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  • Air Force announces NASCAR sponsorship for fiscal 2009

    Air Force officials announced Nov. 12 that it will begin a new NASCAR partnership with Gillett Evernham Motorsports when it sponsors the No. 10 car driven by Reed Sorenson for the 2009 NASCAR Nextel Cup season. The Air Force's advertising agency, GSD&M Idea City, organized the sponsorship and will

  • Are you ready for the Great American Smokeout?

    Officials in both the Department of Defense and Tricare encourage military service members and their families to take part in the annual Great American Smokeout on Nov. 20. Participation in the Smokeout is an important component of the DOD-sponsored educational campaign, Quit Tobacco--Make Everyone

  • 'Letter to Airmen' highlights Warrior Care month

    In his current Letter to Airmen, the secretary of the Air Force talks about November as the designated the month for Warrior Care, and how the Air Force will continue to place Airmen and their families as a top commitment. "Developing and caring for our Airmen and their families is a top priority.

  • General, NCO talk about warrior care on national TV

    The Air Force deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel and services at the Pentagon and an injured sergeant made an appearance on Fox News to speak about "Warrior Care Month" Nov. 10 here. Lt. Gen. Richard Y. Newton III and Tech. Sgt. Israel Del Toro appeared on television to tell the American

  • Officers sought for attache duty

    Air Force officials here are accepting applications until Dec. 5 from senior captains, majors and lieutenant colonels to fill various attache positions. Officers selected for attache duty will attend training for the advertised positions starting in January 2010. Attaches are selected from line

  • Starlifter memorial honors aircraft, the Airmen it served

    Fallen crewmembers who served aboard the U.S. Air Force's most successful airlifters received proper recognition during a Veterans Day ceremony at McGuire Nov. 11. A large crowd of people representing active duty military members, Reservists, veterans and the civilian community gathered at the site

  • No sun fun run: New tradition starts at McGuire

    More than 1,000 people descended on the asphalt near the fitness center Nov. 8 to participate in the first McGuire Mud Run. A mud run is not a typical marathon. Its race course has many obstacles on the path, forcing runners to not only test the limits of their legs, but the rest of their body and

  • McGuire Airmen participate in Jets' military appreciation day

    More than 100 Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Coast Guardsmen participated in the New York Jets Military Appreciation football game Nov. 9 at Meadowlands Stadium in New Jersey. The game, played against the St. Louis Rams, kicked off with the unveiling of a giant flag by 60 servicemembers

  • Future look: Strategic planners give glimpse of tomorrow's mobility force

    Air Mobility Command strategic planners gave an insider's view into the future of air mobility today at the 40th annual Airlift/Tanker Association Conference here. The air mobility crystal ball contains airlifters able to takeoff and land on extremely short and unprepared airfields, aircraft