By Gloria Kwizera Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs 8/10/2012 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) -- Air Force officials selected the service's top enlisted members, naming the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2012, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced. An Air Force selection board at the Air Force Personnel Center considered 35 nominees who … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2012
High School Students Brave Marine Officer Training in Inaugural Leadership Camp
August 13, 2012 By Cpl. David Flynn Marine Corps Recruiting Command MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — Fifty-six high school students from around the country gathered here for the Marine Corps’ first Summer Leadership and Character Development Academy, Aug. 6-10. The SLCDA is designed to teach the students valuable leadership skills through instruction from … [Read more...]
Zero Tolerance in Army for Bullying, Hazing
August 13, 2012 By David Vergun WASHINGTON (Army News Service) -- All service members have a personal responsibility to intervene in and stop any occurrences of hazing or bullying, said Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, in a recent statement. "(This behavior) undermines our values, tarnishes our profession and erodes the trust that bonds us," … [Read more...]
Welsh ‘Humbled’ to Serve as Air Force Chief of Staff
August 13, 2012 by Tech. Sgt. Shawn J. Jones Air Force Public Affairs Agency JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AFNS) -- The Air Force chief of staff flag passed to the service's 20th chief in a ceremony here Aug. 10. Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, a 36-year Airman, stepped into the position, taking over for Gen. Norton Schwartz, who also retired from the Air Force during the … [Read more...]
2nd Bomb Wing Delegation Visits Russia
August 10, 2012 by Airman 1st Class Samuel O'Brien Air Force Global Stike Command Public Affairs BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. (AFNS) -- A delegation of five people from the 2nd Bomb Wing visited Engels Air Base in Saratov, Russia, last month on a goodwill mission with a dual purpose. Team members evaluated the suitability of the airfield at Engels Air Base for B-52H … [Read more...]