• Rules restrict political activity by DOD personnel

    With election activity steadily picking up, defense officials are in the process of issuing regular election-year guidance to remind military and Defense Department civilians that they're subject to rules regulating their involvement in political activities.This issue -- one the department regularly

  • December Tots in Blue

    Congratulations to the following parents who welcomed their new arrivals while stationed here:It's a boySamuel Dominick, born Dec. 8 to Jose and Heidi TorresEli Mason, born Dec. 13 to Daleray Keeter and Aubrey FritzIt's a girlLillyana Rose, born Dec. 9 to Tech Sgt. Sean and Alba KasperekAddelyn

  • Air Force offering second round of VERA/VSIP

    The Air Force is offering a second round of voluntary early retirement authority and voluntary separation incentive pay beginning Jan. 9.The move is part of the Air Force's continuing effort to meet the Department of Defense requirement to maintain civilian funding at fiscal 2010 levels"The Air

  • Military maintainers qualify in F-35A flight inspections

    The first group of military maintainers at the 33rd Fighter Wing recently qualified in numerous F-35A flight inspections by a uniformed certifier, a task only civilian certifiers initially were contracted to support."This first-ever Air Force to Air Force on-the-job training event is an important

  • Cops claim championship

    The 96th Security Forces Squadron beat the Air Armament Center Directorate 19-14 to win the intramural flag football championship game Dec. 15.The SFS team, who won the title in 2008, had a 6-0 record going in to the final game of the single-elimination playoff, while AAC entered the matchup at 8-1.