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  • McConnell, AMC Airmen attend A/TA convention

    More than 4,000 active-duty, Guard and Reserve members of Air Mobility Command gathered at the 43nd Airlift/Tanker Association Conference and Symposium Nov. 3 to 6 in Nashville, Tenn.During three days of briefings, AMC Airmen, including more than 80 Airmen from McConnell, were addressed by Marine

  • Living on the binge

    The night of, raucous partying, patchy memories, flaunting cash, empty bottles stacked up like trophies, no recollection of a beginning, middle or end, verbose bravado, delusions of grandeur, spastic drunk-dialing, bursts of emotion, enthusiastic sentimentality toward those they like, vitriolic

  • Fairchild AFB affected by civilian restructuring

    Base officials announced Thursday that 30 civilian personnel positions will be eliminated at Farichild Air Force Base, Wash., as part of civilian workforce adjustments announced by the Air Force on November 2 .Base officials are making face-to-face notifications to those affected by the decision.In

  • Travis announces civilian workforce reductions and military restructuring

    Travis Air Force Base, Calif.,  will reduce support function costs and expeditionary headquarters overhead as part of an Air Force-wide action announced at the Pentagon Nov. 2. The adjustments reflect several initiatives to boost mission effectiveness, eliminate organizational redundancy and reduce

  • Little Rock AFB affected by civilian restructuring

    Base officials announced Thursday 41 civilian personnel positions will be eliminated as part of civilian workforce adjustments announced by the Air Force Wednesday, Nov. 2 .Base officials are making face-to-face notifications to those affected by the decision.In response to direction from the

  • Black eyes raise domestic violence awareness

    Thirty-nine Airmen and civilians reported for work across the wing last month, each sporting a noticeable black eye and wondering just one thing: Would anyone notice?Thankfully, the bruises were simulated - part of Grand Forks' first-ever Family Advocacy Program Black Eye Campaign from Oct. 17 to

  • AMC announces civilian workforce restructuring

    In accordance with the Air Force's ongoing effort to increase efficiencies, reduce overhead and eliminate redundancy, Air Mobility Command (AMC) officials announced an adjustment to the command's civilian workforce. In response to direction from the Secretary of Defense for Department of Defense to

  • Air Force announces civilian workforce restructuring

    Air Force officials announced several adjustments to the civilian workforce Nov 2. In response to direction from the Secretary of Defense for the Department of Defense to stop civilian growth above fiscal year 2010 levels and the need to add 5900 positions against the Air Force's top priorities, the

  • Tips to keeping military marriages strong, healthy

    I spoke to a spouse last year about dealing with deployments and keeping military marriages strong. Her husband had just returned from a yearlong deployment in Iraq.She cited an example of the types of issues that can arise when communication falls to the wayside. As the primary disciplinarian while

  • Air Force team transports wounded Libyan fighters to U.S.

    Nearly two dozen wounded Libyan fighters were evacuated from the revolutionary battlefields of Libya to the birthplace of the American Revolution, Oct. 29, aboard an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III. At the request of the Department of State, the Secretary of Defense directed two missions supporting