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  • Leaders issue Air Force birthday 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 issued the following message to the Airmen of the United States Air Force:As we celebrate the United States Air Force's 65th birthday, we salute all of the

  • Air Force secretary calls Airmen service's 'living engine'

    The nation's youngest force enjoys an unbreakable connection to state-of-the-art technology, Air Force Secretary Michael B. Donley said at the Air Force Association's annual meeting Sept. 17.But while technology enables the Air Force to innovate, its people are "the living engine of the Air Force,"

  • Shinseki: VA honors 'exceptional' Americans

    The Airmen of today's U.S. Air Force display the same guts, determination and skill as their forebears in the wars of earlier eras, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki said Sept. 17 at the Air Force Association's annual meeting.Service members stepped forward to repel the surprise Japanese

  • Wounded warriors discuss transitions to new lives

    Caregivers, National Guard and Reserve support and sports for the wounded are the top Defense Department priorities for wounded warriors and their families, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for warrior care said Sept. 13, as wounded warriors discussed their experiences with recovery.John R.

  • Widow shares Marine's story to save others from suicide

    Kim Ruocco regularly relives her darkest days -- her husband's suicide and the downward spiral that led to it -- to save other military families from the same heartbreak.Speaking Sept. 12 to standing-room-only audiences at the Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center here, Ruocco

  • DOD: Families, friends need to recognize signs of suicide

    September, National Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month, is a reminder to everyone in the military community to watch out for each other, a senior defense official said.Jacqueline Garrick, acting director of the Defense Suicide Prevention Office, told the Pentagon Channel and American Forces

  • Panetta remembers 9/11 victims, praises service members

    -- With flags flying at half-staff and under a cloudless blue sky hauntingly similar to the day America was attacked 11 years ago, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta paid tribute to the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attack on the Pentagon and praised America's service members."Fathers and mothers,

  • DOD launches Tomodachi registry website

    The Department of Defense launched the Operation Tomodachi Registry website Aug.5. The website provides location-based radiation dose estimate reports for adults and children comprising the DOD-affiliated population on or near mainland Japan following the Great East Japan earthquake and tsunami of

  • Family Matters Blog: Spouses hold front line on detecting depression

    Military leaders all the way to the commander in chief are drawing attention to the importance of good mental health and putting resources into programs to help veterans, service members and their families. But when it comes to recognizing and treating mental health problems, such as depression,

  • President pledges support for service members, vets

    As the United States draws down in Afghanistan it remains committed to its military members, veterans and families by providing the support services they may need and opportunities to transition to meaningful civilian careers, President Barack Obama said recently at Fort Bliss, Texas."Just as we

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