• New program offers incentive flight to quarterly award winners

    Our first "incentive flight" for quarterly award winners during the May unit training assembly was less of a hit than anticipated, partly due to communication problems and partly due to a simple lack of knowledge on what exactly an incentive flight entails. As a flyer, I took for granted what is

  • Save money, improve health

    The 911th Aeromedical Staging Squadron is activating a base-wide smoking cessation initiative. According to the office of the Surgeon Generals' news release (May 27, 2004), tobacco smoking is a direct cause of cancers of the larynx and lung, chronic bronchitis, cancers of the bladder, esophagus,

  • Wings’ Civilian Personnel Office gets new director

    Mr. Lee Hutchinson is the new Director of Civilian Personnel for the 911th Airlift Wing. In this capacity he oversees the personnel affairs for all civilian and air reserve technicians. He started his career with the 911th AW March 29 after 30 years of government service that included being a

  • Air Force Accountability System Kicks Off

    The Air Force implemented the Air Force Personnel Accountability and Assessment System April 1, a new program to improve global disaster personnel accountability management, reporting and case management across the Force. The test was conducted during the May Unit Training Assembly. Designed to

  • First RODEO Roundup best in aerial port competition

    Team members from 19 aerial port units competed at 22nd Air Force's first aerial port Roundup, held at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., March 13 -15. Only a few units left the event knowing that they were at the top of the field. One of those units knowing they were at the top of the game was the 32nd

  • Aerial porters wrangle experience from ROUNDUP

    Eighteen Reserve aerial port squadrons participated in 22nd Air Force's first aerial port ROUNDUP, March 13-15 here at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga. A handful of squadrons have never attended a competition like the ROUNDUP, which was geared to test the capabilities of aerial port Airmen. Among the

  • Air Force fiscal 2010 budget reflects rebalanced priorities

    Air Force officials here May 7 announced that its portion of the president's fiscal 2010 budget reflects a balanced strategy to prevail in today's joint fight and sustain air, space and cyberspace dominance. The two overarching principles guiding next year's budget are rebalancing the Air Force's

  • Top officer addresses Air Force's role in irregular warfare

    As combat requirements evolve, so must the Air Force's unique capabilities to engage the enemy, the service's top officer said. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz discussed the role of Airmen in counterinsurgency operations and irregular warfare April 24 at the Brookings Institution here.

  • Airman's Roll Call: Summer Safety

    This week's Airman's Roll Call focuses on the 101 critical days of summer, the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Summer safety is important to the Air Force and its members. From 1997 to 2008, an average of 24 Airmen were lost each summer. Last year, 17 Airmen were fatally injured. Air

  • Air Force Makes Indy 500 Debut

    Race fans tuning into the Indianapolis 500 May 24 will see Luczo Dragon Racing's No. 2 car making its Indy debut in Air Force colors. Behind the wheel will be rookie driver Rafael Matos who hopes to exploit his success as the 2008 Firestone Indy Lights champion into a win at what is deemed "The

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