• TRICARE covers HPV vaccine

    Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is a concern for girls and young women because it can lead to cervical cancer. TRICARE wants its beneficiaries to know a preventive vaccine is available, and that the vaccine is a TRICARE covered benefit. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

  • Chief of staff launches new Web site

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley launched a new Web site March 14 to tell Airmen what is of special interest to him. Known as "The Chief's Scope," it is designed to briefly highlight current topics General Moseley feels are important to America's Airmen. "The issues on my scope are

  • Eielson welcomes home warriors

    A crowd of more than 500 Icemen, family members and guests gathered to welcome Eielson Airmen home with praise and thanks at the Thunderdome hangar here March 9. The event honored more than 400 Airmen who returned from deployments over the past six months. "It's the hard work and dedication of these

  • New survey aims to improve information delivery to Airmen

    The Secretary of the Air Force Office of Communication at the Pentagon has launched a study to find out how Airmen want to get information about the Air Force. A randomly selected group of Airmen and Air Force civilian employees will receive an e-mail invitation from Brig Gen Erv Lessel, Air Force

  • Dining-In strengthens bonds, welcomes new spouses

    A decades-old tradition brought together more than 110 spouses of the Iceman Team in an atmosphere of camaraderie, fellowship and social rapport March 3 at the Yukon Club. The Munsters, the Royal family, and the Adam's Family were just a few of the "Famous Families" present for the themed 2007

  • Air Force makes changes in claims processing

    The Air Force Judge Advocate General's Corps is consolidating the processing of certain claims --commonly known as personnel claims -- at a single location in Dayton, Ohio. These claims involve loss or damage during shipment of household goods and privately owned vehicles as well as during storage