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May 21, 2012
87th LRS Airman's combative skills dominate competition

Instructors from the Modern Army Combative Program on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., conducted a level one combative training class April 30 to May 4, with more than a dozen Airmen taking to the mats with other service members from the Army, Navy and Coast Guard.The course graduated 20
May 10, 2012
Sailors receive leadership skills through ALS; become first JB Charleston Navy graduates

Airman Leadership School typically serves as an enlisted Air Force member's first professional military education. Recently, it has not only developed leadership abilities in Airmen, but also the skills of members in other branches of the service.Joint Base Charleston's ALS graduated its first Navy
May 8, 2012
USAF Band of Mid-America pay tribute to Sijan legacy

Members of the Air Force Band of Mid-America's concert band completed an eight performance concert series in the eastern and southern portions of Wisconsin April 20. The performances were part of the band's community outreach effort to inspire the trust America has for our nation's military. The
May 8, 2012
Air Force innovation

Lt. Gen. Robert R. Allardice, Air Mobility Command's vice commander, was among a panel of educators and civic leaders in St. Louis on April 27 to discuss the importance of science, technology, engineering and mathematics, or better known as STEM, education to an audience of teachers, parents,
May 1, 2012
Mobile app connects Airmen to their base

Want to connect with friends and family? There's an app for that. Need to find the best restaurant around? There's an app for that. Want to see what movies are playing nearby? There's an app for that.Discovering what events your base is hosting on a particular day? Now there is an app for that,
April 12, 2012
Fairchild command post: Air National Guard, active duty Airmen work side-by-side

Working at the Fairchild Air Force Base command post is serious business. They are always watching for, and responding to anything that may threaten the lives or property of Fairchild's military assets."The command post is a nerve center that responds to input from a variety of sources, and then we
April 11, 2012
Air Force's top enlisted leader visits Joint Base Charleston

The 16th chief master sergeant of the Air Force spoke with Joint Base Charleston Airmen about current and future Air Force operations April 9 during a brief visit here.During his visit, which included an "all call" held at the base theater, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy touched on
April 5, 2012
Spokane community members visit base, experience mission first-hand

A group of seven members of the Spokane community visited here March 28 to experience the 92nd Air Refueling Wing's mission first-hand."The purpose of flights like what [these community members] experienced is educational," said Col. Paul Guemmer, 92nd ARW commander. "In doing so, we share with our
March 28, 2012
Grand Forks AFB helps to modernize Air Force

Modernization of the Air Force remains a top priority at every level of leadership, as highlighted by Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley during a speech in February."Modernization, as challenging as it is in this resource constrained period, will not wait, and remains essential to maintaining
March 26, 2012
Key Resolve exercise displays key results

Airmen from Travis helped kick off Exercise Key Resolve Feb. 28 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea. Key Resolve is a combined exercise that involves more than 2,000 U.S. forces and nearly 10,000 South Korean forces and is geared toward maintaining the readiness of the Combined Forces Command staff