Cadet Command has hit its stride. The organization responsible for producing most of the Army's officer corps commissioned 5,880 second lieutenants in Fiscal Year 2012, the second straight year for mission success, according to final totals released this week. The Army-mandated goal was 5,350. In surpassing the mark in 2011 and 2012, Cadet Command has reversed a several-years … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2012
Fleet Readiness Center East Delivers Last H-46
November 15, 2012 By Cpl. Scott L. Tomaszycki | Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT, N.C. -- The H-46 model “Phrog” helicopter has served the Marine Corps for nearly 50 years, but its era is drawing to a close. During a ceremony here Nov. 9, Fleet Readiness Center East sent off the last HH-46 helicopter it will service to … [Read more...]
Sunlight Improves Combat Capability
November 14, 2012 By David Vergun, ARNEWS Soldiers are now enlisting more than just other soldier. They are now enlisting in the help of sun power in Afghanistan. Ten solar generators are now providing Special Forces Soldiers in distant outposts the energy they need to accomplish their mission. And, these generators are allowing them precious more time to train Afghan forces … [Read more...]
‘Veterans in Blue’ Highlights 19 Stories of Brave Heroism
11/14/2012 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- "Let me not mourn for the men who have died fighting, but rather let me be glad that such heroes have lived," said Gen. George S. Patton. For decades Airmen have answered the call to serve and protect the nation's interests, its people and the cherished freedoms that underpin it all, risking their lives for others, and thus, becoming heroes in … [Read more...]
Civilians Must Schedule Use or Lose Leave Before Dec. 1
November 15, 2012 by Debbie Gildea Air Force Personnel Center Public Affairs JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) -- The 2012 civilian employee leave year ends Jan. 12, 2013, and Air Force Personnel Center officials remind civilians that those who have more than the maximum carryover hours of annual leave on that date risk losing their leave. The maximum carryover … [Read more...]