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  • Raising awareness of human trafficking crimes

    January has been declared the National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention Month, by President Barack Obama, as an effort to convey exposure to the crime against humanity. Trafficking in persons has become the second largest criminal activity in the world after illicit drugs.In compliance with

  • Guardsman only legal scholar on SAASS faculty

    The only legal scholar on the faculty of the Air Force's graduate school for air and space power strategists is also the school's only Air National Guardsman.Lt. Col. David "Woody" Woodworth, a member of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard originally from Fishkill, N.Y., believes having a guardsman

  • 908th deploys more than 100 Airmen

    After months of training and planning, more than 100 members of the 908th Airlift Wing deployed to Southwest Asia last week."We've been preparing for this deployment for over a year," said Tech. Sgt. Dwayne Curtis, 908th Reserve Deployment Readiness Cell NCO in charge. "A lot of work went into

  • 42nd MPF support following death

    My father, a USAF retiree, died very recently and as part of the checklist of actions that I had to complete I visited the 42nd Air Base Wing's MPF office to officially report that fact. After signing in electronically at the MPF for personnel assistance (as there is no option given related to death

  • International Officer Spotlight - Lt. Col. Mohamed Ahmed Saleh

     Lt. Col. Mohamed Ahmed SalehSquadron commander of the detached F-16 squadron in the Egyptian Air ForceCurrently attending Air Command and Staff CollegeGive a brief description of your military career.I joined the Egyptian Air Academy in 1989 and graduated as a second lieutenant in 1993. I have

  • Tax center provides free service, needs volunteers

    The Maxwell Tax Center along with its team of volunteers is doing its part to help take the confusion out of filing 2012 tax returns through offering a free tax service.The tax center will be available to military members and their family members, although others could be included depending on the

  • Quality of life is focus of clinic program

    Created as a means to improve health care for patients, the Behavioral Health Optimization Program, known as BHOP, is a set of programs and procedures to help aid with the adjustments of military life.BHOP offers help with concerns beyond physical ailments, focusing more on mental health awareness,