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Equipment analyst Neill Smith inspects a glove sample recovered from an aircraft crash site in an attempt to identify the servicemember lost in the crash. The analysts at the Life Sciences Equipment Laboratory at Brooks City-Base in San Antonio use equipment at the lab as comparisons to the artifacts shipped to the lab from a recovery site. DoD photo by Fred W. Baker III

June 11, 2013

DOD research chief says science, tech skills vital

WASHINGTON (AFPS) — The Defense Department needs to be thinking now about how to best recruit a workforce skilled in science and technology, which will be increasingly vital to national security, a senior DOD official said here yesterday.Reginald Brothers, deputy assistant secretary of defense for research, told a conference aimed at spurring more young Americans to

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June 7, 2013

Sexual assault is a 'cancer,' Welsh says

WASHINGTON (AFNS) — The Air Force chief of staff testified in front of the Senate Armed Services Committee along with the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and service chiefs from the Army, Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard on pending legislation regarding sexual assaults in the military June 4.Gen. Mark A. Welsh III re-emphasized to the committee the Air Force's

WASHINGTON, June 3, 2013 – Sequestration spending cuts could continue into 2014, and the impact of the deep cuts will fall disproportionately on small business, the Pentagon’s top acquisition official told a Navy industry forum today.

June 5, 2013

Kendall: Sequestration Likely to Continue into 2014

WASHINGTON — Sequestration spending cuts could continue into 2014, and the impact of the deep cuts will fall disproportionately on small business, the Pentagon's top acquisition official told a Navy industry forum Monday."It's a reasonable possibility that we will go into 2014 with sequestration still underway," said Frank Kendall, undersecretary of defense for

June 5, 2013

Airmen must understand business of cyber, general says

WASHINGTON (AFNS) — As U.S. Cyber Command gains strength and steadily extends its range across the newest warfare domain, it has called on all the services over the next five years to contribute trained-up teams of cyber operators to ensure U.S. military freedom of action, defensively and offensively, in cyberspace.For the Air Force, this means adding more than 1,000

Employers and civic leaders stand in front of the RQ-4 Global Hawk during the ESGR tour. Employers and civic leaders attended the annual ESGR tour at Beale during the June UTA. (U.S. Air Force photo Senior Airman Adam Hamar)

June 2, 2013

940th Wing Hosts Annual ESGR Tour

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Employers and civic leaders from the Sacramento area attended the 940th Wing's annual Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve tour, June 1, at Beale Air Force Base, Calif.The event was part of the wing's community outreach program to introduce employers to the Air Force Reserve and allowed them to see what their employees do when they report for

Professional development has taken a new twist at the 50th Intelligence Squadron, a reserve unit at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. Squadron members voluntarily participate in lunchtime discussions of current publications on topics, such as leadership and decision-making. (U.S. Air Force photo / Dana Lineback)

May 30, 2013

Squadron adopts brown bag approach to professional development

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. — Reservists bring a wealth of experience from their civilian jobs to the military mission.When Lt. Col. Leslie Beavers took command of the 50th Intelligence Squadron, Beale Air Force Base, Calif., in March 2012, she decided a professional development program she had experienced in her civilian occupation would be a worthwhile focus for her unit.

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May 23, 2013

Air Force leaders send Memorial Day message

WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III send the following Memorial Day message to Airmen of the U.S. Air Force and their families:Memorial Day provides an opportunity to reflect upon the sacrifices of our nation's uniformed service members, particularly the more than one million Soldiers,

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May 21, 2013

Memorial Day: Remember our veterans

SOUTHWEST ASIA — The Civil War ended nearly 150 years ago on May 9, 1865, marking the beginning to a new era. However, many lives were lost during the more than four-year war; and, as a result, the Grand Army of the Republic established what was then called "Decoration Day" three years later on May 5, 1868.It wasn't until after World War I the day was expanded to

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel told Defense Department employees at a town hall meeting May 14, that most will be required to take 11 furlough days beginning July 8, one per pay period, through the end of the fiscal year, Sept. 30. (Courtesy Photo)

May 15, 2013

Hagel Announces Fewer Furlough Days for DOD Employees

WASHINGTON (NNS) — After weeks of review, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has concluded budget cuts will require most of the department's civilian employees to be furloughed beginning in July, but that because of other efforts to deal with the shortfall, only half of the 22 days originally envisioned as temporary layoffs will now be necessary.During a town hall meeting

The House of Representatives passed legislation specifying that Tricare and non-appropriated fund health plans meet all of the requirements for proof of insurance, in response to Republican concerns that military families might face the fine.

May 15, 2013

Beneficiaries must sign up for TRICARE automatic payment by May 31

WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Beneficiaries enrolled in TRICARE Reserve Select or TRICARE Retired Reserve who pay monthly premiums by check must switch to an electronic form of payment by May 31 to avoid losing coverage. TRICARE will only accept monthly premium payments using recurring automatic payments by credit or debit card, or by recurring electronic funds transfer from a