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  • Social norms intervention--Redefining the stereotype

    The military has a culture rich with a broad range of practices, traditions and beliefs - dependent on anything from base assignment to age and career field.These social norms, the rules for how people should act in a given group or society, are the subject of an ongoing study into the drinking

  • Grand Forks Airman to compete at AMC Icon singing competition

    A Grand Forks Air Force Base Warrior of the North is scheduled to perform in the AMC Icon singing competition Oct. 25 at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. Airman 1st Class Andrew Hicks, an aerospace medical technician with the 319th Medical Operations Squadron here, is taking advantage of the opportunity

  • Retired 93rd ARS/CC gifts Fairchild a book full of heritage

    A previous 93rd Air Refueling Squadron commander visited his old unit Oct. 15 with a gift from his time as a Pegasus in the '70s. Retired Lt. Col. Al Kessler presented the current commander of the 93rd ARS, Lt. Col. Patrick O'Brien, with a scrapbook full of historic photos and news articles

  • Innovative solutions key to reducing petroleum demand

    In response to a number of presidential mandates and executive orders, the Air Force implemented the 2012-2016 Strategic Energy Plan in an effort to integrate energy considerations across the enterprise. Of the multiple focus areas outlined in the plan, Headquarters Air Mobility Command's response

  • Operation Deep Freeze main season begins

    The U.S. military recently kicked off the 2012-2013 season of Operation Deep Freeze, the Department of Defense's support of the U.S. Antarctic Program and the National Science Foundation. The operation began with C-17 Globemaster III operations Sept. 29 and will continue with LC-130 Hercules

  • Welcome home WWII vets

    As the World War II veterans shuffled down the red carpet laid before them at St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport, their eyes widened, then got misty at the sight of the welcoming crowd there to greet them, Sept. 18.Among the crowd were several young Airmen from MacDill, and Col. Scott

  • KC-46 enters critical design review phase

    The Air Force KC-46A program director described the critical development phases of the next-generation refueling aircraft during the 2012 Air Force Association Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition in Washington, D.C., Sept. 18.Maj. Gen. John F. Thompson, program executive officer for

  • 87th SFS military working dog handler share 'tails' at reunion

    Current modern-day military working dog handlers interacted with handlers from the 50's and 60's during the Bitburg Air Force Base military working dog handlers reunion Sept. 8 at a Holiday Inn in Philadelphia's historic district.Staff Sgt. Benjamin Eisenhart, 87th Security Forces Squadron military

  • New Airman a model of Air Force Core Values

    Oftentimes one can hear the Air Force Core Values recited so much that one can lose sight of their true meaning and what the Air Force's intention behind the values truly is.Airman 1st Class Rachel Simmons, a maintenance analyst with the 436th Maintenance Operations Squadron, is doing her best to

  • JB MDL hosts 'Beast of the East;' thrills community

    Tu-tus, kilts, Disney characters, and business suits were just a small assortment of costumes at this year's Fifth Annual Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst "Beast of the East" Mud Run Sept. 8 at Doughboy Field here.Participants came from across the Northeast to test their mettle on the 10K mud-run