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  • Air Force officials seek nominations for top civilian employees

    Air Force Personnel Center officials here are seeking nominations for the 2010 Air Force Association's Outstanding Air Force Civilian Employees of the Year Awards. Each year, the AFA recognizes four Air Force civilian employees for their outstanding achievements. The four award categories are

  • Vehicle crashes drive off-duty summer fatalities

    Four servicemembers died in off-duty accidents Labor Day weekend, bringing to 95 the number killed during the summer season that kicked off Memorial Day weekend, safety officials reported. Two Soldiers, a Sailor and an Airman died in vehicle accidents during the Labor Day weekend, which marked the

  • AFPC launches new civilian employment Web site

    The Air Force Personnel Center here developed a new Air Force civilian employment Web site, http://www.afpc.randolph.af.mil/afcivilianjobs, to educate potential applicants and the general public about available civilian jobs, the eligibility and application process, and information on finding job

  • Injured Airman credits training for saving her life

    The training one Airman received during the Advanced Contingency Skills Training Course at the Air Force Expeditionary Center at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., and the quick reaction of her teammates is what she attributed to saving her life. While on a convoy in Iraq Aug. 21, Capt. Wendy

  • Air Force officials fund super-fast, secure computing

    Air Force Office of Scientific Research-supported physicists at the University of Michigan are developing innovative components for quantum, or super-fast, computers that will improve security for data storage and transmission on Air Force systems. According to Professor Duncan Steel, lead

  • BX/PX Sweepstakes and Savings Await Military Retirees who 'Still Serve'

    As part of its annual "Still Serving" weekend, the Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) will salute former Soldiers and Airmen by offering unique specials and events at BXs and PXs worldwide from Sept. 18-20. AAFES' "Still Serving" sales and benefits information flyer is already arriving in the

  • Air Force doctor advances cyanide poisoning treatment

    In espionage novels, cyanide capsules are swallowed by captured spies who would rather commit suicide than divulge classified information. But the highly toxic chemical used in so many works of fiction is a real threat for being used as a terrorist weapon. Maj. (Dr.) Vik Bebarta, a physician and

  • CDC High Flyers - August 2009

    Congratulations to the following Airmen who scored 90 percent or better on their Career Development Course exams during the month of August. Staff Sgt. James Burns 87th Security Forces Squadron Airman 1st Class Shane Stower 87th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Airman 1st Class Constance Hicks 87th

  • Airmen graduate ALS Class 09-F

    Congratulations to the following Airmen for graduating from Airman Leadership School Class 09-F. The development of Airman Leadership School, and all professional military education, is based upon the premise that the Air Force needs efficient leadership at all levels. ALS is the first phase of an