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Numerous initiatives underway in military housing crisis

Acting Secretary of the Air Force Matthew Donovan, along with Secretary of Defense Mark Esper and secretaries from the Army and Navy, gathered with privatized housing project owners Oct. 2 to address the progress in reforming the Military Housing Privatization Initiative. AD: Free Halloween Parties for military

Military kids website also helps parents, educators

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Military kids website also helps parents, educators

JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. (AFNS) -- The Defense Department website for military children has added new features to help parents and educators explain difficult topics of the military lifestyle to children. Since its launch in January 2012, MilitaryKidsConnect.org has served more than 125,000 visitors and won five

Examination fee implemented for pets shipped to Europe

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Examination fee implemented for pets shipped to Europe

An examination fee of 55 Euro per pet will be implemented Feb. 1, 2013 for all non-EU citizens who import a pet to Germany. The Kaiserslautern County Administration implemented the European Union Ordinance #998/2003, which regulates the importing of dogs, cats and other pets into or throughout the

New program provides recordable books to deployed Airmen

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New program provides recordable books to deployed Airmen

Air Force Personnel Center Directorate of Services officials are sending more than 900 recordable children's books to learning resource centers at six deployed locations throughout the U.S. Air Forces Central Command's area of responsibility. The Air Force Library Program collaborated with the Directorate of

Physiology training combats human factors of flying

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Physiology training combats human factors of flying

SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFNS) -- One of the secrets behind nearly 75 years of U.S. air dominance is the quality of its pilot training. But long before students learn to identify, out-maneuver and defeat enemy aircraft, they have to learn to deal with a much more

Military wives eligible for vocational scholarships

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Military wives eligible for vocational scholarships

Operation Homefront and the Women's Self Worth Foundation will offer the Saban Military Wife Educational Scholarship to wives of uniformed service members who attend certain vocational training programs in the medical field and meet eligibility requirements. Two $30,000 scholarships will be awarded for tuition for vocational

New housing website prepares Airmen for moving

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New housing website prepares Airmen for moving

With the summer moving season just around the corner thousands of Airmen and their families can now use a new housing website to help prepare for their move. The website,www.housing.af.mil, provides dormitory information for unaccompanied Airmen while detailing housing options and support services

Living with PTSD

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Living with PTSD

"I started to get really depressed and lacked the desire to do anything but sit around and play online to 'escape' the real world," he said. "I was having dreams of planes crashing, the smell of burnt flesh and rotting bodies. I still tried to push

LivingFit helps Airmen, families reach weight loss goals

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LivingFit helps Airmen, families reach weight loss goals

A new year often begins with resolutions to lose weight and get in shape. Air Force services officials recently launched a new program designed to help Airmen and families accomplish this common goal through proper nutrition and activity. The USAF FitFamily website now includes LivingFit,

USO helps connect families through reading

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USO helps connect families through reading

Deployment can be hard on a family. It can be even harder for a service member who would normally read their children a good night story but are not around to do so. However, the Pat Tillman Memorial United Services Organization here offers a service to

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