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Budget request provides for best Air Force possible, Welsh says
April 15, 2013
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Hagel presents defense budget request to Congress
April 15, 2013
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel testifies before the House Armed Services Committee on the fiscal year 2014 defense budget request in Washington, D.C., April 11, 2013. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Robert F. Hale, the Defense Department's comptroller, also testified. (DOD photo by Erin A. Kirk-Cuomo/Released)
Army requests another BRAC round in fiscal year 2015
April 15, 2013
Katherine Hammack, the Army's assistant secretary for Installations, Energy and Environment, along with Defense Department and service counterparts, testified before the House Appropriations Committee, April 12, 2013, requesting another round of base realignment and closure in fiscal year 2015. (U.S. Army courtesy graphic/Released)
New resources promote fitness culture
April 15, 2013
To help improve Total Force fitness levels, Air Force Personnel Center officials are fielding new fitness resources accessible online, in person or on DVD. These resources, including the Operational Fitness Program, Xtreme Wednesday Workouts, the Air Force Fitness DVDs and the Fitness on Request kiosks are available to all Total Force Airmen, retirees and families, through base Fitness and Sports Centers and unit physical training leaders. (U.S. Air Force courtesy graphic/Released)
JBLE honors memory of Holocaust
April 11, 2013
Pictures, postcards and personal information belonging to Gerda Weissmann Klein, a Holocaust victim, are displayed during the Holocaust Days of Remembrance Commemoration at Langley Air Force Base, Va., April 8, 2013. A local teacher whose family members who were victims of the Holocaust provided her personal collection of family memorabilia to be displayed during the commemoration. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brittany Paerschke-O’Brien/Released)
Motorcycle show highlights safety, skills
April 9, 2013
An Airman assigned to the 497th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Squadron participates in a group motorcycle ride during the second annual Sentinel Motorcycle Safety Show hosted by the 497th ISR Group at Langley Air Force Base, Va., April 3, 2013. There were two trophies awarded during the show based on a voting system of the crowd’s favorite in two separate categories: cruiser class and sport class. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jeff Nevison/Released)
Hagel seeks to limit convening authority powers under UCMJ
April 9, 2013
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel will ask Congress to change military law so that commanders cannot overturn major convictions, the secretary announced in a written statement issued April 8. Under the secretary’s proposed changes, a convening authority would no longer have the authority to set aside a conviction for major offenses such as sexual assault. (DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett/Released)
Army Selective Early Retirement Board could affect 1,200 field grade officers
April 9, 2013
In August, the Army will convene a Selective Early Retirement Board for lieutenant colonels and colonels. The move is just one part of a larger Army effort to meet its congressionally mandated end strength reduction. (Army News Service photo by C. Todd Lopez/Released)
TRICARE expands assistance to reduce tobacco use
April 8, 2013
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MilPDS upgrade complete: Review emergency contact information
April 8, 2013
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