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  • Air Force recruiters prepare as Hurricane Ike heads west

    As Hurricane Ike heads westward toward Corpus Christi and San Antonio, Texas, Air Force Recruiting Service Airmen prepare for its predicted landfall as early as Saturday. South Texas recruiting offices, including AFRS headquarters at Randolph Air Force Base, and the 369th Recruiting Group and the

  • Recruiting Service reorganizes, increases recruiting force

    Big changes are underway for Air Force Recruiting Service, but despite the scope of things to come, officials here say people interested in joining the Air Force should hardly notice. Effective Oct. 1, AFRS realigns its four groups into three, reduces recruiting squadrons from 27 to 24, and

  • Recruiting family welcomes ‘Hurricane Baby’

    In the days leading up to Hurricane Gustav's landfall, Staff Sgt. Mike Shoulders, an Air Force recruiter assigned to the 331st Recruiting Squadron at Gunter Annex who lives in Covington, La., watched the weather very closely. His wife, Melody Shoulders, was expecting their third child. The doctors

  • Words inspire chief to kick monster smoking habit

    Chief Master Sgt. Lester Harvey understands the power of the written word. Thanks to the clever phrases in a self-help paperback, the 24-year smoker no longer "feeds the monster" that controlled his life. The Aug. 20 edition "Airman's Roll Call: Quit Tobacco" also uses choice words to get the point

  • 364th RCS future Airmen show commitment in record-making ceremony

    The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the 364th Recruiting Squadron partnered together Aug. 30 at the Travis Air Expo 2008 to conduct the largest Delayed Entry Program swear-in ceremony to date. The collaborative effort of 364th RCS recruiters and 154 men and women from northern California overshadows

  • 331st RCS in New Orleans ensure safety against Hurricane Gustav

    Airmen of the 331st Recruiting Squadron assigned to offices in the New Orleans area faced extraordinary challenges this past holiday weekend as they prepared for Hurricane Gustav's much anticipated arrival. Hurricane Gustav was expected to hit the historic city Sept. 1, Labor Day, which is home to

  • Air Force participates in major league game

    It was not unusual for the players, coaches or umpires at Nationals Park, home of the Washington Nationals Major League Baseball team. It was nothing new for the Honor Guard Airmen who carried the Colors behind home plate -- they've done it several times before. But it was a first for the ten

  • Senior leaders meet to discuss, decide way ahead for force

    Senior Air Force leaders gathered for a strategic summit Aug. 27 at Bolling Air Force Base to discuss the way ahead for the Air Force as a part of the August emphasis on strategic planning. "The summit allows us to identify issues that need senior leader review and decide on matters affecting the