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AFC2IC Center closes after 16 years
December 17, 2013
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. William Fowler, left, Air Force Command and Control Integration Center knowledge operations superintendent and Senior Master Sgt. Lee Slaughter, AFC2IC fielded tactical data links superintendent, fold the AFC2IC unit guidon as Stan Newberry, AFC2IC director, looks on during AFC2IC’s closing ceremony, Hampton, Va., Dec. 16, 2013. The AFC2IC was created in 1997 to optimize command and control as an integral part of airpower and to achieve success through decision superiority. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Connor Estes/Released)

Soldiers' season's greetings: Holiday Card Lane brings cheer to Fort Eustis
December 17, 2013
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 David Wells, A Company, 1st Battalion, 222nd Aviation Regiment executive officer, received first place honors within his unit during the Holiday Card Lane competition award ceremony at Fort Eustis, Va., Dec. 13, 2013. Joint Task Force Civil Support  and A Company, 1-210th Avn. Rgt. were awarded second and third, respectively. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Austin Harvill/Released)

USAF Hospital Langley continues 'growing to meet your needs'
December 17, 2013
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Service members now receive expedited airport security screenings
December 16, 2013
Beginning Dec. 20, 2013, Soldiers will be eligible for expedited pre-flight screening, meaning they'll be able to get into the express line where they don't have to remove their shoes and belts or laptops from their baggage. Pictured here are Soldiers going through a non-expedited line. The man on the left is thanking a Soldier for his service. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Damian Steptore/Released)

DOD adds synthetic marijuana to random drug testing
December 16, 2013
The Department of Defense has expanded its zero tolerance for the use of illicit drugs to include synthetic marijuana, also known as "spice," the director of DOD's drug testing and program policy announced in December 2013. In addition to testing for synthetic marijuana, the military also randomly tests all Service members for marijuana, cocaine, amphetamines and other drugs in the amphetamine class, including methamphetamines and the drug known as "ecstasy." The test also looks for codeine and morphine, oxycodone, oxymorphone, hydrocodone, hydromorphone, Vicodin and different diazepines, such as Valium and Xanax. (Courtesy graphic)

Senate confirms James as next secretary of the Air Force
December 13, 2013
Deborah Lee James answers a question posed to her during a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee Sept. 19, 2013, in Washington, D.C. James will be the next secretary of the Air Force, according to a Senate confirmation vote Dec 13. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jim Varhegyi)

AF announces additional force management programs
December 13, 2013

Army special duty pay to change
December 13, 2013

ALSA members support local elderly community
December 13, 2013
Service members from the Air Land Sea Application Center at Langley Air Force Base volunteered to assist the Peninsula Agency on Aging program in Newport News, Va., Dec. 10, 2013.  The opportunity allowed ALSA, to demonstrate the multi-service organizations commitment to the community. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Kimberly Nagle/Released)