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  • Enroll newborns in TRICARE within 60 days of birth

    The 14th Medical Group is noticing an increased number of newborns not being enrolled in TRICARE within 60 days of birth or 120 days in overseas areas.When newborns are not enrolled within the first 60 days of birth this can cause claims processing issues and parents incur costly out-of-pockets

  • Dollars & $ense: Be sure to read your LES monthly

    The Leave and Earning Statement is a comprehensive statement which shows the service member's leave and earnings for the month.The most current pay, taxes, leave and status information is reflected on a member's LES.The LES is divided into three major areas: Entitlement, Deductions and Allotments.

  • Airman Magazine published 81st FS story

    A story about the 14th Flying Training Wing's 81st Fighter Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, has been published. Click the link below to find out more.STANDING UPAfghan airmen take to the skies with new fighter squadron

  • Full-on tree-hugging with Mike & Mike

    I can't believe I still have to say this 45 years after Earth Day was established, but here goes: recycling works.I hope you are still not knocked out by that news, but honestly, I still get the questions, "Does it REALLY get recycled?" and "Does it matter?"First, follow the money, as the

  • CONS Airman selected for OTS

    Col. Kurt Kayser, 14th Mission Support Group Commander, and Maj. Miranda Lashinski, 14th Contracting Squadron Commander, congratulate Tech. Sgt. Bryan Galcik, 14th CONS, May 1 in the Contracting office on Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi. Galcik was accepted into Officer Training School, a

  • Suicide survivor encourages Columbus AFB

    "'Are you ok?' 'Is something wrong?' 'Can I help you?' These were the words I desperately needed to hear standing atop the Golden Gate Bridge walkway, crying hysterically, peering over that four-foot rail, looking down to the looming waters below me before I made my peace with the world and ran

  • I'm bored ... what is there to do?

    "Spring is nature's way of saying, 'Let's Party!'" - Robin WilliamsIt's that time of year again.The forests seem inviting, to those of us fortunate enough to visit them, and tempt us to bask in the rays of the sun as the trees do.  To breathe in the sweetness of spring; to attend to the insects and

  • Big changes to Mississippi concealed weapons laws announced

    Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant has signed two bills, which are big pro-Second Amendment reforms to the state's concealed weapons laws, into law April 7.Included in the bills are several new exemptions for military members and honorably discharged veterans that will go into effect July 2015.Senate