Legionnaires Eligible for Emergency Funds
Active duty personnel and members of the National Guard and Reserve impacted by Hurricane Katrina may qualify for immediate relief …More
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Air Force Reserve Command service members and civilians who are unable to reach the numbers listed in the previous item …More
AFRC Wants Hurricane Victims to Check In
Air Force Reserve Command officials are extremely concerned about reservists assigned to New Orleans or Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., …More
Safe Havens Okayed for Displaced Families
Military family members ordered to evacuate military installations in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama due to Hurricane Katrina may select an …More
D.C. Retirement Home Welcomes Evacuated Veterans
Hurricane Katrina decimated the Armed Forces Retirement Home in Gulfport, Miss., leaving 416 veterans homeless. They were evacuated, and by …More
Gasoline Shortages Hit AAFES
The closure of refineries and offshore oil platforms as well as failures of oil pipelines in the southeast United States, …More
Hurricane-affected Airmen to redeploy
More than 300 active-duty and Reserve Airmen who are deployed from Keesler AFB, Miss., will return early to attend to …More
Keesler AFB Future Uncertain
Hurricane Katrina devastated Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., said officials. Brig. Gen. William T. Lord, the 81st Training Wing commander, …More
Mail Service to Keesler AFB Suspended
U.S. Postal Service officials announced a suspension of express mail service, and standard and periodicals mail acceptance from any source …More
AAFES Gives Hurricane Victims Financial Breaks
Army and Air Force Exchange Service officials announced they are waiving interest charges and suspending monthly payment requirements for exchange …More
JASS Career Management System Offline
Due to destruction by Hurricane Katrina, the Job Advertising and Selection System Career Management System (JCMS) servers located at the …More
Tricare Contact Information for Katrina Victims
For information about the mail order pharmacy, call toll free (866) 363-8667. For questions about filling prescriptions or submitting claims …More
Tricare Benefits Continue for Hurricane Victims
Tricare beneficiaries and their families affected by Hurricane Katrina will continue to receive health benefits, service and support, said Tricare …More
DFAS Addresses Pay Issues in Katrina’s Wake
Banks and credit unions in Louisiana, Alabama, and Mississippi implemented contingency procedures in the wake of Hurricane Katrina in order …More
Coming: Projection TVs at Exchanges
Step by step, large projection TVs are making their way into the exchange system. In June of last year defense …More
DEERS Not Automatic for Families
Active and retired service members are automatically registered in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) but their family members …More
AF: Assault Prevention Film Mandatory
All Airmen must view a new video, entitled “Targeting Sexual Assault,” by Nov. 1. The video is part of a …More
World’s Biggest Case Lot Sale Launched
The World’s Biggest Case Lot Sale will offer “world-class” savings at nearly 270 commissaries in September. Most stores are participating, …More
Permanent IDs for Family Members, Survivors
Permanent U.S. uniformed services identification cards became available in September for all eligible family members and survivors age 75 and …More
Annual Combined Federal Campaign Kicks Off
The 2005 to 2006 Combined Federal Campaign began Sept. 1 and will run six consecutive weeks through Dec. 15 for …More
AF Cracks Down on Religion
The Air Force has released interim guidance on free exercise of religion. The guidelines are based on the following principles: …More
OMB Opposes Reserve Annual Physicals
As many as 3 percent of Reserve Component troops called up before Oct. 2003 had to be released later as …More
Half of AF Officer Corps Records Hacked
Social Security numbers, birth dates, marital status, number of children, and other private data for some 33,000 Air Force officers …More
Tricare Launches New Extended Care Option
Tricare’s Extended Care Health Option (ECHO) opened up to beneficiaries of active-duty family members with defined qualifying conditions Sept. 1. …More
AF Offers Exercise Safety Tips
When the Air Force Fit to Fight program was launched, Airmen had to adjust to a regular regimen of running, …More
Military Smoker Population Causes Concern
While an estimated 25 percent of Americans smoke, the military’s numbers hover at 34 percent, said Col. Gerald Wayne Talcott …More
DoD Launches Deployment Aid Library
The Defense Department’s Deployment Health Risk Communication Working Group and the Joint Task Force for Family Readiness Education on Deployments …More
Commission Sets ‘Last Day – First Day’ Relocation
In addition to “last day – first day” school considerations (previous item), the Overseas Basing Commission’s final report to the …More
Overseas Basing Commission: Balance School Systems
In its final report to the President, the Overseas Basing Commission emphasizes that, as massive American forces overseas are relocated, …More
GAO Report Irks Troops
Not everybody agrees with the Government Accountability Office’s July report that service members have better pay comparability with their civilian …More
