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  • Senate confirms Donley to be next secretary of Air Force

    Michael B. Donley will be the next secretary of the Air Force based on an Oct. 2 Senate confirmation vote here. Secretary Donley was designated by the president to begin serving as acting secretary on June 21, 2008. The former director of administration and management for the Defense Department, he

  • Bone marrow registration becomes walk-in at lab

    Each year, more than 30,000 adults and children are diagnosed with leukemia or other fatal blood diseases that may require a lifesaving bone marrow transplant if other treatments fail. More than 70 percent must search for a matching donor outside of their immediate family. Since the late 1980s, the

  • Balad's CE Airmen conduct runway repairs

    With looming concern for aircraft damage, the threat of hostile action and a limited timeline, more than 120 Airmen and contractors labored to make vital repairs on the Department of Defense's busiest airfield Oct. 1. Construction is scheduled to finish in the next 45 days with no noticeable change

  • Fire Prevention Week: Prevent home fires

    How many times have you left the house in the morning and wondered, "Did I turn off the stove?" With our busy lives, the safety of our homes and families are sometimes relegated to the back of our minds - an afterthought as we hop in the car to start the day. McConnell Fire and Emergency Services

  • Sergeants establish deployed professional development course

    The concept to grow and develop professional Airmen is not new to the Air Force, but two senior non commissioned officers with the 407th Expeditionary Operations Support Squadron at Ali base, Iraq, have brought that concept here for the first time. Senior Master Sgt. Howard Teesdale deployed from

  • Executive order eases employment for military spouses

    President Bush has signed an executive order that will make it easier for spouses of servicemembers to get federal jobs. The order authorizes noncompetitive hiring of spouses and should make the hiring process easier and faster for those in this category, said Patricia Bradshaw, deputy