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  • The Editor's Vault: The best is 'nyet' to come

    Editor's note: April 1 marked the 60th anniversary of the establishment of the U.S. Air Force Academy, which was created when President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed Public Law 325. I was stationed at the academy from 1983-87, and this article was originally published in the academy newspaper on July

  • Air Force Military Athlete of the Year selections due April 30

    Nominations for the Air Force Military Athlete of the Year are due April 30, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.The program allows the Air Force to recognize outstanding male and female athletes and highlight their athletic performance and accomplishments throughout the last year."The

  • AFRISS undergoes system upgrade

    Air Force Recruiting Service is getting a system upgrade after 12 years of using the current system. In 2002, AFRS rolled out the Air Force Recruiting Information Support System-Legacy (AFRISS). This system allowed recruiters to increase production while decreasing paperwork.AFRISS Total Force

  • AETC officials announce 2014 Outstanding Airmen of the Year

    Air Education and Training Command officials announced nine Airmen selected as the command's 2014 AETC Outstanding Airmen of the Year.The award distinguishes AETC's enlisted Airmen for their leadership, job performance, community involvement and personal achievements. "We congratulate these

  • Air Force Association names AFRS as Military Organization of the Year

    The Air Force Association Alamo Chapter named Air Force Recruiting Service as Military Organization of the Year at at its annual awards banquet at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, March 25.Brig. Gen. John P. Horner, Air Force Recruiting Service commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Wade A. Trahan,

  • Commitment brings father, son together

    After two years apart, a deployed father and son were reunited at a re-enlistment ceremony in Afghanistan.The last time U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Carmelo Vega Martinez saw his son, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jean Vega Martinez, was more than two years ago when the junior NCO was passing