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  • Key spouse embraces social media to create global community

    "There is no greater calling than helping those who serve our country."  Tanya Reber, the Headquarters Air Force Recruiting Service Key Spouse, called this simple message her mission statement as she adapts one of the Air Force's unit family readiness programs to the Air Force recruiter community.

  • Mandatory flu vaccine protects recruiters, their families

    All Airmen are required to get the influenza vaccination to maintain worldwide qualified status, according to Staff Sgt. Alisha Slone, 359th Medical Operations Squadron immunizations clinic NCO in charge.Airmen should have received an email notification that their flu vaccination is due, she said. A

  • Recruiter helps veterans pursue excellence through fencing

    A recruiter assigned to the 313th Recruiting Squadron is involved in a unique program designed to help veterans in the New York City area integrate into the community while pursuing fitness opportunities.Tech. Sgt. Gervacio Maldonado is one of the proponents and original members of the Veterans on

  • Air Force Christmas radio special features TV's Nashville cast

    Millions of TV viewers know them as Deacon Claybourne, Scarlett O'Connor, Avery Barkley and Layla Grant from the hit ABC series, "Nashville."On this year's "Red, White and Air Force Blue Christmas" radio special, Master Sgt. Harry Kibbe chats with cast members Charles "Chip" Esten, Clare Bowen,

  • Special duty assignment pay changes effective Oct. 1

    Special duty assignment pay for recruiters assigned to Air Force Recruiting Service, is not affected in changes announced by the Air Force Personnel Center Oct. 2.Special duty assignment pay levels for a handful of career fields changed effective Oct. 1 following the most recent Air Force biennial

  • Air Force announces OTS rated selection board 14OT03 Results

    A total of 304 men and women from across America have earned an opportunity to become Air Force leaders following their selection for an officer's commission, officials announced today.Air Force Recruiting Service officials considered 397 applications as part of the Officer Training School rated

  • Recruiter applies SABC training to save lives

    On the early morning of Sept. 4, Tech. Sgt. Ryan Cole, 317th Recruiting Squadron line officer accessions recruiter at Waldorf, Md., witnessed a multiple-vehicle accident and was the first on scene.He quickly called upon his Self-Aid Buddy Care training to assess and treat each of the drivers."I saw

  • Recruiting ‘best leadership opportunity in the Air Force’

    Growing up as a military brat, the last thing Mike Romero the college student had in mind was joining the Air Force. A chance discussion with one of his roommates led him to discover he didn't need an aeronautical engineering degree to fly, so on the first day of his junior year he visited the ROTC

  • Fourth time’s the charm for Chapman family

    Exactly 97 years after his great-grandfather enlisted to serve in World War I, Riley Joseph Chapman is raising his right hand and becoming a member of the armed forces. He is the fourth generation in his family to enlist in the military on the same date - Sept. 17.The tradition began when Pvt. Riley