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  • New mandate requires electronic pay

    Electronic funds transfer for military pay will be mandatory for all service members, retirees and Department of Defense civilians beginning March 1, according to the U.S. Department of Treasury.The Defense Finance and Accounting Service encourages all affected personnel to set up a direct deposit

  • AFGSC energy group visits local power plant

    Members of the Air Force Global Strike Command Energy Management Steering Group toured the Southwestern Electric Power Company's Arsenal Hill Power Plant Jan. 8 in Shreveport, La."As we stood up the EMSG, our first tasker from the Air Force was to reduce energy consumption throughout the command,"

  • Airmen lift off with Operation Bright Holiday

    It was Nov. 19, 2010, when Airman 1st Class Desmond Awadzi said goodbye to his family at the Kacoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana, and boarded a plane headed to the United States.Now, Operation Bright Holiday is reuniting Awadzi with his family and helping 49 other Airmen get home for the

  • New training facility opens in Guernsey

    Almost ten years of joint effort and cooperation culminated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new Nuclear Security Tactics Training Center in Guernsey, Wyo., Dec. 13.The $4.2 million facility boasts 14,500 square feet of functional space for training classrooms and cadre offices, and has been

  • Volunteers provide joy to Cheyenne youth

    Approximately 100 local children gathered in the Fall Hall Community Center Dec. 15 to take part in Operation Provide Joy. OPJ is annual holiday party organized by the Salvation Army and military volunteers from F. E. Warren. "The main purpose of this event is to help bring some cheer to kids who

  • Air Force leaders issue holiday message

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy send the following holiday message to the Airmen of the U.S. Air Force:The holiday season is a perfect time to celebrate the many blessings that we enjoy in our

  • Jessey's Story: The last days of an Airman's best friend

    Two months ago, I spent a lot of time with the Military Working Dogs at Minot AFB; learning about their mission, getting to know them and even allowing myself to overcome one of my greatest fears of being attacked by a dog during their training. I had established a connection, not only with the