May 2, 2011 My educational journey: College degree "a must" -- reality after active duty "The opportunity of a lifetime must be taken in the lifetime of the opportunity." - Author UnknownIn 2010, I went back to the future. After serving nearly 30 years in the Air Force, my family and I decided to retire and move back to our "Norman Rockwell-ish" town of Big Rapids, Mich., where I'm
April 29, 2011 Wright-Patterson-based Enterprise Sourcing Group to host Industry Outreach event Companies large and small from across the United States will have the opportunity to understand and discuss the current state of Air Force strategic sourcing. The Enterprise Sourcing Group is hosting the first Air Force Strategic Sourcing Industry Outreach May 24-25, 2011, at the Dayton Convention
April 29, 2011 Feature: Shooting survivor, not a victim "Control your breathing, lie still, play dead." During the most devastating moment of her life Staff Sgt. Deondra Parks couldn't believe her brain behaved so rationally. "So this is what a massacre is like?" she asked herself as a madman with a shotgun wreaked havoc around her.Sergeant Parks, a 72nd
April 28, 2011 Human Performance Wing wins Air Force Outstanding Unit Award The 711th Human Performance Wing, including its three mission units, won the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for exceptionally meritorious service of national and international significance from March 25, 2008, to March 24, 2010.The wing was recognized for a number of accomplishments, including
April 28, 2011 Acquisition pros must be fiscal stewards, commander says Emphasizing that America's number-one national security challenge may well be our fiscal health as a nation, the commander of Air Force Materiel Command opened the 2011 Defense Acquisition University Acquisition Insight Conference with a bracing observation."We're on an unsustainable path," Gen.
April 27, 2011 AFMC munitions squadrons to transfer to Global Strike Command The Air Force announced today plans to transfer munitions squadrons responsible for nuclear mission support from Air Force Materiel Command to Air Force Global Strike Command in the next 12 months, as another step in continuing to strengthen the nuclear enterprise.Under a previous move, these
April 26, 2011 Greening Tinker: Earth Month priorities April 22 is Earth Day and the remaining 29 days in the month are designated "Earth Month," a time aimed to encourage understanding and appreciation for the Earth's native surroundings. At Tinker, officials said Earth Month and Day are a time to practice conservation and plan for the future."When
April 26, 2011 Air Force Marathon seeks 2,000 volunteers More than 2,000 volunteers are needed to help host the 15th annual Air Force Marathon Sept. 17, 2011, in Dayton, Ohio, according to event officials.Volunteer registration opens May 1."We're very excited about the changes we've made to the volunteer website this year," said Jeanette Monaghan, the
April 25, 2011 AFMC Club Survey offers chance to win $100 Air Force Materiel Command Services invites everyone in the command to participate in the first comprehensive AFMC Club Survey, available online May 1 through May 31, 2011.Survey participants from each AFMC base will be eligible to win $100 in Force Support Squadron bucks just for completing the
April 22, 2011 Robins center set to receive first PDM C-130J C-130 maintenance at Robins will enter a new era April 26, 2011, with the arrival here of the first C-130J for depot maintenance. The C-130J is the only model currently in production and represents significant aviation history as the C-130 -- with more than 50 years of service -- has the longest