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  • AF integrates TAP into new Military Lifecycle Model

    The redesigned Transition Assistance Program is in its third and final stage and will be integrated into the new Defense Department Military Lifecycle Model, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.The MLC, which will be implemented Oct. 1, is the latest in a series of improvements to the

  • SFS feels 'simulated' by training

    Diligently treading over the Kansas prairie while decked out in battle gear, their figures obscured only by the awkward sway of sunflowers and a few sparse, makeshift metal buildings, more than 30 members from the 931st Security Forces Squadron were ready to train, not exercise.That's because the

  • Leaders sign Total Force Aircrew Management charter

    Leaders of the Air Force and the Air Reserve Component gathered for an Aircrew Summit to sign the Total Force Aircrew Management Charter Sept. 18 at the Air Force Association convention.Lt.. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke, director, Air National Guard, Deborah Lee James, Secretary of the Air Force, Gen.

  • Airman comes home after 62 years

    "We never expected it -- it's a miracle," said Mary May, as she watched the dignified arrival of her brother's remains, U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. William Irving Turner at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport, New York, Sept. 18.The Niagara Falls ARS Honor Guard conducted the arrival, and a

  • New 931st Aeromedical Squadron facility reinforces Reserve mission

    has been more than a month since the official opening of the new 931st Aeromedical Squadron facility, but for the Reservists who work within the walls, the luster certainly hasn't worn off."We love our new building, "said Master Sgt. Anneliese Barrier, 931st AMDS Health Services technician. 

  • Then and now: Air Force basic military training

    No two careers are identical, but for enlisted Airmen, past and present, there is one place that connects us all -- basic military training.For the past 67 years, many have entered into what is now known as Joint Base San Antonio - Lackland, Texas, only to be transformed into Airmen of the world's

  • Defense leader praises Air Force as backbone of global reach

    The Air Force's dominance in the skies, space and cyberspace is the backbone of the military's global reach and U.S. commitments around the world, a senior Defense Department official said here Sept. 17.Frank Kendall, under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, delivered