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With a theme of “Taking Care of Our Own For Airmen and Guardians, By Airmen and Guardians,” the annual Air Force Assistance Fund campaign at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base runs through April 15. ....
How a Maxwell lieutenant and future Supreme Court justice equalized pay for Armed Forces Just Do Right. to make Maxwell Air Force Base a better place for all Col. Eries L.G. Mentzer Just Do Right. That is exactly what Lieutenant Sharron Frontiero, now Sharron Cohen, did in 1970. As a physical therapist assigned to Maxwell Air Force Base, she refused to accept that the United States Air Force would not extend married female Airmen the same spousal benefits as married male Airmen. At the time, a married man in the Armed Forces was automatically entitled to spousal benefits but a married woman in the Armed Forces had to prove that her husband was dependent on her for more than one-half of his support. So, Lieutenant Frontiero sued Secretary of Defense Elliott L. Richardson for equal pay and in 1973 the United States Supreme Court ruled that military benefits could not be paid differently based on gender. ....
Starting July 31, 2017, Airmen undergoing their annual Periodic Health Assessment may notice something new. A Mental Health Assessment will now be part of every annual PHA, to help ensure that Airmen suffering from undiagnosed mental health issues are referred to the necessary care. Mental health issues are a serious problem for U.S. Armed Forces and for the Air Force. These illnesses are often not visible to others, making them difficult to diagnose and leading to unnecessary suffering. By implementing yearly screening, more Airmen in the early stages of mental illness will be identified and referred for treatment, helping them heal and improving overall medical readiness. ....
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