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  • Evading the Enemy: Reservists get SERE upgrade training

    With their knees and boots grinding into the Kansas soil, evading and dodging any shadowy or unfamiliar person that may cross their paths, the outside observer at first glance might think this was the setting of an action movie. In reality, the setting was part of a Survival, Evasion, Resistance,

  • AF responds to National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force

     The Air Force responded to the National Commission on the Structure of the Air Force's recommendations in a report to Congress March 4.Of the Commission's 42 recommendations, Air Force officials disagreed with only one and are already in the process of implementing 25, as well as developing plans

  • March issue of Airman magazine now available

     The March 2015 issue of Airman magazine is now available for download on your tablet by clicking: Apple or Android. To view the magazine on your web browser, click here.In this issue or Airman, our cover story tells the story of Master Sgt. Randy Rollins and his journey as a child who tinkers on

  • Commentary: Every March, I mustache myself a question

    The razor hovered just above my upper lip; the blade suspended millimeters from my skin.  The consequences of my next move would have lasting ramifications for at least the next thirty days.  Even at this moment of reckoning, I wasn't sure which path I would choose.The day had started like any other

  • 2015 Total-Force Climate Survey slated for March

    Total-force Airmen will have an opportunity to express their opinions to Air Force leadership during the 2015 Total Force Climate Survey, slated for March 13-April 27."The purpose of the survey is to assess the opinions and perceptions of Air Force active-duty, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve

  • McConnell leadership helps kick off AFAF

    The Air Force Assistance Fund kicked off at McConnell today, March 2.  The campaign will run until April 10.  The AFAF is an annual effort to raise money for charities that provide support to Air Force members and their families throughout the year."The Air Force Assistance Fund is an opportunity

  • KC-46A Pegasus hangar construction underway

    The construction of three new hangars is underway, preparing for the arrival of the KC-46A Pegasus, here.The hangars will have the capability of storing of six KC-46As for the 22nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and the 931st Air Refueling Group to perform routine maintenance."We laid a new

  • Deployment safety tips: more than 'keeping your head down'

    When it comes to military deployments, the safety of the servicemember while downrange is usually the primary concern, but that doesn't mean the families they leave behind aren't also at risk from common home security threats and other operations security concerns that have arisen as the result of