Category Archives: Air Force

AETC officials announce new professional development guide

Air Education and Training Command officials have announced the release of the new AFPAM36-2241, Professional Development Guide. The effective date of the new PDG is Oct. 1 and will be available at www.e-publishing.af.mil beginning May 2. Master sergeants testing this December will … Continue reading

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Conference to spotlight military family issues

Nearly 2,000 helping professionals from around the world are gathering in Chicago April 27 to share the latest family-related information and research and to hear from some of the nation’s most renowned military family experts. The 2011 Family Resilience Conference will offer … Continue reading

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Communication helps children cope with deployments

For service members and their families, preparing for an upcoming deployment is another of the many challenges unique to military life. Letting children know that they can talk about their fears and worries when preparing for a deployment helps them … Continue reading

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Air Force Marathon seeks 2,000 volunteers

More than 2,000 volunteers are needed to help host the 15th annual Air Force Marathon Sept. 17 in Dayton, Ohio, according to event officials. Volunteer registration opens May 1. “We’re very excited about the changes we’ve made to the volunteer … Continue reading

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Vendors attend Industry Day for Manas Transit Center

To learn how to do business with the Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan, 244 vendors attended Industry Day here April 22. The 376th Expeditionary Contracting Squadron holds Industry Day twice each year to inform businesspeople on the procedures required to qualify as a vendor … Continue reading

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Network would link defense functions, people

To optimize U.S. cybersecurity using a new information-sharing enterprise network in a reduced-budget era, a top Defense Department official gave industry leaders a challenge: “We need your innovation.” Robert J. Carey, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for information management … Continue reading

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Federal agencies share latest research on polytrauma and reintegration

Helping severely wounded veterans and servicemembers recover and reintegrate into their families and communities was the theme of a joint Department of Veterans Affairs, Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury and National Institutes of Health … Continue reading

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Officials select potential base for Royal Saudi Air Force F-15 training unit

Air Force officials announced today that Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, is their preferred alternative to potentially host a Royal Saudi Air Force F-15SA maintenance and flying training unit in the U.S. Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Chief … Continue reading

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Air Force officials announce enlisted supplemental promotions

More than 500 Airmen have been selected for promotion to the next higher rank as part of the December enlisted supplemental-promotion process. The enlisted supplemental-promotion release announces those Airmen selected for promotion who tested outside of their required cycle due … Continue reading

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Air Force announces candidate basing locations for LiMA aircraft

The Air Force announced today that Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N. J., and Travis AFB, Calif., are candidate basing locations for Light Mobility Aircraft, or LiMA. These locations are candidates to beddown a single squadron consisting of 12 aircraft and approximately 100 … Continue reading

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