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  • AFRS division superintendent retires after 22 years in recruiting

    Chief Master Sgt. Edward Vargas dons his Air Force uniform for the last time today for his retirement ceremony here. The Air Force Recruiting Service Operations Division superintendent best known for improving programs served more than 27 years in active-duty service, more than 22 of those years

  • 336th recruiting honors Tuskegee Airman

    The 336th Recruiting Squadron had the honor of presenting retired Lt. Col. Alfonzo Jackson the Air Force Recruiting Salutes Award March 7 in recognition of the Tuskegee Airman's outstanding support to Air Force recruiting. When Colonel Jackson was introduced to the gathering of 25 recruiters and

  • 319th recruiters have prescription for finding Air Force pharmacists

    Twenty-five fully-qualified pharmacists attended the 319th Recruiting Squadron's first orientation and dinner focusing on Air Force pharmacist opportunities, benefits and expectations Feb. 26 at the Minuteman Club at Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass. The orientation, organized by two of the squadron's

  • Philadelphia, McGuire AFB to host Air Force Week

    The Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. T. Michael Moseley, recently selected Philadelphia as one of three locations to host "Air Force Week" in 2008.Activities in the Philadelphia region will begin on Memorial Day, May 26, and culminate with an Air Exposition -- featuring the Air Force Thunderbirds

  • Air Force honors top recruiters for 2007

    Air Force Recruiting Service honored its top 14 recruiters and their spouses this week during Operation Blue Suit XXIX. Air Force Recruiting Service officials recognized Blue Suit winners and their spouses March 3-7 with a five-day stay in downtown San Antonio. Some event highlights included a Blue

  • New York City bomb targets military recruiting station

    A bomb went off outside the U.S. military recruiting station in New York City's Times Square early Thursday, injuring nobody but causing minor structural damage, according to Air Force Recruiting Service officials. The bomb went off at approximately 3:45 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, cracking the

  • Air Force films Edwards, Travis Airmen, aircraft 'Above All'

    Aircrews from the Air Force Flight Test Center at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., and the 60th Air Mobility Wing at Travis AFB, Calif., recently took part in the filming of the latest round of Air Force commercials featuring the new campaign theme "Above All." The filming at Edwards Feb. 6 through 8

  • Florida recruiter named Patrick AFB NCO of the Year

    Air Force recruiter, Staff Sgt. James Weltin, was named the 2007 Noncommissioned Officer of the Year at the Patrick Air Force Base Installation Awards banquet Feb. 21. Sergeant Weltin has been a recruiter for only two years of his six-year career and bested several other unit-level winners for the

  • Colombian-born doctor enlists; earns citizenship

    Airman 1st Class Mauricio De Castro Pretelt is unique. Although he is a brand new U.S. citizen and a junior enlisted member in the Air Force, he holds the official title of "Doctor De Castro Pretelt." Originally a native of Colombia, Airman De Castro Pretelt sought political asylum in America four

  • Air Force leaders announce incoming AETC commander

    Air Force leaders named the commander of Air University as the future leader of Air Education and Training Command Feb. 28. President George W. Bush has nominated Lt. Gen. Stephen R. Lorenz for appointment to the grade of general and assignment as commander of AETC, which is responsible for the free