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Air Force News on April 26th, 2012
An Air Force guitar is making its rounds across the U.S. with rock band Lillian Axe after an Airman and the band's lead guitarist collaborated on a way to honor nine Airmen who were killed April 27, 2010, at the Kabul International Airport in Afghanistan.
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Air Force News on March 6th, 2012
Max Impact, the premier rock band of the United States Air Force, is thrilled to release a new video featuring their original song "Send Me." Produced with the assistance from Air Force Television, the video integrates footage of the amazing Airmen from Air Force Special Operations
Kids
Air Force News on March 2nd, 2012
Air Force Services Agency officials recently announced the call for three Air Force teen summer camps for 2012. The annual camps are designed to help Air Force youth build leadership skills and aspire to careers in space or aviation. The Teen Aviation Camp is scheduled for June
PCSing with Pets
Air Force News on March 1st, 2012
Military members on permanent change of station orders from overseas locations don't need to worry about recent news reports that fees to transport their pets are being increased to costly levels. There was concern about military members traveling on regular commercial flights because United Airlines
Jobs
Air Force News on February 7th, 2012
Airmen looking to trade in their stripes for a set of bars can take advantage of five different commissioning programs offered by the Air Force. According to Melanie Mendez, 31st Force Support Squadron education and training specialist, enlisted Airmen have an advantage when applying for
Jobs
Air Force News on January 25th, 2012
Originally enlisted as an F-16 Fighting Falcon crew chief in the Air National Guard, Senior Airman Dan Stein decided he wanted to go active duty. With this goal in mind, he began ROTC in college while still a member of the Guard. Stein, now a C-17
Health
Air Force News on January 12th, 2012
For Master Sgt. Scott Kapanke, the 437th Maintenance Squadron flight chief at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., cancer wasn't a death sentence, no matter how unfavorable his odds were. To him, it was just another challenge to face. In 1995, Kapanke was a 23-year-old, C-130
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Air Force News on January 10th, 2012
HAWASSA, Ethiopia (AFNS) -- (Editor's Note: This story is part of "Through Airmen's Eyes." These stories and commentaries focus on a single Airman, highlighting their Air Force story. During a recent trip to Ethiopia, Senior Airman Jarad A. Denton experienced rural areas outside the country's capital as
Health
Air Force News on December 29th, 2011
The Department of Defense has implemented a temporary moratorium on the sales of products containing DMAA within military facilities. The moratorium will remain in effect pending further review of relevant scientific evidence and reported events, officials said. Recent reports show that two Soldier deaths and
Kids
Air Force News on December 28th, 2011
NASA Space Camp is a place of learning where children come together for a journey they will never forget. For many, it is a life-changing event - helping them make decisions about their educational and vocational careers. This extraordinary adventure teaches our youth about astronauts and
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Air Force News on May 19th, 2012
In recent weeks, "pink slime" oozed from the headlines. While commissary officials assure customers that the lean finely textured beef antibacterial process has been approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration for decades, the officials made the decision recently to phase
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Air Force News on May 12th, 2012
SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- First Lt. Ryan McGuire, 4th Airlift Squadron C-17 pilot, recently won five medals at the 2012 Warrior Games and is also the Air Mobility Command nominee for the 2012 Department of Defense Employee/Service Member with a Disability Award. On
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Air Force News on May 6th, 2012
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. -- With JB McChord's operational readiness exercise just days away, the 627th Air Base Group provided Airmen an opportunity to practice their "Ability to Survive and Operate" skills April 30 through May 2, 2012. According to Tech. Sgt. Troyann Ernle, 627th Civil Engineer
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Air Force News on April 27th, 2012
Airmen eligible for the Temporary Early Retirement Authority have until Monday to complete and submit their applications, Air Force Personnel Center officials said today. TERA is one of several programs the Air Force is using to size and shape the force to meet current and future
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Air Force News on April 26th, 2012
Lieutenant colonels with at least two years time in grade may be able to retire at their current grade through the Time in Grade Waiver Program, said Lt. Col. Tara White, Air Force Personnel Center retirements and separations chief. Air Force officials announced last
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Air Force News on April 21st, 2012
As the Air Force continues a civilian workforce restructure through voluntary retirement and separation initiatives, officials have instituted new flexibilities to help minimize the impact of downsizing and workforce shaping. Unlike the previous two rounds, the third round of Voluntary Early Retirement Authority and
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Air Force News on April 14th, 2012
The Airborne Operations career field is the Air Force Association 2012 Team of the Year, Air Force officials announced April 13. Annually, AFA recognizes a specific enlisted career field (as well as Airmen in that specialty) that personifies professionalism, technical expertise and leadership. The following Airmen
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Air Force News on April 3rd, 2012
From Air Force Times: One of the latest phishing scams targets fiancées of service members in an attempt to lure them into "registering" in the Defense Finance and Accounting Service "system" to be entitled to receive benefits if their service member dies - for a $350 fee.
It's not from DFAS.
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Air Force News on April 2nd, 2012
From Air Force Times: The Air Force has selected more than 2,450 officers for promotion to colonel, lieutenant colonel and major.
They were selected during the 2011C Colonel Medical Service Corps and Lieutenant Colonel Nurse Corps and the 2011D Major Line of the Air Force central selection boards, according to a
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Air Force News on March 22nd, 2012
Following the redeployment of the last two C-17 Globemaster IIIs to Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash., and Stewart Air National Guard Base, N.Y., the personnel participating in the 2011-2012 edition of Operation Deep Freeze can lay claim to yet another successful and history-making season. ODF
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