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  • President visits Charleston, addresses military members

    President George W. Bush visited servicemembers and talked about the war on terrorism July 24 at Charleston Air Force Base, S.C. The president toured a C-17 Globemaster III, observed Airmen loading pallets on a plane in support of operations Iraqi Freedom and Enduring Freedom, gave a speech, and had

  • Tajikistan military officials turn to Air Force Recruiting for ideas

    Top military officials from Tajikistan visited Air Force Recruiting Service on July 18 to explore U.S. Air Force recruiting techniques as a model for their country's recruiting goals. Brig. Gen. Suzanne Vautrinot, Air Force Recruiting Service commander, hosted General Major Akbarjon Kayumov of the

  • Rising country music singer encourages new recruits to stay focused

    Rising country music singer, Donovan Chapman, stopped by Air Force Recruiting Service July 17 to record two Public Service Announcements of encouragement that will soon be available in an upcoming Air Force radio release. His first message also saluted his former Air Force pararescuemen brethren,

  • Two sisters from Iran help show how America is a true melting pot

    Majors Elham and Arezoo Barani are identical twins who, after immigrating to America to go to college, joined the Air Force. Both are dentists in the 436th Aeromedical Dental Operations Squadron here and recently were promoted to major in a dual ceremony. "It's natural to want to have the same

  • Air Force enlists 120 in front of 55,000 Texas baseball fans

    The Air Force took over Ameriquest Stadium July 4 as 120 Delayed Entry Program recruits were sworn in by Col. Daniel Woolever, 369th Recruiting Group Commander, before a sellout crowd prior to the Texas Rangers and Los Angeles Dodgers baseball game. As 55,000 fans looked on, the 301st Fighter Wing

  • Latest 'Today's Air Force' now available

    This week's edition of "Today's Air Force" highlights unmanned aerial vehicles, including the Air Force's latest unmanned vehicle and first hunter-killer UAV, the MQ-9 Reaper. More powerful than the MQ-1 Predator, the MQ-9 is designed to go after time-sensitive targets and can destroy or disable

  • Medical program keeps scoring high

    The Emergency Medicine Residency Program at Wilford Hall Medical Center scored in the top three percentile in the nation in June. Out of 152 emergency residencies across the country, the emergency residency at Wilford Hall scored above 97 percent of the other residencies on in-service training exams