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Air Force launches new program to capture innovative ideas

Posted April 11, 2014 by Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs

WASHINGTON (AFNS) — Air Force officials announced the creation of a new program April 4, designed to harness Airmen’s innovation. Airmen Powered by Innovation, or API, will replace three existing Air Force “good idea” programs – the Innovative Development through Employee Awareness, Productivity Enhancing Capital Investment, and Best Practices programs – and expand the role of…

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General Selva impressed with Total Force Integration at March

Posted April 4, 2014 by Linda Welz

U.S. Air Force photo/Linda Welz General Paul Selva, commander, Air Mobility Command, presents Tech. Sgt. Rebecca Ghesquiere, 912th Air Refueling Squadron, with his coin, congratulating her for being named the 2013 AMC Maintainance Support Airman of the Year, as her commander, Lt. Col. Scott Minton, looks on. Silva surprised Ghesquiere with the impromptu presentation during…

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Air Force welcomes four-legged lieutenant

Posted March 28, 2014 by Walter Reed

Photo courtesy of Bernard S. Little Goldie, a Golden Retriever, stands at “attention” after being commissioned as a second lieutenant in the dog therapy program at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on March 12. Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, Air Force Chief of Staff , visited Walter Reed Bethesda to commission a four-legged second lieutenant into the…

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Airmen must revalidate dependents

Posted March 28, 2014 by Capt. Erika Yepsen

By Dec. 31, every Airman will be required to provide their servicing finance office with documentation for all dependents as part of Air Force audit readiness efforts. This one-time, Air Force-wide recertification process will allow the Air Force to validate Airmen’s basic allowance for housing entitlements, ensuring every dollar of the $5.4 billion the Air…

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Equal Opportunity Leadership training helps Soldiers prevent discrimination

Posted March 21, 2014 by 1st Lt. Fernando Ochoa

U.S. Army photo/Sgt. 1st Class Walter Talens Brig. Gen. Scottie Carpenter, 311th Expeditionary Sustainment Command commanding general, congratulates the graduates of the Equal Opportunity Leadership course at March Air Reserve Base, Calif., March 7. The 311th Expeditionary Sustainment Command (ESC) conducted Equal Opportunity Leadership training at March Air Reserve Base Feb. 28 through March 7,…

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Blake paved way for thousands of Air Force women

Posted March 21, 2014 by Dr. Robert Kane

The women of today’s Air Force can look back with pride to Staff Sgt. Esther McGowin Blake. “We consider her the first lady of the Air Force,” said William Chivalette, curator of the Enlisted Heritage Hall at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. “She raised her right hand to enlist in the U.S. Air Force on…

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Yellow Ribbon Program resources help family through deployment, tragedy

Posted March 7, 2014 by Master Sgt. Linda Welz

U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jacquelyn Estrada Michelle Lutz rests her head on the shoulder of her husband, Chief Master Sgt. Rich Lutz, during a post-deployment breakout session at an Air Force Reserve aFeb. 23, 2014, in Carlsbad, Calif. The Lutzes are working through the tragedy of losing Michelle’s younger brother to suicide the same…

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Airmen, Marines enhance mission capabilities through joint training

Posted March 7, 2014 by Sean Dath

U.S. Air Force photo/Sean Dath Marines and Airmen assigned to March Air Reserve Base, Calif., provide Aerial Port Operations training at March on Feb 27, 2014, to Marine Logisticians assigned to the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force, Camp Pendleton, Calif. Marines attached to the Arrival/Departure Airfield Control Group (ADACG) and Airmen from the 452nd Aerial Port…

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DJs in Riverside Now Broadcasting to Military in Afghanistan

Posted February 28, 2014 by George A. Smith

Photo by Senior Chief Mass Communication Specialist John Harrington. American Forces Network Broadcast Center Radio Production Specialist Grant Peters hosts a live radio show for Freedom Radio, broadcast throughout Afghanistan, from his studio at March Air Reserve Base. Peters, along with other AFN DJs, produce two live shows every day of the week for the…

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Mentoring: from a first sergeant perspective

Posted February 28, 2014 by Senior Master Sgt. William A. Ray

Courtesy Photo Senior Master Sgt. William A. Ray, 50th Aerial Port Squadron first sergeant and Capt. Ernest Wong, 50th Aerial Port Squadron operations officer, conduct a feedback session with each other, demonstrating that mentoring can and should be done across all levels of leadership within the Reserve. I was recently asked about my thoughts on…

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