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  • Affordable care act has little impact on TRICARE beneficiaries

    The Affordable Care Act, also known as the health care law, was created to expand access to affordable health care coverage, lower costs, and improve quality and care coordination for all Americans.Under the health care law, people will have health coverage that meets a minimum standard (called

  • Services not open, changing hours due to government shutdown

    Due to the government shutdown, various on-base services will either close or reduce hours. Below is a list of on-base services and their status during the shutdown:Open Normal Hours:Child Development Centers (A-Basin and Crested Butte)Community Activity CenterOutdoor RecreationLodgingNAF Human

  • Buckley to hold on-base exercise

    The 460th Space Wing will host an exercise on Buckley Air Force Base Sept. 24 -26 in conjunction with a Colorado National Guard Civil Support Team composed of Army and Air Force members. The exercise will involve simulated emergency situations to train and assess the performance of base members.

  • Hagel announces reduction in civilian furlough days

    Hundreds of thousands of Defense Department civilian employees who have had to take a weekly unpaid day off from work since July 8 are getting some relief, as the total number of furlough days has been reduced from 11 to six, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced today.Here is the complete text of

  • AF to change TA approval process for FY14

    Beginning Oct. 1, the Air Force is set to change the approval process for Military Tuition Assistance for Fiscal Year 2014.Pending final DoD approval and release of the AF FY14 MilTA program, Airmen will not be able to apply for FY14 courses until further notice. Once approved, Airmen may submit

  • Officers, enlisted members offered early retirement

    Technical and master sergeants, captains, majors and lieutenant colonels in certain Air Force specialties may apply to retire with fewer than 20 years of active service under the Temporary Early Retirement Authority, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced.Commonly referred to as the 15-year