• DoD announces transferability options for "Post 9/11 GI Bill"

    The Defense Department announced today its policy for transferring educational benefits to the spouses and children of service members under the "Post 9/11 GI Bill," which takes effect Aug. 1, 2009. "This is as it should be in a volunteer force where families also serve," said Deputy Under Secretary

  • Ensure smoking materials are properly discarded

    August 24, 2008 marked a day firefighters around the county and Air Force communities would not forget anytime soon. A fire started off base and moved quickly through the old vacant base housing, causing the destruction of 176 homes, which in turn, called for 225 firefighters and 78 fire trucks to

  • Officials Work to lessen impact of deployments on children

    Defense Department officials are working aggressively to reduce the impact of multiple deployments on the children of military families. "The department recognizes that these multiple, long-term deployments are really tough on families," said Barbara Thompson, director of the Pentagon's Office of

  • Class helps new dads adjust to fatherhood

    New babies don't come with an owner's manual. Feeding and diaper changing are new experiences for first-time fathers. At Boot Camp for New Dads, first-time fathers receive training to become experienced dads. Invest in one, three-hour workshop, taught by experienced, veteran dads who bring their own

  • Fourth of July message

    With the 233rd birthday of our great nation's independence rapidly approaching, we prepare to celebrate our freedom with family and friends. Since the signing of the Declaration of Independence, we have been vigilant in defending our ideals of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Air

  • American hospital in Afghanistan holds health fair

    The Staff Sgt. Heathe N. Craig Joint Theater Hospital here opened its doors June 13 to highlight a number of services available to servicemembers in the Regional Command East area of operations. In an event that involved weeks of planning, the hospital staff came together to construct unique

  • Are you ready for some grillin’?

    Base residents are very familiar with the Fire Department's push to prevent unattended cooking fires and promote total fire safety. These types of fires are the number one cause of home fires and fire injuries in the U.S. However, we tend to forget that unattended cooking doesn't always occur in the

  • DGMC opens new mental health unit

    David Grant USAF Medical Center held a ribbon cutting ceremony June 16 marking the grand opening of its new joint Department of Defense/Veteran's Affairs Joint Inpatient Mental Health Unit. Located on the fourth floor of DGMC, the new $6.7 million joint psychiatric inpatient unit utilizes integrated