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  • VA helps veteran Small-Business Owners

    More than 1,000 veterans who own small businesses and seek to do more contracting with the federal government recently heard Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki extol the importance of small businesses. He also reaffirmed VA's commitment to helping veterans start or expand their

  • You Spoke, We Listened

    The days of staying up until midnight to book an appointment with TRICARE Online are history. In response to your desire to have added flexibility in scheduling future and follow-up appointments, we have received approval to implement a more traditional appointing system in our Family Medicine

  • AND THE WINNER IS ....

    In jubilation, Team McConnell's crack aircrew team leapt from the bleachers Friday and sprinted to the stage to accept the Gen. John C. Meyer trophy as the Best Aerial Refueling Team at Air Mobility Command RODEO 2009. Team McConnell tied with Travis Air Force Base for one of the 16 trophies awarded

  • AMC Commander hits home run with Team McConnell

    Gen. Arthur Lichte, Air Mobility Command commander, briefs Team McConnell members on his leadership philosophy at the Robert J. Dole Community Center July 27. General Lichte compared his ideas of leadership to the New York Yankees, and how they dealt with their daily issues as a baseball

  • New TRICARE Regional Managed Care Support Contractors Selected

    The Department of Defense has announced  the selection of new TRICARE Managed Care Support contractors for the North, South and West TRICARE regions in the United States. This is the third generation (T-3) of TRICARE managed care support contracts. They are worth an estimated $55.5 billion over the

  • Air Force officials establish core team for Nuclear Surety Inspections

    Air Force Inspection Agency officials at Kirtland AFB, N.M.  recently created a new team to increase the standardization and consistency of Nuclear Surety Inspections across the Air Force. The establishment of a centralized team of nuclear inspectors, known as the Air Force NSI Core Team, is another

  • AMC announces command's USAF Marathon team

    Air Mobility Command officials today announced the names of the team members who will represent AMC during the 13th Annual U.S. Air Force Marathon set for Sept. 19 at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio. The following individuals were selected for AMC's U.S. Air Force Marathon Team: Men's Open

  • POL fuels U.S., Iraqi forces in Baghdad

    The 447th Expeditionary Logistic Readiness Squadron's Petroleum, Oil and Lubricant Flight receives, issues, stores and performs quality control on aviation and ground fuels, and provides high quality, clean, dry fuel to not only 10 Army forward operating bases throughout Iraq, but also the Iraqi air

  • AMC runners reminded of upcoming AF Marathon

    SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- Air Mobility Command officials are reminding AMC runners - both active-duty personnel and civilians -- that the 13th Annual U.S. Air Force Marathon is "right around the corner." This year's marathon event will be held Sept. 19 at Wright-Patterson AFB in Dayton, Ohio. In