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TRICARE will soon allow qualified young adults, up to age 26, to
purchase military health plan coverage on a month-to-month basis.

In response to the recent conflict in Libya, approximately 50 Air
National Guardsmen and Air Forces Reservists joined forces with their
active-duty counterparts and coalition partners to run the 603rd Air and
Space Operations Center on Ramstein.

A memorial ceremony was held Wednesday at the Bamberg Community Chapel
on Warner Barracks in Bamberg, Germany, for two Soldiers assigned to the
541st Engineer Company (Sapper), 54th Engineer Battalion, who died in
Afghanistan March 22.

Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen.
Norton Schwartz and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy issued
the following message to the men and women of the U.S. Air Force:

We must commit to eliminating sexual assault from our Air Force. Air
Force leaders have focused on sexual assault prevention and response for
several years, with special emphasis on victim care.

The 5th Maintenance Company, 18th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion,
16th Sustainment Brigade cased its colors during an inactivation
ceremony March 15 at the Field House in the Grafenwöhr Training Area.

There is still time to participate in the 2011 Air Force Community Assessment.