Tech. Sgt. Stacy Fowler 386th Air Expeditionary Wing Public Affairs 4/13/2012 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) -- How long does it take you to drive 100 miles in a day, or pedal a bike that distance? Would you even consider walking or running 100 miles in a day? What if it was to help a friend and his family? For Tech. Sgt. Wayne Jenderny, the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer … [Read more...]
Official Dismisses Comparison of Kabul Attacks, Tet Offensive
April 16, 2012 By Jim Garamone WASHINGTON (American Forces Press Service) – A few terrorist attacks does not make yesterday’s combat in Afghanistan’s capital of Kabul the “Taliban Tet Offensive,” the Pentagon’s top public affairs official said here today. The Tet Offensive in 1968 involved tens of thousands of North Vietnamese regulars and … [Read more...]
AF Standardizes Uniform Wear across Space Command
April 16, 2012 Air Force Space Command officials announced April 13 that Airmen assigned to the command will cease wearing flight suits, the green flight jacket and the A-2 Leather Jacket by the end of the fiscal year. Directed by Gen. William L. Shelton, the AFSPC commander, the move is designed to standardize uniform wear across Space Command in a resource-constrained … [Read more...]
AF Now Accepting School Applications for Test Pilot
April 12, 2012 Debbie Gildea, Air Force Personnel JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO - Randolph TX (AFNS) -- The 2012 U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School selection board will convene in July to fill openings for July 2013 and January 2014 class start dates. All officer and civilian applications are due to the Air Force Personnel Center by June 1, said Howard Peterson, Air Force Personnel … [Read more...]
Early Retirement Offered to Select Enlisted Airmen
April 13, 2012 WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Air Force officials announced an application window for targeted early retirements for enlisted Airmen. Eligible Airmen will have 15-19 years of service in fiscal 2012 and be in the grades of staff sergeant through master sergeant in overmanned career fields. The Temporary Early Retirement Authority application window will be open April … [Read more...]