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  • Open season ongoing for three civilian benefit programs

    Open season for three civilian benefit programs continues until Dec. 8. The three programs are the Federal Employees Health Benefits program, or FEHB; the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance program, or FEDVIP; and the Federal Flexible Spending Account, or FSAFED, program. Federal

  • YOL: A trait every leader should exhibit

    I had the opportunity to attend the Senior Noncommissioned Officer Academy graduation last week. Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney McKinley was the guest speaker. He told a story about an Eielson Air Force Base wing commander and command chief who stood at the main gate on a cold evening and

  • Local resident writes Christmas songs for the military

    Angels, reindeer, snow, the drummer boy and Santa have their own holiday songs, but now the military can be added to the list. Dr. Pat Boone, Colorado Springs Chamber of Commerce member, saw the need for the hard-working, deployed servicemembers to have a song, or two, of their own. Written and

  • First Knight

    Tech Sgt. Felix E. Rolon was selected for this week's First Knight award. This award is designed to recognize outstanding Airmen each week for the work they do every day. Name: Tech. Sgt. Felix E. Rolon Unit: 821st Security Forces Squadron Duty Title: Flight chief Time in service: 13 years Time

  • YOL: Chief's Corner: December leadership in focus - "Compassion"

    Warriors, I could not think of a better way to lead into the holiday season than to write to you about compassionate leadership. Some of our greatest leaders in history carved their niche by spending their life serving others. Whether defined as compassion or servant leadership, the willingness to

  • Recognition and promotions surround holiday weekend

    Last week was full of special events. We started the week off with the Team Peterson Quarterly Awards Breakfast, where we recognized some of the professionals here. Later that day, we were honored to have former Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force, Gen. Ronald Fogleman, deliver a brief on Air Force

  • Fitness Center repairs

    Civil Engineering will be repairing tile in the Fitness Center's main men's locker room beginning Dec. 4 - 7, reopening on  Dec. 8, 2008. This will result in the loss of 10 showers, however, six remaining shower stalls will be availablein the main locker room, in addition to the nine shower stalls