Air Force, News

Fighting the Bad Guys, Taking Great Pictures

April 27, 2012 By Staff Sgt. Nadine Y. Barclay 438th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs Traditionally, women in our country bore children and stayed home to raise them while the men left home to defend our nation against her enemies. Times have d...

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Success Through Leadership

April 26, 2012 By Master Sgt. Christopher Riffle 27th Special Operations Security Forces Squadron Having served 18 years in the Air Force, I’ve been blessed with the opportunity to learn from and work beside some of the greatest leaders the militar...

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Air Force Officials Clarify Bronze Star Approval Process

April 25, 2012 by Amaani Lyle Defense Media Activity WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Recent heightened interest in the Bronze Star Medal has led Air Force Central Command and Air Force Personnel Center leaders to further explain the criteria and approval proce...

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Airman Tackles NFL Dream

April 23, 2012 by Staff Sgt. Brian Valencia 375th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AFNS) -- At 6 foot, 6 inches tall and 305 pounds, 2nd Lt. Ben Garland looks more like a football player than a typical Air Force officer. T...

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New Housing Website Prepares Airmen for Moving

April 19, 2012 by 1st Lt. Nicole White Air Mobility Command Public Affairs SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- With the summer moving season just around the corner thousands of Airmen and their families can now use a new housing website to help prepare fo...

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Discovery Flies for Last Time, Ends Chapter in Aerospace History

April 18, 2012 by Airman 1st Class Alexander W. Riedel Defense Media Activity FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) -- After almost 27 years and 39 flights in Earth's orbit, the space shuttle Discovery arrived at Dulles Airport in Washington, D.C., April ...

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Space Command Officials Eliminate Flight Suit, Jackets

April 17, 2012 PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNS) -- Air Force Space Command officials announced April 13 that Airmen assigned to the command will cease wearing flight suits, the green flight jacket and the A-2 Leather Jacket by the end of the fisc...

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AF Standardizes Uniform Wear across Space Command

April 16, 2012 Air Force Space Command officials announced April 13 that Airmen assigned to the command will cease wearing flight suits, the green flight jacket and the A-2 Leather Jacket by the end of the fiscal year. Directed by Gen. William L. She...

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Early Retirement Offered to Select Enlisted Airmen

April 13, 2012 WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Air Force officials announced an application window for targeted early retirements for enlisted Airmen. Eligible Airmen will have 15-19 years of service in fiscal 2012 and be in the grades of staff sergeant throu...

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Mass Casualty Exercise Tests Deployed First Responders

April 12, 2012 by Senior Airman Michael Charles 379th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) -- After the loud explosion, smoke quickly billowed from the front of the auditorium. Several service members were slowly being engulfed...

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