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Air Force to honor international contributions

The secretary of the Air Force has established an annual award to honor outstanding and innovative contributions to international affairs. Launched in January, the Air Force International Affairs Excellence Award recognizes the one Air Force person judged to be most effective in building,

Officials unveil portrait of Air Force pioneer

Air Force officials unveiled a portrait of the late Gen. Bernard Schriever in a ceremony July 8 at the Pentagon. General Schriever is often called the "father of the Air Force space and missile program" because of his advocacy of the need for space superiority and contributions to the development of

AMC Commander calls for USAF Marathon participation

Airmen from around the world will join other runners in September at Wright-Patterson AFB for the 12th Annual Air Force Marathon - and Air Mobility Command can lead the way. The Air Force marathon has grown to national significance because it reflects our service so well: it's a first-class event

Spinning electrons research could enhance Air Force computers

Scientists funded by the Air Force Office of Scientific Research have used a single photon technique to observe the evolution of individual electron spins in semiconductor nanostructures. Their work has already contributed to the new field of semiconductor spintronics - an emerging technology which