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  • Soldiers collect blood to support CENTCOM

    Soldiers from the Fort Leonard Wood Blood Donor Center held a blood drive at Whiteman Air Force Base's community activity center Dec. 21 as part of the Armed Services Blood Program. The ASBP is a conjoined military program from each service branch that collectively gets donors from different

  • 5th FSS: Best support squadron in MAJCOM

    Minot Air Force Base's 5th Force Support Squadron received the Major General Eugene L. Eubank award, a Major Command-level award, for best small category force support squadron.The squadron was praised for its many accomplishments throughout the year, most notably, the efforts displayed during the

  • Flood-impacted Minot AFB Airmen receive new appliances

    Flood-impacted Team Minot Airmen and their families received more than 130 much-needed appliances Dec. 15 on behalf of Operation Warm Heart, Operation Homefront, Home Depot and General Electric. "Operation Homefront was founded in 2002 and is the largest emergency services provider to the military

  • Minot housing allowance to increase 40 percent

    Basic Allowance for Housing rates for Team Minot Airmen are slated to increase for the 2012 calendar year, according to new Department of Defense data released recently. These increases should be reflected in members Jan. 15, 2012, pay statement.Overall rates are projected to increase an average of

  • 5th BW successfully completes New START inspection

    Minot AFB successfully completed a New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (New START) inspection Dec. 1 when the 5th Bomb Wing was selected for a NST Air Base Type One Inspection. As part of the treaty implementation, a team of 10 Russian Federation inspectors, escorted by eight Defense Threat

  • Minot Airman answers call of duty

    An Minot Air FOrce Base, N.D., Airman recently received the Airman's Medal for the heroic and selfless act he performed in the fall of 2008. Staff Sgt. Joseph Haller, 5th Security Forces Squadron member , humbly accredits the medal largely to his military training and the sense of duty instilled

  • F.E. Warren's fitness facilities renovated to improve fitness experience

    F.E. Warren Air Force Base's fitness facilities, Freedom and Independence halls, have received roughly $600,000 in renovations, upgrades and improvements throughout 2011 as a way to improve patrons' fitness experiences.Renovations include new locker rooms for Independence Hall; an outdoor exercise

  • 90th Missile Wing welcomes new squadron

    More than 100 Airmen attended a Dec. 1, 2011, ceremony re-designating the 15th Munitions Squadron as the 90th Munitions Squadron at F. E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo.The 15th MUNS, activated Aug. 4, 2009, has been a tenant unit of the 90th Missile Wing since its activation."The 90th MUNS has been a

  • Global Strike Command hosts inaugural Heritage Dinner

    As each wing commander and command chief from around Air Force Global Strike Command entered Patrick Hall at the Barksdale Air Force Base Club Nov. 30, their eyes darted around the historic, elegant and precisely laid-out room. They were stunned. Some took pictures. Some soaked in the atmosphere.

  • New requirements for tuition assistance

    A first-of-its-kind Department of Defense Memorandum of Understanding was recently released by the Office of the Secretary of Defense for guidance on military tuition assistance.Effective Jan. 1, 2012, the Department of Defense will require all academic institutions participating in the military TA