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  • Grissom Airmen return from deployment, celebrate belated holidays

    Oh there's no place like home for the holidays, and that never rang truer than for a group of Grissom Airmen fresh off their jets from a recent deployment. Two KC-135R Stratotanker crews flew in formation over Grissom before touching down on Hoosier ground Jan. 5 after spending over two months on a

  • Rules restrict political activity by DOD personnel

    With election activity steadily picking up, defense officials are in the process of issuing regular election-year guidance to remind military and Defense Department civilians that they're subject to rules regulating their involvement in political activities.This issue -- one the department regularly

  • 445th Airlift Wing reservists visit TAC Enterprises employees

    Col. Stephen Goeman, 445th Airlift Wing commander, had the opportunity to tour and meet with employees of TAC Enterprises, Springfield, Ohio, Dec. 19. TAC Enterprises is a not for profit organization that provides life skills, meaningful employment and housing connections to enhance the lives of

  • Defense bill authorizes pay raise and new mobilization rules

    When President Barack Obama signed the 2012 National Defense Authorization Act on Dec. 31, 2011, he enacted new laws on military pay and mobilization. These laws start the New Year with the Defense Appropriation Bill that the president signed on Dec. 23, which provides $5.2 billion for the Air Force

  • Airmen, mini C-17 support AF Falcons

    Despite frigid temperatures and a winter rainstorm stretching from Joint Base Charleston, S.C. to Washington, D.C., nothing was going to stop the mini C-17 Globemaster III and its team from their mission at the 2011 Military Bowl at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Wednesday Dec. 28. Reservists

  • KC-135 engine wash initiative could reduce fuel, maintenance costs

    During the first week of November, 11 of the 916th Air Refueling Wing's 16 KC-135R Stratotankers were given a proverbial scrub behind the ears when their F108 engines were cleaned with a new water-wash process here.According to Charles Darnell, lead engine manager with the Oklahoma City Air

  • Warrior spirit restores stolen Christmas

    Christmas spirit was stolen away from a deployed Airman serving in Afghanistan when his home in south Florida was burglarized and all of his kids' Christmas presents taken from beneath the tree.As a combat-search-and-rescue helicopter crew chief, Staff Sergeant Kristopher Castillobrock, 920th Rescue

  • Reserve Command announces new command chief

    Chief Master Sgt. Kathleen R. Buckner was selected for the Air Force Reserve Command's top enlisted position. Lt. Gen. Charles E. Stenner, Jr., chief of the Air Force Reserve and AFRC commander, made the selection Dec. 23. "We're looking forward to Chief Buckner coming on board and sharing her

  • Missouri Reservists head to Afghanistan

    Approximately 130 Citizen Airmen from the 442nd Maintenance and Operations groups here deployed to Afghanistan today in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. The units maintain and operate the A-10 Thunderbolt II, which provides close air support to ground troops and is most notable for its

  • 315th Airlift Wing's C-17 Replica displayed at 2011 Military Bowl

    Joint Base Charleston's C-17 Globemaster III replica will be displayed for a national television audience at the 2011 Military Bowl, Washington, DC, on Dec. 28.The Military Bowl, benefiting the USO, will begin at 4:30 p.m. at RFK Stadium, featuring the Air Force Academy Falcons and the Toledo Mud

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