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  • New recruits make commitment at Sun-N-Fun air show

    Eighteen new recruits were administered the oath of enlistment at the Sun-N-Fun Air Show here April 17.Lt. Col. Chase Cunningham, the commander of the U.S. Air Force's Air Demonstration Squadron "Thunderbirds," administered the oath in front of thousands of patriotic onlookers. The oath of

  • Air Force's most tenured recruiter retires

    Nearly 26 years ago Doug Sikat felt it was time for a change in his three-year Air Force career. The New York City native was an E-4 and working as an F-15 crew chief at Kadena Air Base, Japan. While he loved his job, he knew there was something else out there for him.That "something else" turned

  • Air Force cancels Officer Training Boards

    Air Force Recruiting Service officials here announced April 14 that the Air Force is canceling its upcoming summer Officer Training School board and possibly other future boards until further notice. The board is being canceled due to the Air Force's recently announced overall Force Management

  • U.S. Air Force, Professional Bull Riders Extend Partnership

    Air Force Recruiting Service officials announced this week it will continue its partnership with the Professional Bull Riders, Inc. for another season of international bull-riding competition. The partnership is intended to help the Air Force in its recruiting, outreach and awareness while

  • Air Force recruits make big impression at Monster Jam

    A group of new Air Force recruits were in the spotlight and seemed larger than life February 27 when they were sworn in front of an estimated 70,000 spectators during the Monster Jam racing event at Cowboys Stadium. Twenty members of the 344th Recruiting Squadron's Delayed Enlistment Program took

  • Air Force conducts mass enlistment with rocket backdrop

    Forty new recruits got their first glimpse of the Air Force Feb. 4 when they were sworn into the Delayed Entry Program here.45th Space Wing Commander Brig. Gen. Edward L. Bolton Jr. led the recruits from the 333rd Recruiting Squadron in the oath of enlistment in front of a Delta IV rocket being

  • Hockey rivalry heats up ice in Detroit

    The Air Force's involvement in high school football's Great American Rivalry Series has been ongoing for several years, but a new era dawned in Detroit, Michigan, January 17th. As a partner in the series, the 339th Recruiting Squadron encouraged fans of each school to participate in the rivalry

  • Air Force announces NASCAR sponsorship for 2010

    The Air Force begins its 10th year of sponsorship in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series by renewing it's partnership with Richard Petty Motorsports for the 2010 season. GSD&M Idea City, the Air Force's advertising agency, organized the sponsorship and will roll out a multi-media advertising campaign to

  • MTIs shadow recruiter, gain new insight

    Two military training instructors have a greater understanding of the Air Force recruiting service after shadowing recruiters for a week.Staff Sgts. Bobby Bass and Joseph Flores, MTIs from the 323rd Training Squadron, shadowed recruiters Nov. 16-20; Sergeant Bass worked out of a Houston office and

  • 339th RCS brings laughter, holiday cheer to local shelter

    Members of the 339th Recruiting Squadron and their families recently spent a Friday afternoon bringing holiday cheer to a local homeless shelter. The 339th RCS A Flight teamed with administrators from a shelter in Kalamazoo, Ministry with Community, to host a few hours of fun for the approximately