Staff Sgt. Clinton Atkins Air Education and Training Command Public Affairs 8/17/2012 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) -- During a time of increasing Department of Defense budget constraints, the Air Force continuously looks for innovative solutions that save money and positively impacts the mission. Air Education and Training Command's Financial Management … [Read more...]
‘Hero 2 Hired’ Mobile Job Store Makes Way to Camp Pendleton
8/15/2012 By Camp Pendleton Public Affairs Office , Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, Calif - The Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs’ Hero 2 Hired Mobile Job Store will visit Camp Pendleton on Aug. 22 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. in the parking lot behind the Stars and Strikes Bowling Alley located on … [Read more...]
Keeping Marriages Strong Across Miles with Marriage Care Retreat
Senior Airman Brigitte N. Brantley 8th Fighter Wing Public Affairs 8/15/2012 - YONGSAN GARRISON, South Korea (AFNS) -- When Tech. Sgts. Gena and Barry Armstrong received orders to Korea, their marriage had gone through some rough patches and they had all but decided divorce seemed like a good idea. The couple had dealt with numerous deployments and temporary duties away from … [Read more...]
AF Plays Role in NASA’s Successful land of the Rover “Curiosity” on Mars
By Philip Lorenz III Arnold Engineering Development Complex Public Affairs 8/6/2012 - ARNOLD AIR FORCE BASE, Tenn. (AFNS) -- News broke of NASA's Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) "Curiosity" rover's successful landing on the "Red Planet" Aug. 6. "Last night, after eight months of high-speed flight, while you slept, NASA successfully landed the rover Curiosity on Mars," Arnold … [Read more...]
AF CSA Travel Card Transitions to GTC
by Tech. Sgt. Shawn J. Jones Air Force Public Affairs Agency 8/3/2012 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The terms and conditions for the Air Force's travel charge card are changing, but Airmen can hang on to their blue cards. From Aug. 7 through the end of September, the Air Force Banking Office will e-mail some 300,000 Airmen, informing them that their controlled spend account card … [Read more...]