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D-M’s ‘Bone Yard’ more than just storage for military aircraft

Posted June 28, 2012 by David S. Ricker

The 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group, known as the “Bone Yard,” is the resting place for retired military aircraft and the reusable parts that keep the military aviation branches flying…

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Commissaries Support Military Spouses

Posted May 24, 2013 by

FORT LEE – With more than 4,000 spouses employed in commissaries worldwide, May 10, Military Spouse Day, has special meaning to the Defense Commissary Agency. Military spouses make up 28 percent of the commissaries’ worldwide workforce, a notable statistic considering the demands of military life. “Military life is very mobile, and it can be hard…

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Policy change to allow reservists to carry leave balance

Posted June 7, 2012 by Col. Bob Thompson

WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Air Force Reserve officials are working to change policy to allow reservists who earn days of leave to carry those days over from year to year. New laws and Department of Defense instructions permit reservists to carry over the leave days. However, policy and procedures have not caught up with the new…

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Not too soon for spouse’s job hunt before moving

Posted March 29, 2013 by Terri Moon Cronk

WASHINGTON (AFPS) — As service members start to receive their orders for summer moves, it’s time for working spouses to update resumes, start networking for job opportunities and contact career counselors at their new locations, a Pentagon official recommends. In an interview with American Forces Press Service and the Pentagon Channel, Meg O’Grady, program manager…

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Rescue Group security forces Airmen experience total force helicopter training

Posted July 26, 2012 by Master Sgt. Luke Johnson

A 943rd Rescue Group Detachment 1 Security Forces Airman took part in training exercise that helped prepare him and other service members to safely maneuver around helicopters in a deployed environment.

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The Ceremonial Guardsman

Posted November 16, 2012 by Airman 1st Class Saphfire Cook

Basic Military Training can be tough and stressful, and it was no different for Kellen Ferguson. His days were spent dusting corners, tightening sheets and creating e-folds. It was a monotonous routine until one day the trainees were privy to a U.S. Air Force Honor Guard demonstration that set him on the path his Air…

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‘Compass Call’ing: Are you listening?

Posted April 18, 2013 by Staff Sgt. David Dobrydney

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan (AFNS – Even high in the air, they have their ears close to the ground. Linguists from the 41st Expeditionary Electronic Combat Squadron, are trained in the art of employing electronic attack for the purpose of…

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D-M’s got an app for that

Posted June 21, 2012 by Airman 1st Class Timothy D. Moore

Davis-Monthan has recently joined the My Military Communities list of accessible bases. My Military Communities is a free downloadable application developed for smart phones by the 375th Communications Support Squadron, Software Engineering Flight at Scott Air Force Base, Ill. The application was designed to be an all-encompassing directory for Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines to…

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Air Force officials announce civilian Reduction in Force

Posted April 18, 2013 by

WASHINGTON (AFNS)  – In a continuing effort to meet the Department of Defense funding targets in the FY12 President’s Budget and re-balance the civilian workforce, approximately 60 Air Force installations will implement civilian Reduction in Force authorities effective through about Aug. 23, to assist in the placement of employees not assigned against funded positions (termed “surplus employees”)….

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Fuel’s main responsibility is to keep aircraft filled, ready for the mission

Posted July 13, 2012 by U.S. Air Force photos by Airman 1st Class Christine Griffiths

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Justin Spycher, 355th Logistics Readiness Squadron, refuels an A-10C on Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in June. Sergeant Twiss examines gasoline filter paper samples…

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