AFPC on target to complete AEF merger

Vince Fonner walks into the newly constructed operations center at the Air Force Personnel Center here to check on a couple of new high-resolution monitors. He nods his approval as workers begin to carefully position them in the work areas. Although some keyboard trays need to be installed and a few

Early preparation key for NORI

Base personnel are urged to prepare for the upcoming Nuclear Operational Readiness Inspection in 2009. The NORI, held prior to the ORI, will evaluate the wing on its ability to support U.S. Strategic Command and its global mission. The wing will generate a required amount of aircraft and aircrews to

'Don't get the rear, win it all' at Combat Field Day

The 818th Contingency Response Group "took the head" at the 621st Contingency Response Wing's bi-annual Combat Field Day here June 27, winning five of the seven events. The wing was divided into four teams: the 816th Contingency Response Group, the 817th Contingency Response Group, the 818th CRG and

Fleeting moment

Program offers enlisted members chance to LEAD

Enlisted Airmen with eyes on U.S. Air Force Academy appointments may have their chance to become an officer through the Leaders Encouraging Airman Development program. The program, initiated in 1995 by Gen. Ronald R. Fogleman, the former Air Force chief of staff, delegates authority to unit and wing

Tuskegee Airman dies

Retired Lt. Col. Charles Dryden, 87, one of the famed "Tuskegee Airmen" who broke the military's color barrier by becoming a World War II fighter pilot, died June 24 in Atlanta. Colonel Dryden was born Sept. 16, 1920 in New York City to Jamaican parents. He graduated from Peter Stuyvesant High

AAFES Offers Aspiring Young Writers Opportunity for Great Prizes

School may be out for the summer, but the Army & Air Force Exchange Service (AAFES) has one more assignment for military dependents. The "Back-To-School Essay Contest" will give students in grades first through twelfth the opportunity to submit an essay of 200 words or less on "What AAFES means to

Berlin Airlift lays foundation for today’s air mobility

Sixty years ago, the fledgling United States Air Force airlifted its first of 2.3 million tons of coal, food and supplies to the besieged city of Berlin. Stalin had cut off all ground transportation through Russian territory to the surrounded city of Berlin. The Berlin Airlift sustained a city of

'Around the world' we go

Travel much? Now may be the best time. "Around the World in 90 Days" is currently underway at the fitness center here through Aug. 30. The self-paced fitness program consists of 40 stops around the world. Each participant must complete a fitness activity associated with that country before moving on

AFPC accepting applications for test pilot school

The next annual U.S. Air Force test pilot school selection board will convene Oct. 27-30 at the Air Force Personnel Center here. Officers interested in applying should submit their applications to AFPC by Sept. 15 "The U.S. Air Force test pilot school is the world's preeminent fixed-wing test pilot