Text/HTML

Due to the government shutdown, this website is not being updated.

  • AAFES pumping up the fuel savings for Star Card users

    With the busy, and expensive, holiday shopping season just around the corner, Army & Air Force Exchange Service gas stations worldwide are helping to make sure that the fill up doesn't empty the wallet. In addition to the five cents a gallon discount that Military StarSM Card holders already enjoy

  • Stop loss Airmen eligible for compensation

    Current and former Reservists and Guardsmen who were involuntarily extended on active duty beyond an approved separation or retirement date as a result of Stop Loss may be eligible for Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay compensation. The 2009 War Supplemental Appropriation Act set aside $534.4

  • Army, Air Force Exchange Service offer competive prices

    After what was deemed the worst U.S. holiday shopping season in four decades last year, shoppers might now be "checking their lists" and receipts more than twice. Military shoppers looking for the best value for their dollar, of course, have an edge when it comes to keeping costs down thanks to the

  • 231st CEF uses community support to teach fire safety to servicemembers

    The 231st Civil Engineer Flight coordinated with a local community fire department to bring hands-on fire prevention training to all members here Oct. 18 in honor of Fire Prevention Month with a theme of "Stay Fire Smart! Don't Get Burned." Events included servicemembers using a fire extinguisher to

  • Executive Order bans texting while driving for federal employees

    In an executive order issued Oct. 1, President Barack Obama banned federal employees from text messaging while behind the wheel on government business. "With nearly 3 million civilian employees, the federal government can and should demonstrate leadership in reducing the dangers of text messaging

  • Missouri National Guard, Air Force form unique partnership

    The Pentagon's decision to end the 86-year history of the Missouri Air National Guard's Fighter Wing in St. Louis has produced a unique partnership during the last year between the Guard and the active-duty Air Force. Col. Robert Leeker, 131st Bomb Wing commander, had flown fighters for thirty

  • Missouri National Guard hosts New Madrid Seismic Zone Workshop

    The Missouri National Guard is hosting a conference this week designed to coordinate the emergency response of eight states in the event of a catastrophic earthquake in the New Madrid Seismic Zone. Guard officials and representatives of civilian agencies in Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi,