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  • Obama emphasizes concern about sexual assault in military

    The crime of sexual assault undermines the trust needed for the U.S. military to do its missions, President Barack Obama said after meeting with his military leaders May 16.Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, the service secretaries, and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey and the rest of the Joint Chiefs of

  • Air Force Reserve submits construction plans to Senate

    The top leaders from the Air Force's active and reserve components went to Capitol Hill May 15 to provide statements and answer questions about their plans for new construction projects in fiscal 2014.Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.), chairman, and Sen. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), the ranking member of the

  • Understanding world of federal contracts

    Conducting business with Uncle Sam can seem like an arduous task. That's why members of the 482nd Fighter Wing Contracting Office were invited to speak with more than 40 Homestead, Fla. business owners about conducting business with the federal government May14. During a meeting held at the main

  • Hagel announces fewer furlough days for DOD employees

    After weeks of review, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has concluded budget cuts will require most of the department's civilian employees to be furloughed beginning in July, but that because of other efforts to deal with the shortfall, only half of the 22 days originally envisioned as temporary

  • Attacking and extinguishing

    Members of Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla.'s Fire Department recently conducted aircraft live fire training on a mock aircraft at Homestead ARB. Fires can heat up the mock aircraft to approximately 1,200 degrees. The aircraft live fire training consists of responding to the fire, setting up on the

  • Homestead Military Appreciation Day, Saturday, May 25th

    The second annual Military Appreciation Day in Homestead will offer Military ID holders free vouchers to redeem for food at the event, free raffle tickets for a $500-value prize to those wearing their Military uniform, and family fun with live music, food trucks, military displays and bounce houses.

  • Reminder: 2013 Air Force Community Assessment Survey

    The Air Force Community Assessment Survey is completed bi-annually to help provide data on community wellness, strengths and risks to our members and their families. All of these issues directly impact mission readiness. Surveys are being randomly sent to both military members, civilians and

  • May 31 is deadline to sign up for TRICARE automatic payments

    Beneficiaries enrolled in TRICARE Reserve Select or TRICARE Retired Reserve who pay monthly premiums by check must switch to an electronic form of payment by May 31 to avoid losing coverage. TRICARE will only accept monthly premium payments using recurring automatic payments by credit or debit card,