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  • Evolution of perspective: Airman finds balance after diagnosis

    Senior Master Sgt. Daphne Soto never meets a stranger because each encounter opens a door to a potential new friend, or to someone who just needs to talk, and she'll keep the door open for both.This 24-year Air Force veteran will weave a serpentine path through cubicles and offices just to say hello

  • Carter takes office as 25th defense secretary

    Ash Carter became the 25th secretary of Defense Feb. 17, after having served previously as deputy defense secretary, defense acquisition chief and assistant secretary for global strategic affairs.President Barack Obama nominated Carter for the position -- calling Carter an innovator and a reformer

  • 75-day leave carryover ends Sept. 30

    Effective Sept. 30, military members will no longer be able to carry more than 60 days of leave into the next fiscal year, in accordance with 2013 National Defense Authorization Act requirements.Unless they are approved for special leave accrual, regular Air Force and Active Guard Reserve, or AGR,

  • Air Force introduces Volume 9 of Portraits in Courage

    The Air Force released its ninth volume of Portraits in Courage, highlighting five teams and seven individual Airmen for their honor, valor, devotion and selfless sacrifice in the face of extreme danger to themselves and others."Each story graphically depicts an Airman's will to do the right thing,

  • February’s Airman magazine issue now available

    The February issue of Airman magazine is now available to download and is viewable through a Web browser.In this issue, the magazine staff travels to Alaska to spend nearly a week at the Arctic Survival School and learn how the instructors train service members to survive in extreme cold climates.

  • Air Force presents fiscal 2016 budget request

    The Air Force presented its fiscal 2016 President's Budget request Feb. 2, following the Defense Department and sister services budget briefings.The Air Force fiscal 2016 budget request supports the defense strategy and combatant commander requirements. It continues readiness recovery, reduces the

  • Online prescription tracker gives veterans 24/7 online access to status

    Veterans can now track the status of most of their prescriptions online, thanks to an innovative idea by a Department of Veterans Affairs' employee.  The new 24/7 service allows online tracking for most prescriptions mailed from the VA Mail Order Pharmacy.The prescription tracker was recommended by

  • Small increase to TRICARE pharmacy copays begins Feb. 1

    New copayments for prescription drugs covered by TRICARE will go into effect Feb. 1 because the fiscal 2015 National Defense Authorization Act requires TRICARE to increase most pharmacy copays by $3.Drugs from military pharmacies and generic drugs from TRICARE Pharmacy Home Delivery still cost

  • Air Force Wounded Warrior program provides Airman with hope

    Some Airmen dream of a 20-year career. Some know they'll serve one enlistment and then separate. But some have that decision taken right out of their hands.Retired Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Harper met a major career obstacle in 2011. Harper served in the Air Force Reserve as a loadmaster for the 89th

  • Air Force risks becoming too small to succeed under sequestration

    During testimony Jan. 28 on Capitol Hill, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III stressed the negative impact sequestration will have on future Air Force capabilities, emphasizing further budget cuts will lead to low morale and declined readiness in the Air Force."Pilots sitting in a

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