June 10, 2009 Put TRICARE on your pre-deployment checklist If there's one universal rule in the military, it's that your pre-deployment days can be hectic. There's a lot on your plate that needs taking care of, like getting your finances and legal documents in order and making arrangements for your family while you're gone. If you are deploying from a
June 8, 2009 Simons experienced isolation in space Dave Simons awoke aboard Man High II and radioed "he was completely disoriented," a 1958 article "Wonders of the Universe" reported. Simons, launched from an open pit copper mine near Crosby, Minn., was sealed into an eight-foot-tall by three-feet-diameter capsule crammed with equipment. Floating
June 4, 2009 In focus: TRICARE vision care benefits If you have trouble seeing, you may want to have your eyes checked. Fortunately, vision care is a TRICARE-covered benefit. Here's how the benefit varies by your plan and age. Active Duty Active duty service members and family members (ADFM) enrolled in TRICARE Prime are allowed a comprehensive eye
June 4, 2009 Members of Team Holloman take part in Relay for Life Members of Team Holloman joined with citizens of Alamogordo, N.M., to participate in the 10th Annual Otero County Relay for Life fundraiser May 30. "The relay is about bringing awareness to the community and raising money for the American Cancer Society," said Ms. Apryl Stickels, Otero County Relay
June 4, 2009 Team Holloman member helps bring smile to Iraqi family Surrounded by the white, sterile halls of Joint Base Balad Air Force Theatre Hospital, an Iraqi girl sat smiling as she scribbled with all the precision of a 2-year-old in her dinosaur coloring book. Ignoring the lines that formed a friendly and content stegosaurus, she drops the green marker and
June 2, 2009 Air Force officials announce PCS policy changes RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas - Air Force officials recently announced that the permissive permanent change of station programs are being discontinued. "Since we've stabilized our budget, we can delete provisions for permissive PCS moves and take better care of our Airmen and their families by not
June 2, 2009 Kandahar EOD Unit serves to protect Afghanistan service members Improvised explosive devices kill people. The vast majority of military members serving in combat make it a point to go out of their way to avoid them. For the Air Force Explosive Ordnance Disposal team at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, they make it a point to go out of their way to find them. IEDs
June 2, 2009 USCIS El Paso naturalizes 30 members of the military in May Air Force Airman 1st Class Christopher Lyn, originally from Jamaica, was the 30th member of the military naturalized by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS) El Paso Field Office during May 2009. USCIS' month-long military naturalization initiative was in recognition of National
June 1, 2009 The Big Give gets even bigger Holloman's Big Give project is back and better than before with double the prize money up for grabs. It is not too late to make a difference - registration ends July 3. Ms. Amanda Gallagher, 49th Force Support Squadron marketing director, inspired by Oprah's Big Give, brought the project to Holloman