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  • Air Force to test 24/7 fitness centers

    Six installations will implement 24/7 fitness center access in December and January as part of an Air Force Services Transformation Initiative test concept, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced Dec. 18.The Office of the Secretary of Defense Military Communities and Family Policy director

  • TSP hardship withdrawal rules relaxed to help Hurricane Sandy victims

    The Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board announced it has made temporary changes to the Thrift Savings Plan hardship withdrawal rules to help victims of Hurricane Sandy pursuant to the guidance issued by the Internal Revenue Service Nov. 16.The TSP will treat any financial hardship in-service

  • ADAPT's 'drunk goggles' help Airmen see clearly

    Christmas might be a time for celebrating, but should Airmen decide to mix their holidays with alcohol, its best they keep their "Drunk Goggles" from behind the wheel.To highlight National Drunk and Drugged Driving Awareness Month and familiarize Airmen with the dangers of drinking and driving,

  • Watch for slush; don't rush: Winter weather can affect local commute

    As the weather changes and snow and ice begin to dress the roads, drivers need to watch for slush and not rush while traveling to, from and on the Academy.The Academy has personnel who live anywhere from south Colorado Springs, east near Powers Boulevard and north by Monument and Castle Rock, said

  • DOD releases 2013 housing allowance rates

    The Defense Department released on Monday the 2013 Basic Allowance for Housing rates, which take effect Jan. 1, 2013. Overall rates will increase an average of 3.8 percent.For service members with dependents, average increases in BAH are approximately $60 per month. A typical E-6 with dependents,

  • Academy begins health, welfare inspections

    Academy commanders and supervisors begin a base-wide health and welfare inspection today, in compliance with the Air Force Chief of Staff's recent direction for every Air Force installation around the world. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh III directed commanders during a Nov. 28 wing

  • Clinic shuffle won't affect cadets

    Flight Medicine is now its own flight in the 10th Aerospace Medicine Squadron, part of an internal reorganization that won't affect cadets who are patients of the clinic, the 10th AMDS commander said Tuesday.Col. (Dr.) Eric Nelson said the realignment will help reinforce Flight Medicine's identity

  • Air Force Academy, Colo. Springs to host 2013 Warrior Games

    The 2013 Warrior Games will be held at the U.S. Olympic Training Center and the Air Force Academy May 11-17, the U.S. Olympic Committee announced Monday.More than 200 wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans are expected to participate in 2013, comprising five U.S. teams representing

  • Academy named top-spending undergrad-only research institution

    The Air Force Academy spent more on research than any other undergraduate-only institution in the United States, according to the National Science Foundation's Fiscal Year 2011 Higher Education Research and Development survey, released Nov. 28. The survey reviewed more than 900 schools, ranking the

  • Airmen can take charge of their mental fitness

    Some Airmen might think that seeking help to improve their mental health will automatically lead to a discharge, but this often not the case, mental health experts said."If someone has a physical injury, they go to the doctor to get better," said Capt. Frances Robbins, a psychiatric nurse