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Finch: Air Force Strength Depends Upon Quality of Life
02/07/02 - WASHINGTON
— Improving the quality of life of servicemembers is critical
to mission success of America’s
armed forces.
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AFAS Education Grant Deadline Approaching
02/07/02 - WASHINGTON —
Going to college is something
that not everyone can afford on their own. Realizing this,
Air Force Aid Society officials established an education grant program
to help Air Force families fulfill their education goals.
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Lieutenant Mentors Nation's Top Teens
02/07/02 - WASHINGTON
(AFPN) — An officer helped
mentor more than 160 of the nation’s brightest teen-agers
recently, giving them a behind-the-scenes look at the federal government
in action.
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Airmen
Tramp Through Muck for Warrior Status
01/24/02
- LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) — Red and green smoke
fills the air as explosions keep the trainees facedown in a defensive
fighting position. Sounds of heavy artillery and roaring airplanes
are pumped through loud speakers. War painted trainees stand ready
to don gas masks as military training instructors scatter unexploded
ordnance throughout the camp.
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Air
Force Announces New Reenlistment Bonus List
01/17/02
- WASHINGTON (AFPN) — Bluesuiters in seven additional career
fields will now receive reenlistment bonuses, courtesy of the recent
Selective Reenlistment Bonus Review Board, officials at the Pentagon
said.
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Air
Force Conducts Talent Search
01/16/02
- SAN ANTONIO (AFPN) — The search for performers to compete
in the 2002 Air Force Worldwide Talent Contest, being held March
17 to 25 at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, has started.
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Maintainers May
Be Close to College Degree
01/09/02
- LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. (AFPN) — Maintainers
don’t need a college degree to fix a jet, but training instructors
here believe the average maintainer is closer to a Community College
of the Air Force degree than often realized.
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Electronic Warfare
University Stands Up At Edwards
01/04/02
- EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFPN) — Edwards
engineers are now getting advanced education on testing and evaluating
electronic warfare systems through a new program called Electronic
Warfare Test and Evaluation University.
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Ramstein Airmen
Featured on Letterman Show
02/07/02
- RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AFPN) — Ten Air Force people
here will share the spotlight with David Letterman on his television
show Feb. 8. “Late Show with David Letterman” crews traveled
here recently to film the airmen reading items for Letterman's “Top
10 List.”
The people selected will give late-night audiences the “Top
10 cool things about being in the Air Force.”
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DoD, Air Force Unveil
Fiscal 2002 Budget Proposals
02/04/02
- WASHINGTON — The president’s fiscal 2003 budget proposal
authorizes $379 billion for the Department of Defense to win the
war against terrorism, defend America, improve the quality of life
for men and women in uniform and accelerate the transformation of
the military to counter 21st century threats, senior defense officials
announced Feb. 1.
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Olympic Torch Passes Through Academy
02/01/02 - COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AFPN) — Cadet 1st Class
Warren Halle runs with the Olympic Torch through the grounds of
the U.S. Air Force Academy terrazzo Jan. 31 as fellow cadets and
local supporters
look on. The torch is making its way to Salt Lake City, the site
of the 2002 Winter Olympics, which begin Feb. 8 (Photo by Staff
Sgt. Ben Bloker)
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Training With Other Nations Opens Doors
02/01/02 - WASHINGTON — The Air Force’s participation
in multinational exercises and operations has helped pave the way
for unprecedented access and cooperation with many countries in
the ongoing war against terrorism, said the commander of U.S. Air
Forces in Europe during a recent aerospace power seminar here.
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Re-Employment Protection
Expands for Guard, Reserve Volunteers
01/22/02
- WASHINGTON — By law, only Guard and Reserve people who are
involuntarily called to active duty typically receive the broadest
re-employment protection.
Now, thanks to a determination by the secretary of the Air Force,
those same protections are being extended to air reserve component
people who voluntarily returned to active duty to support Operations
Enduring Freedom and Noble Eagle.
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Board Selects 50 for Intern Program
12/27/01
-RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) — An Air Force board
here selected 50 captains Dec. 21 to take part in the 2002 Air Force
Intern Program. More than 300 line and nonline officers were considered
for the program during the board that convened at the Air Force
Personnel Center in October.
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Air Force Continues Association with NASCAR
01/31/02 - WASHINGTON (AFPN) — The Air Force will continue
its
association with the Wood Brothers Racing No. 21 Ford Taurus for
the upcoming 2002 NASCAR Winston Cup racing season.
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Base Supports English Boy's Dream
01/30/02
- ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, England
(AFPN) — People here pulled out all the stops recently because
of a request from the British component of the Make a Wish Foundation.
James Swales, a 16-year-old from Cambridgeshire, England, always
wanted to be in the Royal Air Force, but when it was discovered
18 months ago that he had small cell cancer, the dream was not to
be.
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Commentary: Airman Expresses Pride in Military
01/29/02
- EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFPN) — When I dress in the morning,
I try to remember I wear the uniform of a military that protects
the greatest symbol of democracy and freedom in the world.
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Air Force Services Agency Gives Away New Cars
01/28/02 - SAN
ANTONIO (AFPN) — Ten people have won new cars
thanks to the 2001 Ultimate Membership Drive sponsored by the Air
Force Services Agency here.
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AFAS Helps Reservists in Need
01/25/02 -
ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AFPN) — The Air Force Aid Society
expanded emergency financial aid in 2001 to include reservists on
annual tour, but duty status is not a roadblock to those truly in
need, officials said.
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TRICARE Benefits Improve for Called-Up Reservists
01/25/02
- ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AFPN) — Some reservists mobilized
to support operations Noble Eagle and Enduring Freedom are facing
out of-pocket medical expenses. To help them, the Department of
Defense is covering the cost of medical care under the TRICARE Reserve
Family Demonstration Project.
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Troops to Teachers Program Gets New Life
01/24/02
-WASHINGTON (AFPN) — They are disciplined, smart,
motivated, goal-oriented and have a disposition to serve.
Sounds like
what makes good servicemembers. It also sounds like what makes good
teachers, so Defense Department and Education Department officials
resurrected the Troops to Teachers program with an $18 million infusion
from the fiscal 2002 federal budget.
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Air Force Seeks Perfect Prom Entries
01/01/02
-RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) — The Air Force, along
with Perfect Proms and Trans Continental Records recording artists,
Natural, is sponsoring its second "Win the Perfect Prom Sweepstakes."
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