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  • CSAF: AF will be smaller but superb force

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz explained the service's contributions to the new Defense Department strategy during a Pentagon press briefing here Jan. 27. Schwartz said that as the Air Force approaches future constrained budgets, service officials will trade size for quality in order

  • 501st CSW February promotions

    The 501st Combat Support Wing congratulates the following Airmen for their promotion in the month of February:Lieutenant ColonelKurtis Kobes, 423rd Medical SquadronMajorPhillip Howell, 421st Air Base SquadronMaster SergeantNathan Pollard, 423rd Security Forces SquadronMichael Esquer Jr., 423rd

  • 501st CSW Everyday Hero

    Andrew Pillow, 501st Combat Support Wing Contracting, was named the January 501st Everyday Hero from the 501st CSW Staff. He is responsible for conducting the best and most efficient contracting strategies in support of the 501st CSW and all of its geographically separated units. During his duties

  • AF top boxers vie to compete at Armed Forces championships

    The goals are still the same for Air Force boxing coach Steven Franco during the Air Force Boxing Camp at the Chaparral Fitness Center: Defeat the other military branches to win medals."Like I tell these guys from day one, I don't care if I take one guy or all 10 guys from different weight classes,

  • USAFE command team visits 501 CSW

    The U.S. Air Forces in Europe commander and command chief visited Royal Air Force Alconbury and Royal Air Force Molesworth, Jan. 20, to receive an update on the mission of the 501st Combat Support Wing.Airmen from across the wing briefed Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. David Williamson

  • Airmen bring warmth and hope to the Issyk-Kul region

    The 376th Theater Security Cooperation division here loaded up a cargo truck with coats, blankets and their own hope to change lives during a five-day mission of Operation Warm and Dry Jan 14.There are seven phases to the Warm and Dry mission-Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan, is the halfway point and the

  • 501st CSW Everyday Hero

    Staff Sgt. Cynthia Clarkson, 421st Air Base Squadron, was named the January 501st Everyday Hero from the 421st Air Base Group. As the knowledge operator, she manages 59 file plans and tracks 18 Air Force publications. In December alone, she corrected 115 records management system discrepancies and

  • AMC Passenger Travel to be more predictable

    Select passenger terminals across Air Mobility Command are establishing Facebook pages to provide passengers more predictability when it comes to space-available and -required passengers.The overall goal of the AMC Space-A Facebook program is to use social media to expand knowledge about Space-A

  • U.S. Postage prices increase

    On January 22, 2012 it will cost a penny more to mail letters to locations in the United States. The new price increase will affect First-Class Mail, Standard Mail, Periodicals, Package Services and Extra Services. The new single-piece First-Class Mail pricing, effective Jan 22, 2012, include:-

  • Alconbury Fitness Center starts major renovation project

    The RAF Alconbury Fitness Center will start work on a five-phase $4.5 million renovation process with an estimated start date of mid January. The renovation project, expected to last 9 to 12 month, will occur in all areas of the fitness center; however the facility is scheduled to remain open within