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  • Holiday guidance for DoD personnel

    The holidays have always been a time for exchanging gifts. All DoD personnel, however, should remember that federal ethics regulations sometimes restrict these activities. DoD personnel may not accept gifts offered because of their official positions or offered by a prohibited source, such as a

  • SAASS students bring smiles to Jackson Hospital's youngest patients

    Maj. David Lyle said that there are four goals for a treasure chest program he started at Jackson Hospital's pediatric department: "Smiles, smiles, smiles, smiles."Major Lyle and three fellow School of Advanced Air and Space Studies students -- Army Maj. Demone Garner, Air Force Maj. B.J. Fry and

  • AFJROTC cadets track NASA's moon spacecraft

    Air Force JROTC cadets at the Lewis Center for Educational Research's Academy for Academic Excellence can now say they made history by being some of the first American children to venture to the moon. The students at AAE in Apple Valley, Calif., represent the largest number of youth from schools

  • Laughlin Airman trains Iraqi pilots

    For most Americans, the day-to-day life of working, spending time with their families and taking full advantage of their freedoms, like voicing their opinions or practicing their religion is routine, simple and most of all, safe. For others, like certain members of America's military, they are away