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Come out to Building 568 between 9 am. and 11:30 a.m. and donate blood. The blood you donate here aids the peacetime and contingency requirements for military personnel and local community health care. One pint of blood you donate can save up to three lives. Walk-ins are welcome. Please request supervisor approval if during duty hours.

For questions contact Lt. Leonil Cruz, DSN 775-3137 or Lt. Ricardo Basora, DSN 777-4909.

The U.S. Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) is filling three Air Force officer vacancies for summer to fall 2012 at Detachment 855, Brigham Young University. Please consider coming to BYU for an assignment as an Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps instructor. It is a great career broadening assignment, or a capstone for your career if you are considering retiring in the near future. There have not been any volunteers approved by the Air force Personnel Center to fill the vacancies for the upcoming school year.

The TriCare Dental Plan (TDP) provides comprehensive dental care for more than 2 million enrollees worldwide including active duty family members and members of the Selected Reserve, Individual Ready Reserve and their eligible family members. Beginning May 1, the TDP will be administered by MetLife which will manage enrollment, claims processing and customer service.

On March 16, TriCare Management Activity (TMA) announces its intent to award a contract to UnitedHealth Military and Veterans Services in the West Region in support of the third generation of TriCare Managed Care Support contracts, also known as "T-3." Health care delivery, under the new contract, is scheduled to begin April 1, 2013. TMA is committed to keeping beneficiaries and stakeholders informed about the transition. Updated information about the T-3 contracts is at www.tricare.mil/t3contracts.

Veterans and nonveterans alike are Invited to the Utah Department of Veterans Affairs ninth annual Veterans Memorial Golf Tournament.

Come for 18 holes of golf May 31 at the Hubbard Golf Course at Hill Air Force Base. Check-in, registration and continental breakfast will be from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m.; tee off follows at 8 a.m.

Phase 3 of the effort to repave the medical clinic parking lot is scheduled through April 30, weather permitting. On April 16, the main driveway and the clinic parking area the furthest southeast of Building 570 will be closed for repaving. Traffic will be detoured to alternate parking areas. Accessibility and crosswalks will be maintained as deemed safe around construction equipment.

The 649th MUNS will be conducting a 100 percent inventory of the depot (FV2172) stockpile through April 30.

During the inventory, the only transactions that will be supported are emergency requests approved in writing by the group commander or equivalent. Please direct any questions to Staff Sgt. Ian Smith at 801-777-5444, Staff Sgt. Jason Downing at 801-586-8498 or Master Sgt. Mark Hanson at 801-777-6574.

The U.S. Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) is filling three Air Force officer vacancies for summer to fall 2012 at Detachment 855, Brigham Young University. Please consider coming to BYU for an assignment as an Air Force Reserve Officers Training Corps instructor. It is a great career broadening assignment, or a capstone for your career if you are considering retiring in the near future. There have not been any volunteers approved by the Air force Personnel Center to fill the vacancies for the upcoming school year.