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June 21, 2012
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Diamond Sharp

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Tech. Sgt. James Parker, 355 SFS

First Sergeant: Master Sgt. Ron Heilman

Duty Title: Assistant First Sergeant / Flight Sergeant When joined the Air Force: May 17, 1995

Hometown: Durham, North Carolina

Hobbies: Reading books, traveling and meeting new people.

Selection Reasons:

  • Masterful oversight-revamped 20 family care plans; identified major discrepancies–unit 100% compliant
  • Advised Commander on 40 personnel actions; balanced mission/morale/discipline—took excellent care of 325 Defenders
  • Assisted in the discharge of 13 Airmen and prepared six Article 15s–standards enforced/AF Core Values uncompromised


 

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D-M deployment manager helps maintain mission readiness in theater

SOUTHWEST ASIA  – When thousands of maintenance troops are called to serve in Southwest Asia, it takes the work of skilled Airmen to get them trained, processed and ready to fight. Getting them into the theater of oper...
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Events

CAF week starts Monday

The Air Combat Command-mandated, quarterly Comprehensive Airman Fitness week begins May 20, here. CAF is comprised of four pillars: physical, social, spiritual and mental fitness. Leadership has decided that for this quarter’s CAF week, the focus will be on social fitness. “CAF is an Air Force concept that is significant to mission accomplishment and personal...
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Health & Safety

TRICARE: Beneficiaries must sign up for automatic payment by May 31

WASHINGTON (AFNS) – Beneficiaries enrolled in TRICARE Reserve Select or TRICARE Retired Reserve who pay monthly premiums by check must switch to an electronic form of payment by May 31 to avoid losing coverage. TRICARE will only accept monthly premium payments using recurring automatic payments by credit or debit card, or by recurring electronic funds transfer from a linked bank...
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Sports

Torch lighting kicks off 2013 Warrior Games

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AFNS) – The 2013 Warrior Games began May 11, when Navy Lt. Bradley Snyder, with the help of Prince Harry and Olympian Missy Franklin, lit the official torch during the event’s opening ceremonies at the U.S. Olympic Training Center here. From May 11-16, more than 200 wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans from the...
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DoD

Hagel orders retraining of recruiters, sexual assault responders

WASHINGTON – Amid a spate of allegations of criminal behavior by military recruiters and service members involved in the Defense Department’s efforts to prevent sexual assaults and help that crime’s victims, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel has ordered the services to retrain, re-credential and rescreen all sexual assault prevention and response personnel and military recruiters. In a ...
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DoD

DEERS locks down access to some information updates

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) – Base identification card issuing offices will no longer be able to manually correct or update certain types of personnel information in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System, Air Force Personnel Center officials said May 9. DEERS is the system used to enroll Airmen and their eligible family members for an...
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