Air Force Week St. Louis

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Recruiter wins 2007 Pitsenbarger Award for heroic, selfless act

The Air Force Sergeants Association named Staff Sgt. Robert Payne, a recruiter assigned to the 318th Recruiting Squadron at Bala Cynwyd, Pa., as its 2007 Pitsenbarger Award winner. The Pitsenbarger Award annually recognizes Air Force enlisted members who perform heroic acts, on or off duty, that

Airmen can earn bachelor's degrees through Air University

Starting June 15, Airmen can apply their Community College of the Air Force credits toward a bachelor's degree from a variety of universities and colleges. This can be done through the Air Force Virtual Education Center which links a prospective student to the new Air University

Officer reenlists NCO he brought into Air Force decade ago

The more things change, the more they stay the same. At least that's true for Capt. Homero Martinez and Staff Sgt. Greg Cruz. In 1998, then-Staff Sgt. Martinez was the recruiter who brought Cruz, a quiet Littlefield (Texas) High School student excelling in cross-country running, into the Air Force.

AFRS salutes its recent master, technical sergeant selects

The Air Force selected 143 of 607 eligible Air Force Recruiting Service technical sergeants for promotion to master sergeant, and 117 of 666 eligible AFRS staff sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant. AFRS officials congratulate the following E-7 and E-6 selects: Master sergeant select Mark

Recruiter serves as wingman in remote rescue

The goal of the Air Force's 101 Critical Days of Summer campaign is to reduce the large number of off-duty mishaps during the summer months. Hand in hand with that is the need to have a good wingman at your side. That's exactly what Senior Master Sgt. Paul Gallagher, 311th Recruiting Squadron senior

Gordon College grad set to serve through Chaplain Candidate program

Transitioning into an Air Force life, learning new customs and procedures, and understanding a different way to do things with a military twist is not always easy. Add to that, finding ways to perfect a sermon, counseling the young, old and in-between, and being exceptionally unaware of where the

Sacramento Rivercats host Air Force Week event

Sweaty palms. That's how Staff Sgt. Raymond Hardson described how he felt as he waited to throw the first pitch to start a Sacramento Rivercats baseball game here June 4. The game, which took place at Raley Field, was the first of many events organized to honor military members and their families as

2006 Super Bowl champs visit Randolph

Champions know about the importance of quality teamwork and the Super Bowl XLI champion Indianapolis Colts are no exception. To help improve their teamwork relationship with the Air Force, members of the Colts championship team visited Randolph Air Force Base June 1 to gain a better understanding