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  • Air Force announces OTS selection board 08OT02 results

    Two hundred and seventy-three men and women from across America have earned an opportunity to become Air Force leaders following their selection for an officer's commission, officials here publicly released today. Air Force Recruiting Service officials considered 579 applications as part of Officer

  • First recruits enlist using biometric technology

    When 20 recruits gathered April 17 at the Baltimore Military Entrance Processing Station to sign their enlistment contracts, none needed a pen. Instead, the recruits read their contracts on a computer screen, then pressed their index fingers onto an electronic pad next to it, becoming the first

  • AFRS, 369th RCS celebrate Flag Day in American Samoa

    American Samoa celebrated one of its biggest events of the South Pacific Islands Thursday, the 108th observance of the raising of the American flag in the U.S. territory, and Air Force Recruiting Service representatives were there to honor the historical event. In a ceremony honoring service to the

  • Air Force enhances medical scholarships with $20,000 bonus

    Students selected by the Air Force for three- or four-year medical school scholarships in fiscal year 2008 will get an extra $20,000 in their wallets thanks to the new Critical Skills Accession Bonus. Qualified Medical Corps Health Professions Scholarship Program recipients awarded contracts from

  • AFRS lauds its command-level outstanding Airmen of 2007

    Air Force Recruiting Service officials congratulate its Air Education and Training Command-level winners of the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year competition. The AFRS winners to compete in the Air Force-level competition are: -- Master Sgt. Michael R. Lantz, 361st Recruiting Squadron, First

  • “Stormin' Norman” gives oath to future Air Force doctor

    The 333rd Recruiting Squadron of Melbourne, Fla., welcomed a famous American military hero to a special Air Force affirmation ceremony April 6. Retired U.S. Army Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf swore 2nd Lt. Matthew Malivuk into the Air Force Medical Corps at the All Saints Lutheran Church here. "I'm

  • Special tactics recruiting takes flight

    The Air Force's ongoing need to fill critically manned special tactics positions - particularly combat controllers and pararescuemen - has brought about a unique initiative between Air Force Recruiting Service and Air Force Special Operations Command. A recent agreement between AFRS and the 720th