By Tech. Sgt. Raymond Hoy U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs 10/3/2011 - UNITED STATES NAVAL ACADEMY, Md. (AFNS) -- Despite a 2-1 record, Air Force fans have despaired over some advantageous Falcon play this season. However, some of that was washed away as the Falcons defeated the Navy Midshipmen 35-34 Oct. 1 at Jack Stephens Field. The Falcons were riding high into the … [Read more...]
Postal Date Deadlines for Holiday Mail for 2011
The United States Postal Service and Military Postal Service Agency have released 2011 deadlines to ensure that packages arrive to Military and State Department post offices overseas by Dec. 25, 2011. 2011 Mailing Schedule is as follows: Nov. 12 for parcel post mail Nov. 26 for space-available mail; Dec. 3 for parcel airlift mail; Dec. 10 for priority mail and first-class … [Read more...]
New TRICARE Prime Enrollees Pay Adjusted Annual Fees
Sept. 30, 2011 From a Defense Department News Release WASHINGTON – Military retirees enrolling in the TRICARE Prime health plan after Oct. 1 will begin paying slightly higher annual fees, Pentagon officials announced yesterday. The fee change for fiscal 2012 means the plan will cost $260 per year for members and $520 per year for members and family. The increase amounts to … [Read more...]
Cost-Of-Living Allowance Rate Changes
Sept. 30, 2011 By Lisa Daniel WASHINGTON (American Forces Press Service) – Pentagon officials are reminding service members stationed overseas to leave out cost-of-living pay when planning their personal budgets, due to fluctuations in the rate. The cost-of-living allowance, or COLA, paid to those stationed outside of the continental United States to off-set foreign … [Read more...]
Special Halloween Series: RAF Mildenhall Fright Zone Uncovers the ‘Ghosts’ of Halloween’s Past
10/3/2011 by Tech. Sgt. Kevin Wallace 100th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs RAF MILDENHALL, England -- The hands of the old clock stand vertical as tiny ghoulish creatures pass to and fro', their heads measuring eye to eye with the ghostly fog, snaking around the buildings, houses and yards. The base housing streets, which were once the pride of both RAF Mildenhall and … [Read more...]