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  • Commentary: From my first to my last: my course through alcoholism, Part I

    Author's note: April is Alcohol Awareness Month. This is part one of a three-part series about my journey from alcoholism to rehabilitation.I was visiting my aunt in California during the summer I was 16, a trip that had become an annual event for the better part of decade. The weeks spent there

  • Commentary: Leadership in today's dynamic battlespace

    Leadership is complex in today's dynamic battlespace. Leaders need to consistently examine their actions and decision making. In addition, a leader needs to be disciplined and efficient in their approach to accomplishing the mission and developing Airmen.Leaders can either create a positive or a

  • Some Guard, Reserve members to start paying dental premiums directly soon

    Beginning this month, some National Guard and Reserve members will need to pay dental premiums directly rather than through payroll deduction, a senior official of the TRICARE military health plan said Tuesday.A change to the TRICARE Dental Program means that payroll deduction for premiums is not

  • Executive Order Safeguards Military from Predatory Schools

    President Barack Obama, accompanied by First Lady Michelle Obama, today visited with 3rd Infantry Division soldiers at Fort Stewart, Ga., and discussed a new executive order that helps to safeguard military education benefits and protect service members from predatory schools.Obama and the first

  • Wisconsin Agribusiness team visits Afghan demonstration farm

    The Wisconsin National Guard's 82nd Agribusiness Development Team had its first chance to check the progress of a demonstration farm in the Watapur District of Kunar Province April 16. The farm - one of three the 82nd ADT oversees - was established by the previous ADT from the Illinois National

  • Officials announce new sexual assault reporting policies

    Senior Defense Department officials said recently they hope more service members who are victims of sexual assault report the crimes as a result of a policy change Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta announced last week.Panetta issued guidance April 20 withholding "initial disposition authority" from

  • Don’t wring your hands — be an active bystander

    By Sara PoquetteSexual Assault Response CoordinatorWe know the vast majority of individuals in our formations are not committing sexual assaults, but a new military brief suggests that we all have a responsibility to recognize the warning signs and safely intervene in situations that may lead to

  • Officials Announce Semifinalists for Freedom Award

    More than 3,000 reserve component service members have nominated 133 of their civilian-life employers as semifinalists for an award that recognizes outstanding support for the citizen soldiers and citizen airmen who work for them.Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve, a Defense Department