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  • Commando competition promotes special ops skills, collaboration

    As elite commandos from across the Western Hemisphere compete this week in a grueling counterterrorism and special operations skills competition, the commander of Special Operations Command South said they're building the relationships required to confront transnational organized crime gripping much

  • Your promotion is in your hands

    It is up to you to get promoted, Senior Master Sgt. Jeff Noxon, Air Force Personnel Center enlisted promotions and testing superintendent, advises enlisted members.The enlisted promotion system is based on several weighted factors, most of which are within the member's control, he said. Those

  • Wolfenbarger receives fourth star, assumes leadership of AFMC

    Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger became the first female four-star general in the Air Force and assumed the top position of Air Force Materiel Command during ceremonies here June 5, 2012.Wolfenbarger took the reins of the major command responsible for the technology, acquisition, test and sustainment of the

  • Attaché duty applications due in July

    Line of the Air Force active-duty officers interested in opportunities to help build and sustain international relationships have until July 7 to apply for attaché officer duty at locations ranging from Burundi to Russia, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced June 7 here.AFPC and the Office

  • Partnership helps military spouses find employment

    As the wife of the Air Force Chief of Staff, Suzie Schwartz has the opportunity to meet with Air Force families stationed all across the country and around the world. And when she does, one issue that comes up time and again is spouse employment. During a recent interview, Schwartz said a relatively

  • 125 children compete in annual fishing derby

    Base youth packed Larimore Dam for a sunny day of competitive fishing during the base's 24th Annual Kid's Fishing Derby.John Gorman, Outdoor Recreation manager for the 319th Force Support Squadron, said 125 children registered for the tournament. The base hosts the derby on the same day that North

  • USAF captain to compete in international powerlifting

    A U.S. Air Force pilot will carry his weightlifting talents to Stockholm, Sweden, to compete in the International Powerlifting Classics Powerlifting World Cup scheduled for June 11-17, 2012.Capt. Chris Marron, who's currently working on an exchange tour with the Royal Canadian Air Force, will test

  • Policy change to allow reservists to carry leave balance

    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

  • Space realities require new way of thinking, official says

    The U.S. has fine-tuned its methods to promote responsible use of space and strengthen international partnerships, Ambassador Gregory L. Schulte, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for space policy, said during the 2012 Women in Aerospace Conference here June 1.In his keynote address at the

  • Grand Forks hosts Retiree Appreciation Day

    The 319th Air Base Wing welcomed about 75 military veterans here June 2, 2012, to celebrate and recognize Retiree Appreciation Day.Retirees began the day with a complimentary breakfast provided by the Top 3 organization at the base's Northern Lights Club, where more than 25 information and activity