• Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine welcomes Canadian instructors

    An international agreement signed last year that promotes mutual cooperation and interoperability between armed forces' aeromedical evacuation (AE) assets in the United States, Australia, Canada and Great Britain has gone into effect, resulting in some new faces at the U.S. Air Force School of

  • Maintaining healthy gums can lead to better overall health

    More and more today physicians are focusing on overall bodily health as opposed to treating only specific ailments as they occur, to improve quality and longevity of life. This concept has also become more important to dentists as well since research during the past two decades has shed light on the

  • Recycling on base still active, still important

    American trash is still piling up faster than it can be recycled. Americans generate about 250 million tons of trash per year and recycle at about 35 percent, according to the Environment Protection Agency. Those figures have improved slightly over the last three years, but there is still work to be

  • AFOSR Encourages International Basic Research Collaborations with Italy

    Under the auspices of the US-Italy Joint Defense S&T Dialogue held in Washington, DC, the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) and the Embassy of Italy jointly organized a technical exchange meeting in Arlington, VA, with the objective of exploring basic science collaborations between the

  • Combined Federal Campaign accepting pledges

    As a result of the passed continuing resolution legislation Oct. 16, Combined Federal Campaign (CFC) activities will resume with the Department of Defense.Locally, the Miami Valley CFC is active and its website, at www.milivalleycfc.org, is open for electronic pledges.According to the website, the

  • AFMC officials share civilian pay update after shutdown

    Headquarters Air Force Materiel Command Financial Management officials outlined Oct. 8 the pay and entitlement discrepancies civilian employees should anticipate on upcoming paychecks due to the recent government shutdown.The following listing distinguishes civilian categories and what employees