July 12, 2007 From the Front Name: MSgt Michael E. Bullington Deployed unit: 379th Expeditionary Communications Squadron Home unit: 53d Computer Systems Squadron Job description: NCOIC, Communications Focal Point What will you remember about your deployment 20 years from now? The people, the heat, the brightness, and the lack
June 22, 2007 COMACC to retire this fall Air Force officials announced June 20, that Gen. Ronald E. Keys, commander of Air Combat Command, will retire from the Air Force this fall. The president has nominated Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. John D. W. Corley to the Senate to succeed General Keys as ACC commander. General Keys assumed
June 19, 2007 Law enforcement slows down traffic On-base drivers couldn't help but notice an active 96th Security Forces presence on the roadways around the base last week. Active-duty personnel and Department of Defense police from the squadron were out in force, and in plain sight, Thursday and Friday, to enforce the posted speed limits from
June 15, 2007 AF announces master, technical sergeant promotions The Air Force selected 6,002 of 24,115 eligible technical sergeants for promotion to master sergeant, and 7,314 of 39,797 eligible staff sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant. The master sergeant selection rate, 24.89 percent, rose 5.03 percent from last year, while this year's technical
June 15, 2007 Changes in works for Air Force PT uniform The Air Force uniform board is working to resolve Airmen's issues with the Air Force physical training uniform, which became mandatory for wear in Fall 2006. The board has received nearly 500 inputs from Airmen including suggestions on ways to improve the uniform, and some of those changes are in
June 5, 2007 Air Force forecasters gear up for hurricane season National Hurricane Center officials predict the Atlantic hurricane season, which began June 1 and continues through Nov. 30, to have a 75 percent chance of being an "above average" season. NHC forecasters predict the 2007 Atlantic hurricane season will have 13 to 17 named storms, of which seven to
May 24, 2007 28 TES Airman awarded Bronze Star Lieutenant Colonel Derek Hoffnung, 28th Test and Evaluation Squadron, was awarded a Bronze Star for his exceptional actions while deployed to Camp Victory, Baghdad, Iraq from May to Nov. 2006. While at Camp Victory he served as the commander of the 704th Expeditionary Support Squadron,