September 5, 2012 By Melissa K Buckley Basic Combat Training week two: FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. -- - New skills and new challenges awaited Soldiers from Company C, 1st Battalion, 48th Infantry Regiment during their second week of Basic Combat Training. Chemical defense, first aid and physical fitness training were all part of the week, but it was the CS gas (tear gas) … [Read more...]
Silver Star Presented for Fallen Airman’s ‘Gallantry in Action’
By Karen Petitt 375th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs 9/9/2012 - SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AFNS) -- Dressed in a silver and black dress, 3-year-old Chloe Smith stood beside her mother, Tiffany, as they accepted a Silver Star award today in honor of Senior Airman Bradley R. Smith who was killed in action at the age of 24 in Afghanistan Jan. 3, 2010. Maj. Gen. Lawrence … [Read more...]
New DOD Policy for TDY and PCS Cancellations
Defense Travel Management Office 9/4/2012 - GOODFELLOW AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS) -- Beginning October 1, 2012, any travel authorization that includes air travel must be approved and ticketed at least 72 hours in advance of the scheduled flight departure to avoid airline reservations from being cancelled. This is due to a new policy being instituted by the airlines under the … [Read more...]
Army Begins Final Phase of Childcare Fee Changes
September 5, 2012 By Evan Dyson, U.S. Army Installation Management Command SAN ANTONIO (Sept. 5, 2012) -- To coincide with a Department of Defense policy to standardize the cost of childcare across the Services, the Army will institute new fees for Child and Youth Programs beginning Oct. 1. The change affects users of Child Development Centers, School Age Care, Family Child … [Read more...]
Workout Myths – Are You Doing More Harm Than Good?
Sept 5, 2012 By Lance Cpl. Ali Azimi MARINE CORPS AIR GROUND COMBAT CENTER TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif - Physical fitness is a part of a Marine’s everyday life, whether it’s unit physical training or hitting the gym during some downtime. Along the path to improving our physical abilities, we naturally come across rumors about what is and what is not good for us. Many … [Read more...]