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  • F.E. Warren AFB tests Minuteman III missile with launch from Vandenberg

    A team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen from the 90th Missile Wing at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with a single test reentry vehicle Aug. 2 at 2:10 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time from Vandenberg Air Force

  • Total Force Airmen can now manage their life insurance online

    Airmen no longer need paper forms to manage their Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance, thanks to the new SGLI Online Enrollment System, or SOES. SGLI provides automatic life insurance coverage of $400,000 to service members when they enter the service. Members with SGLI also get automatic coverage

  • Total Force Airmen can now manage their life insurance online

    Airmen no longer need paper forms to manage their Servicemembers’ Group Life Insurance, thanks to the new SGLI Online Enrollment System, or SOES. SGLI provides automatic life insurance coverage of $400,000 to service members when they enter the service. Members with SGLI also get automatic coverage

  • The Phiz Biz: Sun Exposure - Good or Bad?

    Get outside and spend some time in the sun! In addition to being fun, time in the outdoors can do some really positive things for your health. Some of the benefits of sunshine include boosting your mood, calibrating your circadian rhythm and providing your body with a much-needed dose of vitamin D.

  • Taxi to Peterson AFB with Silver Key

    Silver Key has announced free transportation services will expand to include Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, for veterans and their dependents age 60 and above starting in July, 2017. A valid military ID will be required for all riders entering Peterson AFB and services will be limited to

  • Clear opens its doors for Alaskan Natives

    The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines neighbors as one living or located near another, as in next-door neighbors or friends and neighbors, but does not define the distance. Separated by only 24 miles, Clear Air Force Station and Nenana, Alaska, are neighbors spending time getting reacquainted.

  • 7 Ways to Get Smart About TRICARE

    When you need information about your TRICARE health care benefits, turn to TRICARE.mil. In addition to this website, there are a number of resources to help you learn about your coverage and important health issues.. Take a look at seven ways to get smart about TRICARE: Handbooks, Guides and

  • AF offers high year of tenure extensions to retain experienced Airmen

    The Air Force is offering high year of tenure extensions to active-duty Airmen in certain shortage Air Force Specialty Codes and grades effective Aug. 1. High year of tenure, or HYT, refers to the maximum number of years enlisted Airmen in each grade may remain on active duty.  This voluntary

  • Answering the call

    Aerial porters assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command’s 302nd Airlift Wing load a U. S. Forest Service Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System onto a C-130 Hercules here, July 29, 2017. The Reserve wing is responding to a request for assistance from the National Interagency Fire Center for one

  • Viewing the Solar Eclipse: 5 Things to Know

    On Monday, 21 August 2017, a perfect lineup of the sun, moon, and Earth will be visible across North America from coast to coast for the first time in 38 years. One of the grandest and most fleeting natural spectacles known to humanity, this total solar eclipse is predicted to be the most viewed