Roth contributions open to all active-duty service members

Beginning Oct. 1, active-duty members of the Army, Navy and Air Force will be able to contribute to the Roth Thrift Savings Plan as part of their investment planning, Defense Financing and Accounting Service officials said today.The after-tax contributions will be electronically deducted from

Load Crew Competition

One of a kind squadron trains Airmen from ground up

Red Flag, an air-to-air combat training exercise offered here, provides training for U.S. and allied nations' combat air forces pilots, coming as close to a real world experience as possible. Airmen of the 507th Air Defense Aggressor Squadron, the only squadron of its kind in the U.S. Air Force, add

Female WWII pilot visits Nellis Airmen

Betty Wall Strohfus was all smiles as she received a bird's eye view onto the Nellis flightline for the first time in 68 years from the air traffic control tower here Sept. 27. She last saw the airfield like this in 1944 from the cockpit of a World War II era aircraft she flew when she was stationed

Air Force Lodging rates increase

After four years without a rate increase, U. S. Air Force lodging rates increased Oct. 1.The increases affected more than 550 people on the first day of the change at Nellis AFB. The 99th Force Support Squadron lodging staff contacted more than 400 people on TDY status and Space-Available travelers

Remembering fallen Pedro 66 Airmen

"These things we do that others may live."For members of the rescue community these words are more than a simple saying. It's an oath; that no matter the danger they are placed in, if there is an opportunity to save lives, they will never hesitate to carry out their rescue mission.Nearly 10 years

HAWC promotes better lifestyle choices: HAWC offers amazing abs class

The Health and Wellness Center here is promoting healthier lifestyle choices for Airmen and their families by offering a variety of classes and services, and one way the staff is doing this is by offering an Amazing Abs class.The Amazing Abs class offers participants a light to high intensity core

Department of Defense expands sexual assault prevention efforts

On Sept. 25, as part of the Department of Defense's efforts to confront the crime of sexual assault in the military, the department announced improvements to prospective commander and senior enlisted training and a review of the initial military training environment in every service.First, Secretary

Air Force provides EFMP families respite care

Respite care is available to U.S. Air Force Exceptional Family Member Program families stationed throughout the country, and now the Airman and Family Readiness Center here is working with Child Care Aware and The Children's Cabinet to make it more accessible for Nellis families.According to a

DOD finishes GTC conversion

The transition from the Controlled Spending Account program to the Government Travel Card program began this summer and will be completed by October.The Air Force Banking Office previously emailed more than 300,000 Airmen, informing them that their controlled spend account card would convert back to