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State of the Air Force: Active-duty force on the rise, space will be more prominent

Nearly three years into her tenure as the Air Force’s top leader, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James reaffirmed that people continue to be her top priority during her State of the Air Force address at the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference Sept. 19, in National Harbor, Md.

DOD photograph by Lisa Ferdinando DoD

DOD makes last-minute push for food donations in ‘Feds Feed Families’

"There were many times that we would go without just to feed the kids," Diane Carter said at the Pentagon today at a charity fair for the Feds Feed Families initiative.  "And at one point in time ... I had sold everything in my house, all my furniture and everything, just to feed the kids.

Air Force photograph by SrA. Hailey Haux Air Force

Goldfein hosts first town hall with CMSAF

The Air Force’s top officer and enlisted leader hosted a town hall forum in the Boyd Auditorium at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., July 20, 2016.

Air Force photograph by Andy Morataya Air Force

Goldfein swears in as 21st CSAF

Gen. David L. Goldfein was sworn in as the Air Force’s 21st chief of staff by Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James during a ceremony at the Pentagon July 1, 2016.

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Security clearance investigations to include social media activity

Courtesy photograph People who use social media are constantly reminded to be careful when posting and sharing information. The Office of the Director of National Intelligence recently enacted a new policy under which federal agencies may consider publicly available social media information in connection with an application for a security clearance. People who use social…


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May 2014: The year in review

Posted  January 9, 2015

U.S. Air Force photo/Sean Dath Members of NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory and March ARB personnel work together to load a Low-Density Supersonic Decelerator (LDSD) onto a C-17 Globemaster III to be transported to Pacific Missile Range Facility Barking Sands, Kauai, Hawaii. Photo courtesy/James Ruester Steve Muro, U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, Under Secretary for Memorial…

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April 2014: The year in review

Posted  January 9, 2015

courtesy photo Members of the 452 AMW Force Support Squadron booster club, “Go-Getters” pose with Ronald McDonald during the Walk For Kids event held in Orange County, April 6. The club raised $370 in support of Ronald McDonald House Charities of Southern California. courtesy photo Longtime barber Ricardo Alvarez passed away April 13. Alvarez had…

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March 2014: The year in review

Posted  January 9, 2015

U.S. Air Force photo/Capt. Rosa L. Bell Volunteers of the 452nd Air Mobility Wing helped to celebrate the National Education Association’s Read Across America day at local area schools within the Riverside Unified School District on Feb 28 and March 3. This nationwide observance coincides with the birthday of famed children’s book author, Dr. Seuss….

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February 2014: The year in review

Posted  January 9, 2015

U.S. Air Force photo/Megan Crusher From left: Staff Sgt. Brian Huff, 912th Air Refueling Squadron; Staff Sgt. Randy Bowen, 452nd Security Forces Squadron; Tech. Sgt. Roger Messick, 752nd Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and Tech. Sgt. Michael Reid, 452nd Operations Support Squadron, March Air Reserve Base, Calif., watch as Cruz Pedregon Racing maintenance team members, service Pedregon’s…

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January 2014: The year in review

Posted  January 9, 2015

U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jason Robertson A U.S. Air Force Reserve-owned KC-135 Stratotanker, currently attached to the 340th Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, refuels an A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 74th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron, Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan Jan. 7, 2014, over Northeast, Afghanistan. The crew of the Stratotanker, deployed…

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