Jan. 9, 2012 My educational journey: No excuses When I joined the Air Force in April 1985, my goal was to do four years and return back home with a college degree. My older brother had already set the example for me when he joined the Air Force a decade earlier. His four year enlistment led to him achieving a four year degree. So, if it worked
Jan. 6, 2012 AFMC commander emphasizes continuing education AFMC Warriors,Building upon the success of the 2011 "Year of the Community College of the Air Force" (YoCCAF), AFMC will continue the initiative for 2012 and beginning this month will launch into the "Year of Continuing Education" (YoCE). Continuing education benefits all us -- Officer, Enlisted,
Jan. 4, 2012 2012 Air Force Marathon setting registration records Nearly 4,200 athletes registered for the 2012 Air Force Marathon on Jan. 1, more than doubling the one-day total from last year.With 30 percent of slots already taken, another early sellout is predicted."We added an additional 1,500 spots to bring the total field to 15,000 this year to give more
Jan. 4, 2012 Air Force offering second round of VERA/VSIP The Air Force is offering a second round of voluntary early retirement authority and voluntary separation incentive pay beginning Jan. 9, 2012.The move is part of the Air Force's continuing effort to meet the Department of Defense requirement to maintain civilian funding at fiscal 2010 levels"The
Dec. 22, 2011 B-2 Spirit featured aircraft for 2012 Marathon The B-2 Spirit stealth bomber will be the featured aircraft for the 2012 Air Force Marathon. The iconic batwing shaped aircraft will be prominently displayed on all official Marathon gear, including the highly coveted finisher's medal racers receive after crossing the long 26.2-mile road to the
Dec. 22, 2011 Military maintainers qualify in F-35A flight inspections The first group of military maintainers at the 33rd Fighter Wing recently qualified in numerous F-35A flight inspections by a uniformed certifier, a task only civilian certifiers initially were contracted to support."This first-ever Air Force to Air Force on-the-job training event is an important
Dec. 19, 2011 Air Force Marathon registration to open with special 1-day only prices Registration for the Air Force Marathon will open Jan. 1, 2012, at midnight with a special one-day only price.For Jan. 1 only, the full marathon is $75; half marathon is $60; 10K is $35 and the 5K is $20. "We've offered special pricing on January 1st for the last few years and it has helped get our
Dec. 16, 2011 Hold the Line: Goals -- the key to success When goals are mentioned at this time of year, most people think of hockey or football games, or maybe even dreaming up a New Year's resolution. So why do we even need goals? Why should we write them down? Goals are things you want to accomplish sometime in the future. Goals are great -- they
Dec. 16, 2011 Robins maintainers replacing C-5 full crown skins Maintainers in the 559th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron here are carrying out a unique mission. For the first time, 20 full crown skin replacements are being done on a C-5C. In the past, only a portion of each skin would be removed and replaced. Crown skins are the outer layers of an aircraft, held