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  • Fitness testing begins for deployed Airmen

    Airmen deployed to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility will roll physical fitness testing into their wartime responsibilities starting Oct. 1. Lt. Gen. Mike Hostage, the U.S. Air Forces Central Command commander, recently approved a policy authorizing fitness testing in the AOR for

  • NCOs still needed to retrain

    Airmen have until Sept. 17 to voluntarily retrain as part of the 2011 NCO Retraining Program before the program's involuntary Phase II begins. Air Force officials identified 1,061 opportunities for Airmen to retrain out of their current career field under NCORP. Airmen can volunteer during Phase I

  • Deer hunting offered at Poinsett

    Deer hunting season is starting soon and the natural resource managers at Shaw Air Force Base and the Poinsett Electronic Combat Range are offering a program open to all base personnel and the public.The hunting program will help maintain wildlife population at proper levels and provide outdoor

  • Powered or not: AGE enables maintenance

    It has been said behind a great person is an even greater cast of support personnel. The same could be said about Joint Base Balad's flying mission.JBB's aircraft maintainers can count on the 332nd Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron Aerospace Ground Equipment Flight to maintain and deliver all of

  • U.S. forces transition to Operation New Dawn

    The United States military marked a historic milestone Sept. 1 as it made the transition from Operation Iraqi Freedom to Operation New Dawn. This transition signifies a formal end to U.S. military combat operations and reaffirms the U.S. military's commitment to the Iraqi Security Forces and the

  • More than a meal: deployed family dinner

    If you have a spouse who is deployed or on a remote tour, plan to be at the Carolina Skies Club at 6 p.m. on September 27 for free home cooking. It's the September deployed family dinner.Organizers are seeking volunteers to help put on the dinner. Helpers can do something as simple as just holding a

  • Enlisted force development initiatives approved

    The Force Management and Development Council members approved an initiative that will change the way the Air Force grows the next generation of senior enlisted leaders. The initiative originated with the Enlisted Force Development Panel and will enable the enlisted force to move forward in

  • AF releases lieutenant colonel promotion list

    The Air Force recently announced its list for those promoted to lieutenant colonel.The majors from here who have been selected for promotion to lieutenant colonel are:-Maj. Elwood Henry, 20th Civil Engineer Squadron-Maj. John Vickery, 20th Communications Squadron-Maj. Simon Scoggins, 20th

  • AF releases staff sergeant promotion list

    The Air Force recently announced its list for those promoted to staff sergeant.The senior airmen from here who have been promoted are:From the 20th Aerospace Medicine Squadron-Amanda Burns-Marion Franco-Svetlana Z. PsareasFrom the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron-John Ackerman-Alexander

  • Social media opens whole, new world of security issues

    With the opening of access to social media websites such as Facebook and Twitter, and their popularity among younger Airmen, a host of new problems and dangers are popping up, Air Force officials warn.According to the FBI, fraudsters continue to hijack accounts on social networking sites and spread