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  • 'Please, Mr. Postman:' Post office delivers aircraft weight in holiday mail

    The post office here delivered more than 423,000 pounds of mail -- the combined weight equivalent of more than two C-17 Globemaster III aircraft -- for Saber Airmen and their families during the holiday season Nov. 1 to Dec. 31.For December alone, the weight was 241,000 pounds with 63,000 delivered

  • Dietary supplements removed from Exchanges due to health concerns

    The Department of Defense has implemented a temporary moratorium on the sales of products containing DMAA within military facilities. The moratorium will remain in effect pending further review of relevant scientific evidence and reported events, officials said.Recent reports show that two Soldier

  • Air Force terminates AF Portal instant messengers

    The Air Force shut down the Air Force Instant Messenger and Friends and Family Instant Messenger services Dec. 31. AFIM and FFIM were collaborative tools available on the Air Force Portal. AFIM was used by Air Force Portal users to chat with each other. FFIM was a subset of AFIM that allowed Air

  • Super Saber Performer

    Name: Tech. Sgt. Candance FordUnit: 52nd Aerospace Medicine SquadronDuty title: Health and Wellness Center flight chiefHometown: Jonesboro, La.Years in Service: 19 yearsWhy joined: To provide for my son. Also, my father spent 30 years in the Navy.Family: I have three sons and a husband, Master Sgt.

  • Air Force officials release high year tenure details

    Air Force officials announced Dec. 19, high year of tenure limit changes for the grades of senior airman, staff sergeant and technical sergeant that go into effect in 2013. The changes are a part of additional force management programs that are ongoing to continue to size and shape the force to

  • More room for activities: Club Eifel renovates ballroom

    The Club Eifel Ballroom will be closed for renovations from Dec. 23 to approximately May 1.These renovations will enable Club Eifel to accommodate up to five parties at one time in the ballroom, which hasn't been possible since 2009 because of needed repairs. In order to accommodate people since

  • Super Saber Performer

    Name: Staff Sgt. Deven PoepperlingUnit: 52nd Aircraft Maintenance SquadronDuty title: 480th Aircraft Maintenance Unit F-16 Avionics CraftsmanHometown: State College, Penn.Years in Service: Six years and nine monthsWhy joined: I joined the military to serve my country and travel the world.Family: