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  • QFRB: Can you still respect an AF that gave you the 'boot'?

    At 27 years old and after nearly five years of being in uniform, Senior Airman Lee Owens is rejoining the civilian workforce in September. Like more than 3,500 Airmen Air Force-wide, the 42nd Air Base Wing-assigned broadcast engineer was selected for separation after being identified by the Air

  • Airmen, Boy Scouts host annual Camp Sunshine

    This week, Airmen from Maxwell Air Force Base and volunteers from the Tukabatachee Area Boy Scouts of America hosted 50 boys from Montgomery's public housing communities for the 12th annual Camp Sunshine program.Camp Sunshine is a week-long camp for boys ages 6 - 12 from different neighborhoods

  • COT embraces first JAG instructor

    Brian Walker didn't need to take a leave of absence from the law practice he owns in Fort Worth, Texas, or take the pay cut that goes with it in exchange for a summer in Montgomery, Ala., where sweat starts pouring down faces like rain trailing down a window during a rain storm. The Reserve captain

  • The OTS advantage

    This is my Officer Training School story.My journey to the United States Air Force actually began when I was in college. No, I did not participate in the Reserve Officer Training Corps at the University of Oklahoma. Instead, I was a "normal" student recruited by OU's College of Engineering. I became

  • ESD’s automation efforts save Air Force money, time

    The Air Force Enterprise Service Desk is revolutionizing information technology service delivery. The recently launched self-service Information Assurance Officer Express tool has reduced a backlog of more than 130,000 trouble tickets to less than 200 and cut call wait times from more than an hour

  • Center rebuilds senior NCO DL course, academy curriculum

    As any builder would know, building a structurally sound house starts with a solid foundation.That's the blueprint curriculum developers at the Air Force's center for enlisted professional military education followed when developing the new distance learning course for senior noncommissioned

  • LEAP application window opens

    The Language Enabled Airman Program is accepting active duty officer and enlisted applications July 15-Aug. 22. Those intending to submit applications must register their intent to apply by Aug. 8. Officer candidate students in their senior years may also apply. LEAP is a career-spanning program to

  • Learning from CAOS

    At the Air University's LeMay Center for Doctrine Development and Education, behind heavy steel vault doors, members of the Royal Netherlands Air Force are strategizing in a combined air operations simulation wargame conducted June 16-27.The wargame takes place annually at the center's Wargaming

  • Carlson named AFROTC distinguished alumnus

    The Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps recognized a former commander of Air Force Materiel Command for his lasting contributions to the security of the U.S. by inducting him into its distinguished alumni program during a ceremony here June 27. Retired Gen. Bruce Carlson, who commanded AFMC

  • SOS 5K run honors fallen AF captain

    By Members of Squadron Officer School's Class 14D honored Air Force Capt. David I. Lyon with a 5K run June 27.Lyon would have been a member of the class, but was killed by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan, Dec. 27, 2013.According to class member Capt. Michael Kravitz, "One of our