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  • Injured Airman returns to duty, celebrates promotion

    Staff Sgt. Brian Williams is just like any other Airman.He has been in the Air Force for 13 years, has deployed six times and served as a military working dog handler at the 87th Security Forces Squadron here since 2011.He is a Phoenix, Ariz., native who enjoys watching his favorite team, the

  • DOD orders disability board results review

    Some Airmen who met a medical or physical disability evaluation board between Sept. 11, 2001 and April 30, 2012 before separating from the Air Force may be eligible for re-evaluation, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.When defense officials learned that between 2001 and 2012, some diagnoses

  • Dempsey addresses issues during Facebook Town Hall

    It was the quietest Town Hall Army in which Gen. Martin E. Dempsey has ever taken part. On Dec. 5, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff hosted his first Town Hall on Facebook, answering questions sent to him on the ubiquitous site from around the world.The chairman logged onto his Facebook

  • VA warns of marketing scam

    The Department of Veterans Affairs recently posted an alert on its Facebook page warning of a marketing scam targeting veterans.A marketing company has purchased telephone numbers that differ by one digit from the VA's national call center and the GI Bill call center. Callers who misdial and reach

  • 2013 tax statement delivery schedule

    Pay customers of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service are scheduled to receive their 2013 tax statements between mid-December through January. Most of the W-2 and 1099 forms will be available earlier via the online myPay pay account management system for retired military members and annuitants

  • Dempsey praises veterans' court rehabilitation program

    The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff praised members of the Veterans Treatment Court Convention on Dec. 4 for their work in developing the innovative program designed to help veterans get their lives back on track.Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey said the program, which grew out of a grass-roots

  • Boys & Girls Clubs of America offer free membership

    Boys & Girls Clubs of America has launched the Youth Outreach Wounded Warrior Initiative. This initiative provides no-cost annual club memberships to dependents of veterans who have served during the Operation Iraqi Freedom Campaign and have been declared wounded, ill or injured. This initiative is

  • Veterans will receive 1.5 percent cost-of-living increase

    Veterans, their families and survivors receiving disability compensation and pension benefits from the Department of Veterans Affairs will receive a 1.5 percent cost-of-living increase in their monthly payments beginning Jan. 1, 2014.This COLA increase, based on the Consumer Price Index, also

  • Prepare now for tax season, DOD official advises

    With about a month left before the start of tax season, service members should begin gathering documentation to file their 2013 taxes, said the director of the Pentagon's office of family policy and children and youth.Barbara Thompson suggests visiting the Military OneSource website for tax filing

  • Stolen valor tarnishes service members' sacrifices

    Soldiers in every war have risked their lives to defend America. In many cases, their valor has been above and beyond the call of duty. For their service, they receive Purple Heart Medals for wounds, and for valor they might earn Bronze Star Medals, Silver Star Medals or others.It may seem hard to

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