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  • Department of Defense "Do's and Don'ts" for the 2012 Election Year

    With a presidential election on the horizon, talks about political candidates and parties are sure to enter the minds of employees while in the workplace. As an American citizen you have a right and duty to participate in the political process including voting and encouraging others to vote.

  • Altus AFB Youth Programs help youth stay out of trouble

    School's out for the day ... Do you know where your youths are or what they are doing? They could be participating in fun and low-cost activities that will help them become positive, contributing members of the community at the Altus AFB Youth Programs. The statistics below reveal some alarming data

  • Social Media and You

    For many Americans social media websites have become such a part of their daily activities that most couldn't imagine living without Facebook and Twitter. According to recent studies, one out of six minutes spent online is on a social network and 73 percent of the U.S. internet population visits

  • My job is prosecuting sexual-assault offenders

    Here's a simple truth...sexual offenders reject our core values of Integrity, Service and Excellence, in favor of following their own base, undisciplined, criminal desires.Most sexual assaults committed by Airmen are "blue on blue," or Airmen victimizing other Airmen.So in addition to rejecting our

  • Get the good news out there

    How many of you have worked in an area where there was never good news? We in maintenance have that feeling a lot. It seems that no matter how good the news is, it gets watered down. We lose the positive message of what we do every day and it's nobody's fault but our own. I believe that our

  • Effective followership: The key to being a great leader

    Like all successful organizations, the Air Force invests a great deal of time and resources in developing leaders. Leadership is taught at all levels of professional military education and there are countless books and advanced courses on this important topic. Before you can really become a great

  • We've got you covered: the Legal Office on Claims for 2012 moves

    Personnel Change of Station season is upon us once again and will likely provide the same daunting task of moving from base to base as it has in past years. While this may be stressful, there are a few things that you can do to help ensure your household goods are protected against loss or damage

  • Fuel Conservation

    With fuel prices expected to average $3.92 per gallon nationwide for unleaded gasoline this summer, it's no wonder drivers are getting frustrated as they fill their gas tanks each week. Even the DOD is incorporating electric and hybrid vehicles into fleets world-wide. Rather than letting your blood

  • The Boss

    Some think being the "boss" is all about attending meetings and making decisions. Well, that's part of the job, but as you learn to become an effective leader, you find that being the boss is much more in depth. Leaders influence all people they come in contact with; subordinates, peers and

  • Police Week - Honoring our Fallen

    Police Week began on October 1, 1962, when President John F. Kennedy Jr. signed a public law, designating May 15 of each year as 'Peace Officers Memorial Day' and the week in which it falls as 'Police Week.' In 1994, President Clinton signed another public law directing that the flag of the United