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  • Applicants sought for attache duty

    Air Force officials are accepting applications until Dec. 7 from senior captains, majors and lieutenant colonels to fill 18 air attache positions reporting June 2009 through August 2011. Officers selected for attache duty will attend training during the period of April 2008 to January 2009. An

  • Personnel center to deployers: Don't leave without guide

    Most Air Force members being deployed to a foreign country have little knowledge of the culture they'll work in for the next four to 12 months. They don't know a Hijab from an Abaya or a Dishdasha from a Gutra. How many times a day can you say hello to someone in Kyrgystan? Why can't you eat with

  • Precision Engagement: A-10s make history in Iraq

    When the Air Force received the first production A-10A in October 1975, few would have guessed that the affectionately nicknamed "Warthog" would make combat history more than 30 years later in the skies over Iraq. Thanks to a comprehensive digital upgrade, newly modified A-10Cs are bringing a new

  • Tips for holiday cooking

    Cooking times and temperatures Raw meats and eggs need to be properly cooked to destroy any hazardous microorganisms. · Avoid thawing large meat items at room temperature; take the turkey and large hams out of the freezer and place them in the refrigerator two to three days before cooking; · Pork,

  • Are You A Union Member?

    Many of you have heard me utter the phrase "Burn your union cards!" before we head out to the field or on a deployment. A select few have heard me say it in my outside voice when I've been saddened by your actions. I figured this was the perfect forum to explain what those words really mean. When

  • Officials announce virtual enlisted promotion release

    Beginning with the November 2007 chief master sergeant promotion announcement, Airmen will be able to access the results of their promotion consideration on their own from anywhere in the world. Through the new virtual enlisted promotion release system, promotion lists will be posted on the Air

  • DoDDS-E offers tips for successful parent teacher conferences

    Numerous studies have concluded that a crucial key to helping children succeed in school is parent involvement. This is one educational idea that takes no money, no equipment and no special training. One of the most important ways that parents can get directly involved is to attend and fully

  • SPMS students excel on TerraNova tests

    The results are in and Spangdahlem Middle School has plenty to celebrate with the 2007 student TerraNova scores. In the five-year plan started in 2006, Dr. Joseph Tofoya, Department of Defense Education Activity director, announced a goal that Department of Defense Dependents School-Europe schools

  • GI Mail offer safer way to stay in touch

    Global Internet Mail is a personal e-mail program available to all service members that can be used from any computer with internet access, including government systems. While messages sent between official government e-mail accounts is the most secure form of e-mail communication, messages sent