News

The director of the Joint Staff has approved awarding the Humanitarian Service Medal and the Armed Forces Service Medal for U.S. military personnel; and the Armed Forces Civilian Service Medal for Defense Department civilians engaged in the relief efforts for hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

The 435th Dental Records and Reception Element schedules approximately 5,000 dental visits per month.

Military servicemembers, military retirees and annuitants, and federal civilian employees paid by the Defense Finance and Accounting with myPay access will be able to retrieve their 2005 tax statements electronically up to three weeks sooner than those relying on regular mail delivery.

Airman 1st Class Michael Pretzer, 1st Combat Communication Squadron, was tried in a general court-martial and found guilty of one specification for failure to obey a no-contact order, in violation of Article 92 of the Uniformed Code of Military Justice.

The U.S. Air Forces in Europe Inspector General will conduct its first ever Phase II Operational Readiness Inspection the week of March 28 to 31.

The March Operational Readiness Inspection will probe the 86th Airlift and 435th Air Base wings to gauge their ability to survive and operate in a deployed location.

I have just returned from a quick trip downrange. I went to check on the men and women of the mighty 37th Airlift Squadron and the maintainers who support them.