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Oct. 12, 2010

Postal Service sets holiday mail deadline

WASHINGTON (AFNS) — The recommended mailing deadline for sending economy-priced holiday packages to servicemembers in Afghanistan, Iraq and other places around the world is Nov. 12, officials at the U.S. Postal Service said."Shipping holiday packages early helps ensure that they arrive in time for the holidays," said Pranab Shah, the vice president and managing

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras -- As the Joint Task Force-Bravo Combined Federal Campaign officer, 2nd Lt. Joshua Randall assists Col. Gregory Reilly, the JTF-Bravo commander, in making a donation to the charity campaign. Pledges made by Federal civilian, postal and military donors during the campaign season (September 1st to December 15th) support eligible non-profit organizations that provide health and human service benefits throughout the world. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Rojek)

Oct. 7, 2010

Time to give

AGUA SALADA, Honduras -- Asking the patient to breathe in and out, Dr. (Lt. Col.) Michael Hoilein, the Joint Task Force-Bravo Medical Element commander, works to diagnose a woman's health issues during a medical readiness training exercise here Sept. 28. MEDEL providers worked with the Honduran Ministry of Health and military, as well as local civilian doctors, to provide primary care treatment to 419 patients Sept. 28-29 here. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Rojek)

Oct. 1, 2010

Healthy Agua

Sept. 30, 2010

VA officials extend coverage for Gulf War veterans

WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Veterans of the Gulf War as well as current operations in Iraq and Afghanistan now have a smoother path toward receiving health care benefits and disability compensation for nine diseases associated with their military service, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki announced Sept. 29.A final regulation published in the Federal Register

CARIBBEAN SEA -- U.S. Sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima direct a 1-228th Aviation Regiment UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter transporting Nicaraguan officials and media to the ship while off the coast of Bluefields, Nicaragua, Sept. 20. The assigned medical and engineering staffs embarked aboard Iwo Jima are conducting Continuing Promise 2010 with partner nations to provide medical, dental, veterinary and engineering assistance in several nations throughout the U.S. Southern Command area of responsibility. (DoD photo by Sgt. Samuel R. Beyers/U.S. Marine Corps)

Sept. 29, 2010

On deck: 1-228th works with Navy for unique mission

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — Working with helicopters takes skills and confidence gained from years of classroom and on-the-job training.However, only a handful of bases, including Soto Cano, allow Soldier helicopter pilots and crew chiefs to land on and take off from a ship.The 1-228th Aviation Regiment had an opportunity to apply that skill set when they participated in

Sept. 29, 2010

Tricare meets or exceeds most new health provisions

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AFNS) — Tricare already meets or exceeds most of the new health care provisions in accordance with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that took effect Sept. 23. The PPACA provides new or expanded options and consumer protections for those with private health insurance coverage.Most provisions under PPACA, such as restrictions on annual limits,

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras -- Trying to get himself what's left of his chili, Tech. Sgt. Rashaun Monroe, of the 612th Air Base Squadron fire department, realizes there's not much left of the first-place batch after the Air Force Birthday Chili Cook-Off here Sept. 17. The 612th ABS is looking to make the chili cook-off an annual event. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Benjamin Rojek)

Sept. 22, 2010

Birthday chili

Michele Flournoy talks about the importance of the military's mission to recover all prisoners of war and those missing in action during a ceremony Sept. 15, 2010, in the Pentagon. Ms. Flournoy helped dedicate a Pentagon corridor to American military prisoners of war and those missing in action. Ms. Flournoy is the Defense Department's policy chief. (DOD photo/Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden)

Sept. 17, 2010

Officials unveil Pentagon POW/MIA exhibit

WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Defense Department officials dedicated a portion of the Pentagon to military prisoners of war and troops missing in action Sept. 15, honoring one of the military's guiding principles: never leave a comrade behind.Michele Flournoy, the Pentagon's policy chief, hosted the ceremony on the building's third floor.The hallway is lined with information,

Sept. 14, 2010

MEDEL treats ambassador after car accident

SOTO CANO AIR BASE, Honduras — The U.S. ambassador to Honduras was treated for minor injuries at the Medical Element clinic here after a car accident Sept. 10.Ambassador Hugo Llorens suffered chest wall contusions after his vehicle was struck by a bus while en route to San Pedro Sula; his bodyguard and driver also both suffered minor injuries.The medical professionals of MEDEL

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Sept. 14, 2010

DOD to reduce fuel, water consumption

WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Defense Department officials plan to reduce the military's water and fossil fuels consumption by more than 20 percent in the next decade, under an Obama administration plan to make government agencies better stewards of the environment.Ashton B. Carter, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, wrote in the DOD's

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