VA Begins Monthly Inspections to Restore Scheduling Integrity

Acting Veterans Affairs Secretary Sloan D. Gibson today directed all of the department's medical center and health care system directors to conduct monthly in-person reviews of scheduling practices in every clinic within their jurisdiction.Site inspections will include observing daily scheduling

Mobile maintenance keeps you driving

Having a flat tire or a dead battery on your government owned or leased vehicle can limit your productivity for the day, but mobile maintenance can help you out at any time day or night.The 99th Logistics Readiness Squadron vehicle management flight customer service section can provide mobile

Official Explains Options for Changing Health Care Providers

Making a permanent-change-of-station move can be stressful, but changing health care providers during that time is easy, the director of the TRICARE health plan said here yesterday.In a DOD News interview, Mary Kaye Justis said she wants service members and their families to know there are several

Old Drug Brings New Promise for PTSD-related Nightmares

Every day, thousands of American service members relive the trauma of war in their sleep. They hear explosions, see the carnage of battle erupt around them and feel the crushing weight of a painful combat memory resurface in their dreams.Unfortunately, frequent nightmares are common among service

End of an era for Warrior Trained Fitness

AMSC 14-B graduates

The U. S. Air Force Advanced Maintenance and Munitions Operations School celebrated another milestone recently, graduating its ninth Advanced Maintenance Superintendent Course class June 6."The USAF AMMOS is an institution for warriors. Students are selected because they have the greatest potential

Some AFSCs removed from eligibility for retention boards

Fewer Airmen than originally expected will meet involuntary retention boards this summer and fall, Air Force officials said June 13.Air Force leaders eliminated approximately 4,000 Airmen from eligibility for the upcoming boards at Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James's direction to bolster

Every Airmen can change how Air Force does business

Creative, motivated Airmen are the key to changing how the Air Force does business, and every Airman has an equal opportunity to make a lasting contribution through the Airmen Powered by Innovation program, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.Launched in April, API was initiated thanks to the

CMSAF Roll Call: Why We Serve?

The Air Force's top senior enlisted Airman released the latest installment of Roll Call, encouraging Airmen to think about, "why they serve.""It is a privilege to be an Airman, and an honor to defend our nation," said Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force James A. Cody. "We can never forget

Nellis Airmen stand down for SAPR

On June 6 Nellis Airmen and civilian personnel participated in all-day Sexual Assault Prevention and Response training focused on identified offenders.The SAPR stand-down day consisted of an effort to reinforce a zero-tolerance attitude for sexual assault in the Air Force. The focus of this SAPR