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  • AETC senior NCO named AF Enlisted Aide of the Year

    Becoming an enlisted aide in the Air Force is not just another career path but a unique and challenging opportunity to assist general officers accomplish their primary military and official duties. Each year the Air Force recognizes the best of these enlisted aides for their outstanding achievements

  • AU commander's enlisted aide receives Air Force award

    The Air University commander's aide here earned top honors in a ceremony Oct. 12 at Bolling Air Force Base, Washington. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley and Gen. William R. Looney III, Air Education and Training Command commander, presented the 2006 Air Force Junior Enlisted Aide of

  • Air Force Clubs announce 'U CHOOSE' program

    Starting in January 2007, Air Education and Training Command members can choose the Air Force Club membership card that best suits them. Developed by Headquarters Air Force Services Agency, "U Choose" allows new and current club members to chose the Private Label or the MasterCard club membership

  • Nine career fields open to Air Force prior service members

    Veterans interested in joining the Air Force or becoming an active-duty Airman once again may be eligible if they have served in one of nine career fields. During fiscal year 2007, the Air Force Prior Service Enlistment Program is available to 40 veterans who have served in the following careers: ·

  • Maxwell teen graduates college, sisters following in footsteps

    U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Denver at the age of 19. Hannah Harding, daughter of Officer Training School instructor Capt. Kitchener Harding, may be wondering what took her so long. The 17-year-old officially received her Bachelor of

  • Purple Hearts awarded to Air Force civil engineers

    It ranks as one of the most dangerous jobs in the Air Force during peacetime, but even more so during a war: explosive ordnance disposal, or EOD. Maj. Matthew Conlan and Staff Sgt. Christopher Ramakka were on an EOD mission June 17 to clear an old Soviet munitions area about 20 kilometers north of

  • 36th Rescue Flight makes 602nd save

    Crew members of the 36th Rescue Flight successfully completed their 602nd save in the inland Northwest Aug. 13. Just before 9 p.m., the crew, using night vision goggles, began their hour-long flight to the Wenatchee, Wash., area. Once reaching the response area, the crew was given their mission's

  • Rescue missions save two Alaskan children

    For the second time in less than six months, a child in Alaska was rescued from near death by a team of Air Force medics at Wilford Hall Medical Center here who stay on alert for their unique lifesaving mission. The latest mission was completed Aug. 14, covering more than 8,000 miles and 28 hours,

  • IDEA nets retiree $10,000

    A retired Keesler technical sergeant was recently awarded the maximum amount for a suggestion he made to the Air Force's Innovative Development through Employee Awareness program. William Higdon, assigned to the 333rd Training Squadron until his retirement last year, received his $9,800 cash reward