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  • Dempsey: Tuition assistance cuts due to readiness shortfalls

    Tuition assistance was a hot-button issue during a town hall session between Marines and their families and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff here March 21.The first question for Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey was about the program. The Marine Corps, Army and Air Force had eliminated the

  • Pentagon delays sending furlough notices to civilian workforce

    Pentagon officials have put off sending furlough notices to civilian employees until they've had a chance to analyze how pending legislation that would fund the federal government for the rest of the fiscal year will affect the Defense Department.Officials now estimate that furlough notices will go

  • B-52 flies mission over ROK

    As part of the U.S. Pacific Command's Continuous Bomber Presence, a B-52 Stratofortress deployed to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, conducted a training flight over the Republic of Korea, March 19, where the aircraft practiced dropping bombs on targets at Pilsung Range. This mission highlights the

  • 'Sons of Anarchy' stars visit Andersen AFB

    Cast members from the hit FX series "Sons of Anarchy" visited with Airmen and their families on Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, March 16.Actors Kim Coates, Mark Boone Junior and Dayton Callie spent almost two days on the island where they also visited service members at Naval Base Guam. This visit

  • AF's top lawyer: Special Victims' Counsel supports sexual assault victims

    The Air Force's top lawyer testified March 13 before the Senate Armed Services Committee's personnel subcommittee on sexual assault in the military and ongoing efforts to combat the problem.The Judge Advocate General, Lt. Gen. Richard C. Harding, was joined by his fellow service counterparts and the

  • CMSAF discusses tuition assistance

    The Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, James Cody, took questions from Airmen here March 14, on the decision to suspend military tuition assistance. He also addressed how Airmen can continue to further their educational needs and what the future holds for the program next fiscal year, which

  • 2013 AFAF campaign kicks off at Andersen

    The 2013 annual Air Force Assistance Fund kicked off March 18 and will run through April 26 at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.The AFAF provides support to Air Force families including active duty, retirees, reservists, guardsmen and their dependents and surviving spouses in need of assistance through

  • Team Andersen exercises for upcoming inspection

    With the Combined Unit Inspection scheduled for May 2013, Andersen is looking at compliance initiatives and conducting various exercises to prepare Airmen for success. The CUI is a two-part inspection, focusing on both compliance and readiness. Roughly 90 evaluators are currently scheduled to