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Senior leaders meet to discuss, decide way ahead for force

Senior Air Force leaders gathered for a strategic summit Aug. 27 at Bolling Air Force Base to discuss the way ahead for the Air Force as a part of the August emphasis on strategic planning. "The summit allows us to identify issues that need senior leader review and decide on matters affecting the

Expeditionary Center course teaches CRG mission, capabilities to Airmen

Originally named the Contingency Response Group Formal Training Unit when it started in January 2007, the Mobility Operations School's Contingency Response Mission Orientation Course has grown to be a course that has now prepared more than 500 Airmen for their roles in a contingency response unit.

Devil Raiders welcome new commander

The 621st Contingency Response Wing Devil Raiders welcomed a new commander Aug. 22 in a change of command at McGuire's Global Reach Deployment Center. Col. Steven Bernard, the outgoing 621st CRW commander, handed the reins over to Col. Brian O'Connor in a ceremony attended by Airmen, Soldiers and

AFPC expertise raises manning for 31 critical skills career fields

Thirty-one critical skills career fields received a boost in manning recently when 1,888 volunteers were accepted for retraining. This number included 315 exception-to-policy Airmen who were contacted for the first time and approved by personnel experts at the Air Force Personnel Center here.