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  • Airmen possessing Spice, Salvia will face punitive action

    Some say smoking Spice and Salvia is all the rage. What they should also say is that it can get you kicked out of the Air Force.In June, the Air Force made it illegal to use or possess Spice or Salvia. Both plants resemble marijuana -- dry, green, and leafy. Salvia is sold in loose leaf or extract

  • Air Force officials to release staff sergeant promotion list

    Air Force officials selected 13,518 of 28,510 eligible senior airmen for promotion to staff sergeant for a selection rate of 47.41 percent.The average score for those selected was 282.88, with an average time in grade of 1.97 years and an average time in service of 4.55 years, respectively. The

  • Joint: The new 'buzz word' in family support

    National Guard officials are willing to help family members around the country, no matter which branch or component their servicemember belongs to, the Guard's top family programs official said Aug. 3."Families' needs are the same across the board, and we can't afford to work within just our own

  • Mississippi Gate construction continues

    The Mississippi Avenue Gate remains on a one lane in, one lane out schedule as construction continues on the new gate facilities.As a reminder, the gate will maintain a 4:30 a.m. - 8:30 p.m. schedule through Dec. 10, and will be primarily used for construction vehicles.Drivers should expect

  • AETC Special Duty Team to visit Buckley

    Have you ever been interested in becoming an Air Force Recruiter, Military Training Instructor or Military Training Leader?If so, the Air Education and Training Command Special Duty Team is offering the opportunity you have been seeking: there are few jobs in the Air Force more challenging,

  • Coast Guard Day is Aug. 4

    This Aug. 4, the U.S. Coast Guard would like to invite everyone to celebrate Coast Guard Day. The date commemorates the day in 1790 when Alexander Hamilton founded the Revenue Cutter Service. The Revenue Cutter Service started out as the sole enforcer of trade and tariff laws at sea and was charged

  • IRS provides top 10 things every taxpayer should know about identity theft

    Taxpayers need to be careful to protect their personal information. Identity thieves use many methods to steal personal information and then they use the information to file a tax return and get a refund. Here are 10 things the IRS wants you to know about identity theft so you can avoid becoming the

  • Counter-terror expert to speak at Buckley

    A nationally-recognized counter-terror expert will give two public presentations at Buckley Air Force Base Aug. 6 at 9:30 a.m. and again at 1 p.m. in the Leadership Development Center to increase awareness about terrorism.Joe Ruffini, who is accredited by the Anti-Terrorism Accreditation Board as a

  • Misuse of prescription drugs could cost Airmen career, jail time

    Sitting in his room with a headache, an Airman contemplates whether or not to take pain medication that was prescribed to him for a tooth extraction several months ago.He decides it's pain medication, and he's suffering from pain, so there can be no harm. The next day, the Airman tests positive in a

  • New school available for Buckley Family Housing residents

    School-age dependants living in Buckley Family Housing remain in the Aurora Public Schools district this year, but if they are entering ninth grade or below, they have been assigned to a new school: the Vista PEAK Campus.Vista PEAK is a P-20 campus, meaning eventually, students who begin school at