology at Wilford

Doctor provides life-saving medical care despite broken leg

A 34-year-old critical care pulmonologist assigned to the 99th Medical Operations Squadron here went from needing rescue to providing emergency medical attention to a California Highway Patrol officer July 5 near Big Bear Lake in the Shasta Trinity Forest.Maj. (Dr.) Jeremy Kilburn, 99th MDOS

Doctor provides medical care in native country during mission

"I see myself in their faces." These are the words of Maj. Victor Inga, an Air Force doctor participating in New Horizons-Peru 2008, a humanitarian mission providing relief for underprivileged Peruvians. Major Inga uttered these words seconds after he watched yet another young Peruvian boy walk

Doctor receives Canadian award

A member of the 59th Medical Wing has been awarded the Canadian Meritorious Service Medal for his life-saving contributions to Canadians and coalition soldiers while deployed to Kandahar, Afghanistan. Col. (Dr.) Thomas Seay, the 59th Radiology Squadron commander, was assigned to the Combined

Doctor reports from field

Keeping in touch with family and friends at home is a high priority for many deployed Airmen, but Lt. Col. (Dr.) John Torres, or "Dr. John" as he is known back home in Colorado, goes a step further.Besides being an emergency room doctor, Dr. Torres records a medical segment three times a week for

Doctoring downrange

Doctors break ground with new voice recognition medical capabilities in Iraq

The average professional types 50 to 70 words per minute. Lt. Col. (Dr.) John Mansfield, a urologist at the Air Force Theater Hospital here, claims he falls within that range. "Not bad, but I can talk at about 120 words per minute," Doctor Mansfield said, wearing a headset that he carries with him

Doctors perform groundbreaking surgery at Walter Reed

Doctors from Walter Reed Army Medical Center here and the University of Miami collaborated to perform the first pancreas islet cell transplant Thanksgiving Day on an Airman whose pancreas was injured so severely in Afghanistan that it had to be removed.While serving with an Army unit in Afghanistan,

Doctors perform military first hand transplant

A group of military and civilian doctors performed a historic surgical procedure at Wilford Hall Medical Center here Feb. 17.  They transplanted a human hand from one woman to another.The patient is the first female and only the 10th person in the United States to undergo this surgery. This also is

Doctrine Center 'jump starts' irregular warfare doctrine

Air University's Air Force Doctrine Center held a special writing group here Feb. 20 to 23 in order to put Air Force irregular warfare doctrine on the "fast track." Subject-matter experts were invited to attend the four-day conference in an ongoing effort to fill a void in war-fighting policy.  Air

Doctrine outreach improves airmen performance

In an ongoing effort to increase awareness and understanding of doctrine, the Air Force Doctrine Center here has taken on a more missionary type of role. If feedback and firsthand reports from the field are an indication, it appears AFDC's efforts to share the doctrine "gospel" have had an

Doctrine summit focuses on lessons learned

Doctrine Summit IV gave Air Force leaders the chance to discuss lessons learned from recent and on-going operations and to assess practices for better educating, organizing, training and equipping the service to fight the next fight.The summit was held Nov. 17 and 18 at the Air Force Doctrine

Documentary 'discovers' Edwards aircraft, people

A three-person crew with the Discovery Channel filmed parts of a documentary here recently on military wonders from around the world.The various aircraft featured were the F/A-22 Raptor, C/V-22, Airborne Laser, Global Hawk and the F-117A Nighthawk.The show, titled "Seven Wonders of the Military

Documenting a tragedy: Global Strike historian recalls Khobar Towers

Yancy Mailes, the Air Force Global Strike Command historian, was a 27-year-old staff sergeant at the time. It was June 25, 1996, and he had been the wing’s historian for three months. With little training and less experience, he found himself as one of the key contributors to documenting the tragedy

DOD acquisition chief outlines plan to help warfighters, taxpayers

The Defense Department's $400 billion-a-year system for buying goods and services is about to undergo major changes designed to save taxpayer money without affecting mission readiness, a senior Pentagon official says."We're asking you to do more without more," Ashton B. Carter, undersecretary of

DOD acquisition leader shares his priorities

More than 700 military, civilian and contractor acquisition professionals and defense industry partners discussed challenges they face during the Department of Defense Acquisition Insight Conference April 20 through 21 here.The Pentagon's top acquisition official, Dr. Ashton Carter, Undersecretary

DOD activates commercial airlift reserves

Commercial airlines have been enlisted by Department of Defense officials to transport troops and equipment as part of the buildup for possible war with Iraq.Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld ordered the activation of Stage 1 of the Civil Reserve Air Fleet. The CRAF, created in 1952, boosts U.S.

DOD adds synthetic marijuana to random drug testing

The Defense Department has expanded its zero tolerance for the use of illicit drugs to include synthetic marijuana, also known as "spice," the director of DOD's drug testing and program policy said here today.In an interview with American Forces Press Service and the Pentagon Channel, Army Lt. Col.

DoD agency keeps file swaps safe

Now in the wheelhouse of DISA, the file transfer capability has been rebranded DoD SAFE, or secure access file exchange. The DoD SAFE capability is part of DISA's Defense Collaboration Services suite of applications.

DOD aircraft join firefighting efforts in Texas, Northwest US

Under the direction of the Joint Forces Air Component Commander for Air Forces Northern here, six Defense Department C-130 Hercules equipped with U.S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems will deploy in support of the National Interagency Fire Center to supplement wildland

DOD Announces 2013 REPI Buffer Program Challenge Award winners

Defense Department officials announced June 10 the selection of two winning partnership projects, in the states of Florida and Washington as part of its "Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Challenge." The REPI Challenge will provide projects at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., and

DoD announces 2022 Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards winners

Since 1962, installations across the Department of Defense have been recognized for their outstanding accomplishments in innovative and cost-effective environmental management strategies that successfully support mission readiness.

DOD announces change to 2009-2010 kindergarten program

The entrance birth date for the Department of Defense Education Activity Kindergarten Program will change from Oct. 31 to Sept. 1, DODEA officials announced recently. The change means a child must be 5 years old by Sept. 1 to enroll in kindergarten. This aligns DODEA with national trends as well as

DOD announces changes to Reserve component policy

Department of Defense officials are changing the way they will manage reserve-component forces, announced Dr. Robert M. Gates, secretary of defense Jan. 11.The first aspect of the policy change will involve the way the department manages deployments of reserve forces. Currently, reserve deployments

DoD announces changes to special leave accrual policy for service members

The revised provisions of section 701 U.S.C. title 10 reduced the maximum amount of accrued leave that may be retained by a service member at the end of the FY from 120 days to 90 days.

DOD announces details of tanker lease program

The approval of the Air Force KC-767 tanker lease initiative was announced May 23 by Edward C. "Pete" Aldridge, under secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics.The agreement provides for leasing 100 KC-767 aircraft from the Boeing Co. for six years starting in 2006, at a cost of

DoD announces implementation of traumatic injury protection

The Department of Defense announced today the implementation of traumatic injury protection insurance under the Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance program as enacted by section 1032 of Public Law 109-13. The program, which will be known as TSGLI, is designed to provide financial assistance to

DoD announces inaugural innovation challenge on talent management

The Talent Management Innovation Challenge encourages DoD military and civilian employees at all levels to submit promising talent management ideas with potential to make an impact across the Department in recruiting, retaining, and promoting a diverse force.

DOD announces increase in foreign language pay

The Department of Defense announced May 10 an increase effective June 1 in Foreign Language Proficiency Pay, or FLPP, for servicemembers who qualify. The fiscal 2005 National Defense Authorization Act authorizes the secretary of defense to increase FLPP pay from a maximum of $300 per month to a

DOD announces new actions to prevent suicide in the military

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin released a memo directing urgent actions to address suicide in the military community.

DoD announces new bereavement leave benefit for service members

The Defense Department announced new non-chargeable, paid bereavement leave benefit for service members.

DOD announces new hire probationary period

The probationary period for many new civilian employees hired by the Defense Department on or after Nov. 26, 2015, has changed from one year to two years, the acting deputy assistant secretary of defense for civilian personnel policy said.

DOD announces new Tricare regional care contractors

Department of Defense officials here have announced the selection of new Tricare managed care support contractors for the North and South Tricare regions in the United States.The third generation contracts are worth an estimated $55.5 billion more than the base and five options periods. Transition

DOD announces pilot sites for Healthy Base Initiative

Thirteen pilot sites will participate in the Healthy Base Initiative, a demonstration project for the Defense Department's Operation Live Well, Pentagon officials announced March 18.Among the 13 chosen were Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii; Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho; Yokota Air Base,

DOD announces pilot tutoring program for service members

Officials with the Defense Department Voluntary Education Program and the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) announced the launch of a pilot tutoring program that will provide service members with tutoring support at no cost, anytime, anywhere.

DoD Announces Policy Change on Transfer of Post-9/11 GI Bill Benefits

The Department of Defense issued a substantive change today to its policy on the transfer by service members in the uniformed services of Post-9/11 GI Bill educational benefits to eligible family member recipients.

DOD announces recommended holiday mail dates

The Department of Defense announced Oct. 31 the recommended mailing dates to ensure that holiday cards and packages for service members arrive overseas in time for the holiday season. "To ensure delivery … to military APO/FPO addresses overseas and to international addresses, we suggest mail be sent

DOD announces recruiting and retention numbers

Department of Defense officials announced March 18 their recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for February 2010.Active Component:Recruiting Three of the four active services met or exceeded their accession goals for February 2010. The Marine Corps purposefully

DOD announces recruiting and retention numbers

Department of Defense officials announced April 16 their recruiting and retention statistics for the active and reserve components for March 2010.Active Component:Recruiting All four active services met or exceeded their accession goals for March 2010.-- Air Force - 2,835 accessions with a goal of

DOD announces same-sex spouse benefits

Today, the Department of Defense announced its plan to extend benefits to same-sex spouses of uniformed service members and Department of Defense civilian employees, according to a DOD news release issued today.After a review of the department's benefit policies following the Supreme Court's ruling

DOD announces top environmental award recipients

At a Pentagon ceremony today, Defense and Interior Department officials presented this year's Secretary of Defense Environmental Award to 10 teams and installations for excellence in advancing environmental initiatives.Among the installations recognized, the Air Force was represented by both the

DOD Announces USAF, USSF Winners of the 2025 Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence

Secretary of Defense Peter B. Hegseth announced the 2025 recipients of the Commander in Chief's Annual Award for Installation Excellence May 16.

DOD anti-tobacco campaign invades military markets

The Department of Defense isn't just blowing smoke about its tobacco cessation campaign. "Quit Tobacco. Make Everyone Proud" is making its presence felt with enthusiastic marketing initiatives in 13 U.S. metropolitan markets containing 28 major military installations.The campaign positions military

DOD anti-tobacco video contest now open for public voting

The Air Force community is encouraged to kick off 2014 by voting online for the best anti-tobacco video in the Department of Defense-sponsored Fight the Enemy until March 14.