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  • Air Force recruiter selected by AETC to attend national gala

    Staff Sgt. William H. McCoy, an enlisted accessions recruiter from Brandon, Fla., was selected as Air Education and Training Command's representative at this year's American Patriot Award Gala here Nov. 16. The American Patriot Award recognizes exceptional Americans who have demonstrated a profound

  • Florida recruiters use sporting events to promote Air Force

    The 333rd Recruiting Squadron left a very visible footprint on several major Florida sporting events during November. On Nov. 4, nearly 30 new airmen enlisted into the Delayed Enlistment Program during a Tampa Bay Buccaneers halftime ceremony, along with other recruits joining sister services. The

  • Air Force Christmas radio program arrives just in time for holidays

    This year's Red, White, and Air Force Blue Christmas radio program CD featuring country music star LeAnn Rimes is making its way to 3,300 country music radio stations nationwide this week. Additionally, Air Force recruiting squadrons will find the CDs showing up on their doorsteps. Radio station

  • General Looney seeks repeat performance to beat the GTC 'Holiday Spike'

    Once again the holiday season is here - bringing with it joy, celebration and a renewed emphasis on reducing Government Travel Card delinquencies. In 2006, Air Education and Training Command broke the historic trend of higher than normal GTC delinquent payment rates during the holiday season - a

  • Air Force presents top civic award to Indianapolis Colts

    The Indianapolis Colts earned the National Football League's Lombardi Trophy as the Super Bowl XLI champions last February in Miami. Now the team can add the Air Force's American Spirit Award to its ever-expanding trophy case. General Bill Looney, commander of Air Education and Training Command,

  • AFRS lauds 3rd Quarter 2007 Squadron Award winners

    Air Force Recruiting Service officials congratulate the following 3rd Quarter Squadron Award winners for calendar year 2007. SrA Frank Farley, 313 Recruiting Squadron - Junior Enlisted Manager Staff Sgt. Laura Smilko, 342 Recruiting Squadron -- Noncommissioned Officer Master Sgt. David White, 341

  • New Tricare beneficiary Web site available

    Tricare Prime and Prime Remote beneficiaries in the U.S., including Hawaii and Alaska, can enroll online with the new beneficiary Web enrollment, known as BWE. "The new online system may be one of Tricare's most convenient tools to date," said Army Maj. Gen. Elder Granger, the deputy director of

  • AF announces virtual selections to chief master sergeant

    For the first time, 416 senior master sergeants will soon learn of their promotion to chief master sergeant online as the Air Force moves to virtual promotions notification. The complete select list will be available Nov. 14 at 8 a.m. CST on the Air Force Personnel Center public Web site. Virtual

  • 17 join Air Force at World Space Expo

    A large group of military members and civilians gathered at The World Space Expo in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Nov. 3 to see 17 young men and women take the Air Force oath of enlistment during a Delayed Enlistment Program swear-in ceremony.  The 45th Space Wing Commander, Brig. Gen. Susan Helms, was

  • Partnership offers Airmen 'better business' support

    Building on the service's efforts to educate Airmen on consumer-related issues, the Air Force began an official partnership with the Council of Better Business Bureaus recently. The partnership encourages Airmen and their families to use the bureau's free programs, services and materials while