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  • DFAS suspends separation payment recoupment

    Recoupment of military retirees' Variable Separation Incentive, Special Separation Benefit and separation payments by the Defense Finance and Accounting Service has been temporarily suspended pending a formal policy and legal review by the Department of Defense. The suspension of recoupment actions

  • NCAA coaches visit troops in hospital

    Henry Bautista wasn't one of the U.S. servicemembers seven NCAA football coaches visited at a U.S. military hospital in Germany Friday. That's because servicemembers are not the only ones risking their lives in dangerous places like Iraq. That's where Bautista, a field representative for a light

  • The importance of hearing conservation

    According to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, approximately 30 million workers are exposed to hazardous noise on the job. Are you one of them? If so, you are enrolled in the U.S. Air Force Hearing Conservation Program. The program protects you, from permanent and

  • Critical Days of Summer Kick Off

    In an effort to save lives and prevent accidents, AMC's commander urges Airmen to get "Back to Basics at Home and Work" - the theme of this year's AMC Critical Days of Summer campaign. "We must ensure that everything we do, on and off duty, is completely thought through - especially during the

  • McConnell's dental flight moving into the 21st century

    The 22nd Aerospace Medicine Squadron dental clinic installed a new digital X-ray system in February. In 2006, the United States Air Force Dental Service launched an initiative to bring all Air Force dental clinics into the digital X-ray image age. Digital radiography improves the efficiency and