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  • Obama nominates Carter as next deputy secretary

    President Barack Obama nominated the Pentagon's head of acquisitions, technology and logistics Aug. 2 to become the next deputy secretary of defense.Ashton B. Carter, whose nomination is subject to Senate confirmation, would replace William J. Lynn III, with whom he has worked closely and who

  • Officials announce E-5 selection stats

    Air Force officials here selected 11,337 of 26,549 eligible senior airman for promotion to staff sergeant for a selection rate of 42.70 percent.The average score for those selected was 275.56, with an average time in grade of 1.88 years and an average time in service of 4.44 years. The average score

  • 501st CSW August Promotions

    The 501st Combat Support Wing congratulates the following Airmen for their promotion:Lieutenant ColonelWilliam Villegas, 420th Munitions SquadronMajorMatthew Dunham, 501st Combat Support WingMaster SergeantDarnell Adams, 421st Air Base SquadronHarvey Gilchrist, 423rd Force Support SquadronJames

  • Croughton defenders help local medieval-era parish

    Giving back to the community is a common theme for all Airmen; however, five Airmen at RAF Croughton had the uncommon opportunity to repair a 12th-century church.The church, located in Tingewick, was built in 1150 and was in need of hard labor to clear the centuries old French-style drainage system

  • RAF Fairford hosts Royal International Air Tattoo

    Celebrating the 40th anniversary of what is billed as the world's largest military air show, RAF Fairford turned over the airfield to the Royal International Air Tattoo July 16-17.Held at RAF Fairford 21 times since 1985, the Royal International Air Tattoo hosted more than 200 aircraft from 30

  • 501st CSW congratulates PME graduates

    The 501st Combat Support Wing congratulates the following Professional Military Education graduates:Senior NCO AcademyMaster Sgt. Timothy Vaught, 422nd Civil Engineer SquadronNCO AcademyTech. Sgt. John Barton, 501st Combat Support WingTech. Sgt. Quentin Hawkins, 423rd Communications SquadronAirman

  • Air Force leaders call for scholarship candidates

    Airmen who would like to study a foreign language as a full-time student, are interested in a White House fellowship, would like to serve a two-year fellowship in Japan, or would like to compete for an information assurance scholarship have until Aug. 31 to submit an application to the Air Force

  • Air Force releases updated dress and appearance instructions

    The Air Force's instruction on dress and personal appearance recently received an appearance upgrade with the release of the updated instruction July 18. Air Force Instruction 36-2903, Dress and Personal Appearance, received the facelift after several years of interim updates as uniform items were