• Airmen travel to Rwanda, teach maintenance management

    Members of the Rwanda air force paid a visit to the leaders in C-130 maintenance training at the 373rd Training Squadron Det. 4 at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., which is part of the 982nd Training Group here, which turned into a follow up visit for two Det. 4 members to help build up the

  • VA officials expand support for families of low-income veterans

    Department of Veterans Affairs officials announced Nov. 9 an important program designed to provide enhanced services to low-income veterans and their families who are at risk of being homeless. Under the Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program, VA officials will provide grants to private

  • Deployed servicemembers can read their children a bedtime story

    United Through Reading offers parents the chance to read to their children every day, an opportunity many servicemembers haven't had in the past.The reading is recorded onto a DVD and sent with a copy of the book to the servicemember's child. "United Through Reading's partnership with the USO has

  • The results are in: 2010 chief master sergeant promotions

    Air Force officials selected 504 of 2,287 eligible senior master sergeants for promotion to chief master sergeant for a selection rate of 22.04 percent.The average score for those selected was 661.37, with an average time in grade of 3.33 years and time in service of 23.30 years, respectively. The

  • New commander takes reins of AETC

    Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr. took command of Air Education and Training Command from Gen. Stephen R. Lorenz during a ceremony here today.AETC, headquartered in San Antonio, is the Air Force major command responsible for recruiting, training and educating America's Airmen through innovation."The set of

  • 189th AW family named Guard’s best

    Senior Master Sgt. Duane Moore, 189th Airlift Wing Operations Support Flight, and his family were presented the Air National Guard Family of the Year award Aug. 2 in New Orleans, La.The Moore family is truly an involved Guard family. All five members of the Moore family have been involved within

  • USAJOBS to be single source for Air Force job seekers

    Current civilian employees will have a single source to apply for vacant Air Force positions beginning Nov. 15 when they join other job seekers already using USAJOBS.Air Force civilian personnel officials announced the decision in October that almost all hiring will be accomplished through USAJOBS