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  • AFRC hosts PCS workshop May 26

    The Airman and Family Readiness Center will be holding a workshop for all military members who are getting ready for a permanent change of station at the AFRC May 26 beginning at 2 p.m. The workshop will provide information to military personnel and their families as they prepare for their move.It

  • Air Force officials announce civilian hiring controls

    Air Force leaders announced that hiring controls were instituted May 12 to reduce projected growth of the civilian workforce.The Air Force-wide efforts to stem the civilian personnel growth are a result of Secretary of Defense Robert Gate's efficiency initiatives to maintain civilian manning at

  • S.C. Air National Guard assumes alert mission

    The 20th Fighter Wing turned over responsibility for the air sovereignty alert mission to the 169th Fighter Wing at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., May 6.The 20th FW took control of the alert mission Sept. 11, 2001 to Nov. 15, 2003 and again from Aug. 1, 2006 to May 9, 2011. The alert

  • Former Shaw pilot among Kabul murder victims

    Quiet giant. Humble. Tremendously respected. Genuine. These were the repeated words that friends and family members at Luke to describe the former Shaw F-16 pilot who was among the nine Americans killed by an Afghan air force officer in the April 27 Kabul International Airport shooting. Lt. Col.

  • If you like NCIS and CSI, try AFOSI ASAP

    The Air Force Office of Special Investigations is the Air Force agency responsible for investigating major crimes and works against terrorist and foreign intelligence efforts. It is also constantly seeking exceptional non-commissioned officers for duty as enlisted special agents.With more than 2,700

  • Some officer development applications due by May 31

    Officers considering 2012 advanced academic degree and experience broadening programs should get their applications started, since some applications are due as early as May 31.Bomber pilot, space and missile operations, intelligence, weather, logistics, program management, developmental engineering,

  • Report outlines progress in Afghanistan

    Last year's surge of U.S. and coalition forces into Afghanistan, with the simultaneous growth of Afghan forces, is leading to tangible progress for peace and prosperity in Afghanistan, according to a biannual Defense Department report released last week.The final component of 30,000 U.S. surge

  • Inter-service effort supports Sea Lion 11-05 here

    Forty two aircraft from nine military units participated in a large force exercise in the skies over North Carolina to support Shaw's Operation Sea Lion 11-05, a phase two operational readiness exercise being held here.Participating in the exercise were four F-22A Raptors from the 27th Fighter

  • New Tricare program offers coverage for young adults under 26

    DoD announced the Tricare Young Adult program is now open for enrollment with coverage beginning May 1, 2011.Military dependents under 26, unmarried, and not eligible for their own employer-sponsored health care coverage may be qualified to purchase TYA, which offers Tricare Standard coverage, for

  • CSAF announces general officer assignments

    General Officer AnnouncementsThe chief of staff of the Air Force announced April 29 the following assignments:Maj. Gen. John D. Posner, deputy commander, Combined Air Operations Center 7, Component Command-Air Izmir, Allied Command Operations, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Larissa, Greece, to