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  • UW–Madison Air Force ROTC wins national award

    The Air Force ROTC at the University of Wisconsin-Madison is officially one of the best in the nation after the cadre won the national Right of Line award for best small detachment in the nation.This is the first time Detachment 925, the Air Force ROTC program that includes UW-Madison,

  • General explains changes to mortuary disposal process

    As soon as officials at the Air Force Port Mortuary in Dover, Del., realized cremated and incinerated service member remains were being disposed of in a landfill, they changed the process, Lt. Gen. Darrell D. Jones said today.Jones, the Air Force's deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel and

  • Wisconsin Airman, chaplains assistant uses her faith to serve others

    Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Alfred M. Nicholson recently traveled to Truax Field's 115th Fighter Wing from National Guard Bureau to award the Air National Guard Outstanding Chaplain Assistant award to Staff Sgt. Mary Ann Buchholtz. Buchholtz, of Belvadier, Ill., serves more than 1,000 Airmen of the 115th FW

  • NORAD is ready to track Santa's flight

    The North American Aerospace Defense Command is getting ready to track Santa's yuletide journey! The NORAD Tracks Santa website, www.noradsanta.org, went live today featuring a Countdown Calendar, a Kid's Countdown Village complete with holiday games and activities that change daily, and video

  • Commentary - Fostering the American spirit

    It's difficult to be positive when the news is riddled with bleak stories about our economic recession, 15+ trillion dollar debt, high unemployment and record housing foreclosures. While it can be easy to get beat down and accept failure, this is not the American way. Instead we must stay strong,

  • Happy 375th birthday National Guard

    The Massachusetts Bay Colony was founded in 1630. Over 5,000 men, women, and children made the two-month voyage to the New World, leaving the relative comfort and safety of England behind in an effort to break free of religious intolerance, and to manage their communities the way they saw fit. In

  • Commentary: Finding the words

    Recently, I had the pleasure of sitting through a Veterans Day celebration at my church. I was touched to hear Bill Keena, a World War II veteran, talk briefly about how his team stormed Omaha Beach. Tearfully, he shared the events of that fateful day, and how his craft approached the beach and more

  • MilConnect is New Online Portal for DOD Beneficiaries

    A range of information about Defense Department benefits information and eligibility is now available online, the director of the Defense Manpower Data Center said yesterday.Two new online efforts -- milConnect and eCorrespondence -- give beneficiaries 24/7 access to personnel information; the

  • Army General Describes Iraq Drawdown Progress

    U.S. forces and equipment are expected to leave Iraq by Dec. 31, Army Brig. Gen. Bradley A. Becker said during a Nov. 22 "DOD Live" Bloggers Roundtable.Becker is the deputy commanding general for U.S. Division Center, Baghdad. He is responsible for oversight, support and sustainment for U.S. forces