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  • Joint EOD team practices post-blast analysis

    Twenty-two Explosive Ordnance Disposal Airmen and Army combat engineers participated in a joint post-blast analysis training exercise Aug. 1-5, 2016 at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina.Participants from the Kentucky Air National Guard, South Carolina Air National Guard, Army South Carolina

  • First Air Force blue uniforms, 1950

    Originally published May 17, 2012 by the RELATED LINKShttp://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=1679817 May 2012 -- As early as 1945, long before the Air Force became an independent service, its leaders were looking at the possibility of obtaining a distinctive new uniform. By

  • KC-46A approved for production

    The KC-46A Pegasus program received Milestone C approval from Frank Kendall, the under secretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics, signaling the aircraft is ready to enter into production.

  • New commander takes helm of 315 FSS

    Maj. Melissa Riddick assumed command of the 315th Force Support Squadron in the Yonkie Auditorium at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina Aug. 7. Riddick recently completed tha Marine Command and Staff College at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Virginia. Prior to that she served as a flight commander

  • Leader training on Blended Retirement System available via mobile app

    The online Blended Retirement System leader course, released in June, is designed to educate leaders on the new retirement system. The training provides both military and civilian leaders of Airmen with a working knowledge of the BRS and the Defense Department plan to educate the force prior to

  • Some IDs may be invalid starting Aug. 15

    Individuals will no longer be able to access Air Force installations with a state-issued identification card or driver’s license from Minnesota, Missouri, Washington or American Samoa beginning Aug. 15.

  • August issue of Citizen Airman is online

    The August issue of Citizen Airman magazine is available on the web at http://www.citamn.afrc.af.mil/. The cover story highlights the historic change of command ceremony involving Lt. Gen. Maryanne Miller, the first female Air Force Reserve Command commander and chief of Air Force Reserve. The issue

  • Don’t Sweat It – How Supplements and Military Drug Tests Overlap

    Bulking up for you next fitness test? The supplements market has exploded. Gym rats seek to shape and improve, and they turn to pre-workout and post-workout formulas to better each lifting session. With nutritional supplement stores located on or near our installations and other competitors

  • Goldfein hosts first town hall with CMSAF

    The Air Force’s top officer and enlisted leader hosted a town hall forum July 20 in the Boyd Auditorium at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. During the 70-minute forum, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody answered several questions from