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  • Air Force captain and team top three of 7 Summit Challenge

    Three people emerge over the peak of Mount Aconcagua - three people accomplishing a dream of setting foot atop the highest peak of South America. A large personal accomplishment, but an accomplishment for a much larger force: the U.S. Air Force. Capt. Rob Marshall, 1st Lt. Heidi Hofstetter and

  • AFRS honors top 12 recruiters with five days of activities

    The Air Force Recruiting Service honors its top 12 recruiters and their spouses this week during Operation Blue Suit XXVIII. The recruiters, traveling from as far as Sacramento, Calif., and Mary Esther, Fla., are selected from among the more than 1,600 enlisted and officer accession recruiters

  • Air Force announces OTS selection board 07OT01 results

    Two hundred sixteen 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 announced today. Air Force Recruiting Service officials considered 269 applications as part of Officer Training School

  • Air Force retiree 'fishes' for new recruits

    When Capt. David L. Erwin retired from the Air Force in 2001, he wasn't quite ready to leave the "blue" life behind. Instead, he came up with a plan to combine his love of fishing with his desire to maintain a connection to the Air Force. Today this one-man Air Force ambassador holds the distinction

  • AFRS trainers order up creative ideas to boost recruiting skills

    All across the country, hot, new ideas are springing up in Air Force recruiting. And that's just what the Airmen of the Headquarters Air Force Recruiting Service Standardization and Training Branch want to see. The team's focus is boosting recruiter confidence through easily accessible training

  • New Air Force doctor brings deployed medical experience with him

    In March, the Air Force gains a highly-experienced physician, Dr. Michael Ripley. This is significant, not only because health professions accessions are a challenge for all U.S. military services, but also because of his medical expertise, earned from years of caring for frontline Airmen. For some

  • AFRS announces its 2006 Annual Award winners

    Air Force Recruiting Service officials congratulate the following AFRS Annual Award winners for calendar year 2006. Staff Sgt Adam Gomez, 336th Recruiting Squadron -- Junior Enlisted Member Tech. Sgt. Kathleen McCool, 341st RCS -- Noncommissioned Officer Master Sgt. Richard Bottass, 336th RCS --

  • AFRS lauds its 4th Quarter 2006 Award winners

    Air Force Recruiting Service officials congratulate the following 4th Quarter 2006 Award winners. Senior Airman Nicholas Tucker, 348th Recruiting Squadron -- Airman Staff Sgt. Jennifer Johnson, 368th RCS -- Noncommissioned Officer Master Sgt. Russell Benigno, 337th RCS -- Senior Noncommissioned

  • Air Force announces top recruiters for 2006

    Twelve Air Force recruiters garnered top honors in their field for fiscal year 2006 as winners of Operation Blue Suit XXVIII, Air Force Recruiting Service officials announced today. The winners include Master Sgt. Richard Cuddeford, 343rd Recruiting Squadron at Offutt AFB, Neb.; Tech. Sgt. Darren

  • New recruit honored for act of bravery, compassion

    As Jacqueline Watkins prepares for service to her nation, Air Force Recruiting Service honors the Delayed Entry Program member for her service to her fellow man. Lieutenant Colonel Cameron Gilbert, 331st Recruiting Squadron commander, presented Ms. Watkins, 23, the Air Force Recruiter's Salute award