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General reflects on changes at Air Mobility

The longest trips Gen. Arthur J. Lichte took growing up in the Bronx were on the subway to different boroughs of New York City. He never gave it a thought that one day he would fly airplanes around the world.On … Continue reading

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They asked, he told, but he might get to stay

When Lt. Col. Victor Fehrenbach took his fight public to stay in the Air Force, he never told the millions watching him on national TV exactly how his commanders came to learn he is gay.Fehrenbach, 40, talked about his 18 … Continue reading

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They asked, he told, but he might get to stay

When Lt. Col. Victor Fehrenbach took his fight public to stay in the Air Force, he never told the millions watching him on national TV exactly how his commanders came to learn he is gay.Fehrenbach, 40, talked about his 18 … Continue reading

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8th Air Force transfers nonbomber units, continues nuclear enterprise transformation

Officials from 8th Air Force here reached a milestone in its nuclear enterprise transformation Oct. 1 with the transfer of its nonbomber units to 9th Air Force and 12th Air Force. Under this unit reassignment, 12th Air Force officials at … Continue reading

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Airmen praise new green leather boots

So far, so good.Halfway through a six-week wear test, airmen at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., are giving a thumbs-up to a new sage green leather boot and the way it’s surviving the rigors of flight line maintenance.Staff Sgt. Morris … Continue reading

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Air Force wastes millions on health care

The Air Force has wasted millions of dollars by paying for airmen to visit private doctors while appointments at military treatment facilities went unfilled, an Air Force Audit Agency report found.The Air Force could save at least $21 million during … Continue reading

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Video game offers cultural-awareness training

The newest tool in the Army’s cultural awareness training kit doesn’t exactly hark back to “Space Invaders,” “Missile Command,” or even “Doom,” the wildly popular first-person shooter video game of the 1990s. But it is targeted squarely at today’s “gaming … Continue reading

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Airmen start testing green leather boots

Let the green boot tests begin.Later this month, 200 airmen at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz., will start wearing four different types of smooth green leather boots. The airmen will grade the boots’ performance after wearing them for 45 days.The … Continue reading

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