By Gary Sheftick Army News Service LONDON, Aug. 9, 2012 – Air Force family member Janay DeLoach leaped 6.89 meters last night at Olympic Stadium here to take the bronze medal in women’s long jump at the Summer Olympics. USA teammate Brittney Reese won the gold with a jump of 7.12 meters, and Russia’s Elena Sokolova earned the silver with a jump of … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2012
AF Seeks Civilian Award Nominees
By Gloria Kwizera Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs 8/9/2012 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) -- Air Force officials are soliciting nominations for the 2013 Air Force Association Outstanding Air Force Civilian Employees of the Year Award. Each year, the AFA recognizes Air Force civilian employees for outstanding achievement in four categories: - … [Read more...]
Military Personnel Looking for Work
Does your next job have to be a promotion? What size company do you prefer? Military personnel looking for work! As a job seeker, how responsive do you find employers during the summer? … [Read more...]
Building Partnerships with Africa and Beyond
August 9, 2012 Africa! Just the word brings to mind vivid images of dense jungle, wild animals, extreme heat and dramatic scenes of exotic native culture. Africa; the “cradle” of human civilization, home to more than one billion people speaking a surplus of 2,000 languages spread out over 12 million square miles of desert, savannah and tropical forest. Raw, … [Read more...]
First Flight Test Successful for Army’s Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Air Vehicle
WASHINGTON -- For more than 90 minutes, Aug. 7, the hybrid air vehicle known as the Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle stayed afloat above Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. The Long Endurance Multi-Intelligence Vehicle, or LEMV, like a blimp, is capable of carrying multiple intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance payloads for more than 21 days at altitudes … [Read more...]