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July 8, 2014
Airmen officially become U.S. citizens on Independence Day aboard naval vessel

Three active-duty Airmen stationed at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst took their oath of allegiance to the USA during a naturalization ceremony July 4, 2014, aboard USS New Jersey in Camden, N.J.Airmen 1st Class Eric Re Guerrero, Bonelnelson Rosset Bouangalolo and Belinda Wilson from JB MDL were
June 27, 2014
JB Charleston triathletes take on military's best

Two members of Joint Base Charleston competed for the Air Force Triathlon team during the Armed Forces Triathlon Championships May 31, at Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu Calif.Capt. Brett King, 17th Airlift Squadron pilot, and Capt. Jamie Turner, 315th Airlift wing C-17 pilot, had the honor of
June 25, 2014
Spokane resident earns more than wings as pilot for a day

Most pilots go through months of training and receive several certifications before grabbing the yoke of an aircraft. Sam Diaz, an 8-year-old-boy from Spokane, Washington, recently earned his honorary pilot's wings over the course of a single work day here June 18. His wings earn him a spot as an
June 23, 2014
Little Rock Air Force Base supports Green Flag exercise

Three base squadrons conducted the first-ever Extracted Container Delivery System (XCDS) airdrops during the Green Flag Little Rock exercise June 16, 2014.Crews from the 34th Combat Training Squadron, 41st Airlift Squadron and 61st AS exercised techniques and tactics to employ combat airlift's
June 20, 2014
Inter-American SOS candidate applications due in July

Active duty captains proficient in the Spanish language may be eligible to attend the Inter-American Squadron Officer School at the Inter-American Air Forces Academy, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Air Force Personnel Center officials said. "The ISOS program is designed to develop dynamic Airmen
June 18, 2014
Fairchild and Air Force Space Command Firefighters have an Intervention

You and your best friend are blinded as your whole world comes crashing down around you. Through the haze, you hear loud sirens screaming as they speed closer. Temperatures rise higher than those in California's Death Valley and as you look around, slowly regaining your bearing, your only means of
June 17, 2014
AGE technician wins AMC maintainer of the year award

Dallas Nickerson, 62nd Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment technician, was awarded Air Mobility Command's civilian maintenance professional of the year award and was recognized by Brig. Gen. Warren Berry, Headquarters Air Mobility Command director of logistics, at an awards ceremony June
June 16, 2014
Saber Strike 2014 confirms U.S. commitment to Baltic States

On the wall of the town hall building in the Lithuanian capital city of Vilnius there is mounted a bronze plaque with a quote from President George W. Bush circa 2002. The statement reads: "Anyone who would choose Lithuania as an enemy has also made an enemy of the United States of America." Now,
June 10, 2014
In Honor of an Air Force Giant: ALS building dedicated in honor of Chief Etchberger

The southern exterior wall of one of the buildings here shines much brighter as the Warriors of the North recently unveiled a golden plaque bearing the name and image of an American hero and fellow Airman.The airman leadership school facility here was officially renamed the Chief Master Sgt. Richard
June 6, 2014
Travis opens Fisher House II

Six months after ceremonial shovels first dug into the ground marking the start of new construction, more than 200 invited guests witnessed the handing over of ceremonial keys during a ribbon-cutting and housewarming to officially open a second, larger Fisher House here May 30. The new facility

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