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  • Military unites with Hollywood on 'Transformers'

    "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" hits theaters nationwide June 24 as the culmination of more than a year of Defense Department support, ranging from script and uniform notes to C-17 Globemaster III aerial maneuvers and jumps from the Army's Golden Knights parachute demonstration team. The first

  • Reservists support NASA's lunar space missions

    Air Force reservists from the 920th Rescue Wing here supported the successful launch of an Atlas V rocket carrying two lunar spacecraft systems at 5:32 EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station June 18. Wing helicopter crews kept the Eastern Range clear. The range is the strip that runs roughly 10

  • A-10 'assembly-line' maintenance concept a model of efficiency

    A-10 maintenance personnel from the 124th Wing are in the early stages of a new "assembly line" maintenance concept that may serve as a model for how Air Force aircraft maintenance is performed in the future. Dubbed the Consolidated Install Program, this program began June 1 and is projected to save

  • Test cell upgrades capability, reliability

    Another piece of the digital age arrived June 14 at the 379th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron engine-test cell here as the operational test of a C-130 Hercules engine with a new 21D model engine-test cell brought the unit up to par with home station capabilities. The new digital model brought

  • Suicide prevention message rolls through cities nationwide

    The Department of Veterans Affairs took to the road, literally, when it decided to advertise about its "VA Suicide Prevention Lifeline" on public transportation buses in 124 communities across the country. "We continue to look for new, innovative ways to reach our veterans," said Tammy Duckworth,

  • Officials work to lessen impact of deployments on children

    Defense Department officials here are working aggressively to reduce the impact of multiple deployments on the children of military families. "The department recognizes that these multiple, long-term deployments are really tough on families," said Barbara Thompson, director of the Pentagon's Office

  • Space aggressor helps community

    An imagery analyst with the 26th Space Aggressor Squadron at Schriever AFB, Colo., is Air Force Reserve Command's nominee for the 2009 American Legion Spirit of Service Award. Staff Sgt. Katherine Githens contributed her time, service and money to 25 worthy causes in her community during 2008. She

  • Airmen mentor Afghan counterparts to provide care

    Air Force medics here are working hand-in-hand with their counterparts from the Afghan National Army, out of a co-located clinic, to provide mentoring on medical equipment, administration and military medical care. The three-person staff, consisting of a physician's assistant, independent medical

  • Cadets rescue 3 from likely drowning in Panama

    Four U.S. Air Force Academy cadets saved three Panamanians from drowning June 7 while on a foreign immersion trip to Central America. The cadets were returning from a trip to Panama's inland mountain area of Boquete when Academy Department of Foreign Languages Spanish Instructor Victor Nell decided

  • Agency makes civilian development a priority

    The Air Force is paying more attention than ever to civilian career development, enhancement and expanding various developmental opportunities. The Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency understands the direct correlation between civilian career development and mission

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