Tech. Sgt. Stacy Fowler 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs 4/13/2012 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) -- How long does it take you to drive 100 miles in a day, or pedal a bike that distance? Would you even consider walking or running 100 miles in a day? What if it was to help a friend and his family? For Tech. Sgt. Wayne Jenderny, the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer … [Read more...]
LAST Day for Servicemembers to File Taxes for FREE with H&R Block
Today is the LAST DAY of the extended Tax day from H&R Block at Home® to file your return for FREE. Military OneSource Tax Program will launch the H&R Block at Home® free electronic filling tax service. File your Federal and State taxes online for free! The IRS will begin processing efile returns on January 17, 2012. If you complete your returns with the H&R Block … [Read more...]
Obama Awards Medal of Honor to Army Recipient
April 17, 2012 White House Office of Communications WASHINGTON, DC - On May 16, President Barack Obama will award Specialist Leslie H. Sabo, Jr., U.S. Army, the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry. Specialist Sabo will receive the Medal of Honor posthumously for his heroic actions in combat on May 10, 1970, while serving as a rifleman in Company D, 3d Battalion, 506th … [Read more...]
AF Standardizes Uniform Wear across Space Command
April 16, 2012 Air Force Space Command officials announced April 13 that Airmen assigned to the command will cease wearing flight suits, the green flight jacket and the A-2 Leather Jacket by the end of the fiscal year. Directed by Gen. William L. Shelton, the AFSPC commander, the move is designed to standardize uniform wear across Space Command in a resource-constrained … [Read more...]
Thrift Savings Plan Offers New Roth Option
By Karen Parrish American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, April 13, 2012 - Service members and Defense Department civilian employees who are eligible for the Thrift Savings Plan will soon have a new Roth option for retirement savings under the program, defense finance officials announced today. The change will allow participants to contribute after-tax dollars to the federal … [Read more...]