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  • Deadline approaching for civilian awards nominations

    The deadline for submitting nominations for the 2011 Air Force Association Outstanding Air Force Civilian Employees of the Year Award to the Air Force Personnel Center is Feb. 15.Each year, AFA officials recognize four Air Force civilian employees for outstanding achievement in four categories.The

  • 2011 Air Force Marathon registration opens Jan. 1

    Air Force Marathon officials announced they will open registration for the 2011 marathon Jan. 1, with special sale pricing for New Year's Day.The 15th annual event will occur Sept. 17 at the National Museum of the United States Air Force here. In addition to a full 26.2 mile marathon, runners also

  • Air Force pharmacies begin to receive helping 'hands' from ROBOTx

    The pharmacy staff at Kadena Air Base, Japan, recently added a new member to their crew: a robot designed to count medication for prescriptions. The PharmASSIST ROBOTx stores the counted medications until electronic prescriptions are received from doctors. Then, using bar code scanning checks, it

  • VA officials set to verify veteran small businesses

    To further advocate for veterans, Veterans Affairs officials have announced that companies identifying themselves as small businesses or veteran-owned businesses to gain priority for some Department of Veterans Affairs contracts now must provide documentation verifying their status within 90 days of

  • Santa's new address: No. 1 Santa Claus Lane, North Pole

    The City of North Pole, with the assistance of the North Pole Economic Development Corporation, has demonstrated a commitment to Letters to Santa by erecting a permanent candy cane marker designating "No. 1 Santa Claus Lane" as the address to which letters to Santa should be addressed.The recent

  • Reports of sexual harassment, assault rise at service academies

    The number of reported sexual harassment and assaults at the armed forces' three service academies is up from last year, but the rise could be due to an increase in education and training at the schools, Defense Department officials said Dec. 15.Forty-one incidents were reported for the 2009-2010

  • Select CDCs become available online

    Airmen in select career fields can now complete their career development courses through Air University's AU Online website -- a derivative website of Air Education and Training Command's Advanced Distributed Learning System -- that provides course access from work or home computers.Electronic CDCs

  • Prevent identity theft this holiday season

    It may come as no surprise identity theft is on the rise, with more than 11 million victims last year alone. In 2009, identity fraud had jumped more than 12 percent compared to 2008, making this the highest rate since 2003, according to Javelin Strategy and Research's 2010 Identity Fraud Survey

  • DOD officials to expand community-based child care options

    Defense Department officials plan to launch an initiative early next year aimed at expanding the quality and quantity of community-based child care options for geographically dispersed reserve and active-duty families and for families facing long waits for on-base care.Through the initiative, DOD

  • Space education building breaks ground at Peterson

    After nearly six years of operating at an off-base location, the Space Education and Training Center broke ground for its new $14.4 million facility here Dec. 10. The state-of-the-art training and education facility will house the National Security Space Institute and Advanced Space Operations