(U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Christian Michael)

D-M deployment manager helps maintain mission readiness in theater

SOUTHWEST ASIA – When thousands of maintenance troops are called to serve in Southwest Asia, it takes the work of skilled Airmen to get them trained, processed and ready to fight. Getting them into the theater of operations and back home, however, is a task for the specialized few; enter the deployed maintenance unit deployment manager. UDMs…

DM Airmen ruck for vets

Members of the D-M community participated in the annual Rucking for Vets event at the Colossal Cave Mountain Park in Vail, Arizona, May 11. Rucking for Vets is a grass roots effort led by local D-M Airmen. The goal is to raise money in support of the Wounded Warrior Project. The event consisted of over…

(Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Betty R. Chevalier)

755th keeps Compass Call jamming

How do you get a plane that weighs more than 100,000 pounds to get off the ground and keep flying? The 755th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here has been doing just that.

(U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Christine Griffiths)

DLT raises money for the AFEV

The Desert Lightning Team is one of many sponsors raising money for the Air Force Enlisted Village at the upcoming 10th Annual Bob Hope Memorial Charity Golf Classic tournament at Eglin AFB, Fla., May 17-18.

(U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Timothy Boyer)

Deployed Airman loses 40 pounds, scores 99.8 on fitness test

SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) – You want to get in shape during your deployment, but what does that mean? Do you want to lose weight or score better on your fitness test?

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‘Every dollar counts’ ushers in new savings culture

Posted April 26, 2013

WASHINGTON (AFNS) – With budgets shrinking, Air Force leaders are calling on Airmen to share their best money-saving ideas through the Every Dollar Counts campaign. In the wake of sequestration, the initiative marks a cultural shift that empowers Airmen to find and recommend areas for savings that may be used to support readiness needs, said Air Force…

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We are still united

Posted April 26, 2013

Members of the Desert Lightning Team and their families participated in the Team Red, White and Blue-Tucson’s Boston Marathon Attack Response Run at Reid Park in Tucson, Ariz., April 17.

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General, wife die in private plane crash

Posted April 26, 2013

WASHINGTON (AFNS) – Maj. Gen. Joseph D. Brown IV and his wife, Sue S. Brown, were killed April 19, when the Cessna 210 he was piloting crashed in Williamsburg, Va. General Brown has been the commandant of The Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy in Washington D.C. since October 2010. “We are deeply…

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Recognize and respond: steps to notice and prevent child abuse

Posted April 26, 2013

LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. – Take a piece of paper. Crush it in your fist. Throw it to the ground. Scream at it. Release all your stresses of the day into that scrap of parchment. Now straighten it out. Obviously, you will still be able to see the wrinkles and the tears left from your…

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VA expedites decisions for long-standing claims

Posted April 26, 2013

WASHINGTON (AFNS) – The Veterans Affairs Department is expediting compensation claims decisions for veterans who have waited one year or longer, VA officials announced today. Effective today, VA claims raters will make provisional decisions on the oldest claims on hand, officials said, which will allow veterans to begin collecting compensation benefits more quickly, if eligible. Veterans will…

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Civilian pay transitions into ATAAPS

Posted April 26, 2013

D-M went live with the Automated Time Attendance and Production System for civilians Sunday here, April 21. The ATAAPS program is an Air Force wide program designed to prepare audit readiness, as well as financial readiness, across the Air Force. Kimberly Hervey, 355th Comptroller Squadron ATAAPS project manager, stated the manual system provided little audit…

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Exchange offers employment opportunities

Posted April 26, 2013

DALLAS – While some advertise efforts to hire veterans, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service simply does what it has for more than 117 years – extend career opportunities to veterans and their families. In fact, 10 percent of the Exchange’s workforce is comprised of veterans with military spouses and family members accounting for…

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Local Briefs April 26, 2013

Posted April 26, 2013

CCAF Graduation Thursday, May 9, 2 p.m. – Mirage Club Congratulations to our CCAF graduates! Retired Officers’ Spouses Club The Tucson Retired Officers’ Spouses Club will hold its last monthly luncheon meeting of the season on Thursday, May 2 at Skyline Country Club, 5200 E. St. Andrews Dr., located off Swan Rd., one mile…

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VA launches hotline for health care, women veteran questions

Posted April 26, 2013

WASHINGTON (AFNS) – The Veterans Affairs Department has launched a new hotline — 1-855-VA-WOMEN — to receive and respond to questions from veterans, their families and caregivers about the many VA services and resources available to women veterans. The service began accepting calls March 27. “Some women veterans may not know about high-quality VA care and services…

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The difficult discussion

Posted April 26, 2013

DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (AFNS) – Death is a subject that all too often no one wants to talk about until there is no option. Usually we only discuss it when confronted with death due to the loss of a family member, friend or co-worker. We are a unique group of people here. We face death…

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D-M deployment manager helps maintain mission readiness in theater

DM Airmen ruck for vets

755th keeps Compass Call jamming

DLT raises money for the AFEV

Deployed Airman loses 40 pounds, scores 99.8 on fitness test

‘Every dollar counts’ ushers in new savings culture

We are still united

General, wife die in private plane crash

Recognize and respond: steps to notice and prevent child abuse

VA expedites decisions for long-standing claims

Civilian pay transitions into ATAAPS

Exchange offers employment opportunities

Local Briefs April 26, 2013

VA launches hotline for health care, women veteran questions

The difficult discussion

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