Government Shutdown Information

This year has been difficult for those who have chosen to serve our nation - whether active duty, national guard, civilian, or a contractor. In this year alone, our nation's war fighters have endured the effects of sequestration and now the effects of a government shutdown.There is uncertainty as to

Patrick-Cape feels effects of government shutdown

Every year Congress has to agree on a budget to fund the government. Since the fiscal year ended on Sept. 30 and no consensus was made on how to best use federal funds, we are currently in a shutdown furlough due to a lapse in appropriations. A shutdown furlough is necessary when an agency no longer

Volunteer serves more than 4,000 hours

Commissaries collect nearly 740,000 pounds

Commissary customers and employees came together to donate nearly 740,000 pounds of needed items to local food banks and other charitable organizations during the annual Feds Feed Families campaign.The accomplishment, a 10 percent increase over last year's effort, was done as commissaries again

Celebrate October savings at your commissary

October represents the unofficial start of the holiday season, and that's great for commissary customers who want to see store promotions, giveaways and more discounts beyond their usual 30 percent or more savings, said the Defense Commissary Agency's director of sales."Whether it is celebrating

Air Force launches 3rd Advanced Satellite

The 45th Space Wing successfully launched the third Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite onboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V vehicle here Wednesday from launch pad41 at 4:10 a.m. AEHF-1 was launched in August of 2010 and AEHF-2 was launched in May of 2012, both from Cape Canaveral

Commissaries offer extra savings in September

Commissaries continue to offer special savings such as sidewalk events and "door buster" sales with discounts up to 50 percent on certain items to help fill the void from cancelled case lot sales."Although we aren't offering worldwide case lot sales in September, our customers will still find plenty

Patrick Remembers 9/11 Sacrifice

On Sept. 11, 2001, terrorists aboard three hijacked passenger planes carried out coordinated suicide attacks against the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., killing everyone on board the planes and nearly 3,000 people on the ground. A fourth plane crashed into a

Reservist receives Distinguished Flying Cross with Valor

The 920th Rescue Wing's motto, "These things we do, that others may live," embodies the wing's noble search-and-rescue mission. While rescue is the primary goal, life-saving operations can turn into life-threatening situations in the blink of an eye. For one 920th RQW reservist deployed to Bagram

AF tuition assistance application window delayed until Sept. 9 for FY14; Cornerstone will be supervisor involvement

Airmen applying for tuition assistance in fiscal 2014 will see several changes in both eligibility for and administration of the program.Due to these changes, the application window for classes beginning on or after Oct. 1 will not open until Sept. 9 to allow for system updates.This program is