By Col. Michael J. Underkofler 514th Air Mobility Wing commander 8/14/2012 - JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- Plastered across the pages of many magazines, blogs and newspapers last week were photos and stories about the untimely death of actress Marilyn Monroe 50 years ago. Some authors went beyond just simply discussing her beauty or sexual exploits and opined … [Read more...]
Vets Gather at Arlington to Mark 70th Anniversary of Guadalcanal
August 8, 2012 By J.D. Leipold Seventy years after the Aug. 7, 1942 start to what would be a brutal, six-month-long battle over an island in the South Pacific, veterans of Guadalcanal gathered at Arlington National Cemetery to pay respects to their fellow Marines, Soldiers, Sailors and Coast Guardsmen. Fifteen members of the Guadalcanal Campaign Veterans Association, or … [Read more...]
Air Force Names 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year
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...]
Air Force Daughter Takes Bronze in Long Jump
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...]
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...]