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  • Defenders learn skills to come back home alive

    In the desert just outside of Nellis Air Force Base, Airmen from the 99th Ground Combat Training Squadron instruct deploying security forces service members in urban combat operations at the Military Operations in Urban Terrain training village April 30. Teaching these service members the tactics to

  • Airmen volunteer at Special Olympics

    Airmen from here, Creech AFB and their families volunteered at the 11th annual Special Olympics May 2 at Cheyenne High School in North Las Vegas.More than 80 Airmen from various units supported approximately 1,900 athletes by organizing competitions, recording results and providing cheer support.

  • SecAF approves captain's board cancellation

    First lieutenants will no longer meet a promotion central selection board to make captain, Air Force officials announced May 7.Effective immediately, the Secretary of the Air Force approved the elimination of the Captain's Central Selection Board.The Air Force is returning to the same promotion

  • Hagel initiatives take aim against sexual assault

    Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel is vowing to change the culture that allows sexual assault to be a serious problem for the Defense Department.In a memo released May 7, Hagel announced a number of initiatives to eradicate sexual assault."While the department is putting in place important new programs

  • Report Helps Military Deal With Sexual Assault Problem

    Sexual assault is a long-term problem for the military, and it will take time for military efforts to combat it, the director of the Defense Department's sexual assault prevention and response office said."We are not satisfied with where we are at today," Army Maj. Gen. Gary S. Patton said in an

  • SecDef calls for culture of dignity, respect

    Allegations of misconduct against an Air Force officer in charge of the service's sexual assault prevention and response effort underscored the importance of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's effort to prevent sexual assault across the military. Hagel began his Pentagon news conference Tuesday by

  • Airmen hone search, recovery skills during squadron exercise

    Airmen from the 99th Force Support Squadron conducted a Casualty and Search and Recovery Team Exercise May 6 near the flightline here.Search and recovery teams, mortuary affairs, as well as other units under the 99th FSS were tested on their ability to properly respond to a scenario in which a C-17

  • 99th LRS Fuels Management Flight is best in Air Force

    The 99th Logistics Readiness Squadron Fuels Management Flight is set to be presented the American Petroleum Institute Award during a ceremony here May 21 recognizing them as the best fuels management team in the Air Force.The award, given annually to recognize organizations for the effective,

  • USAFWC senior leaders discuss Financial Resilience

    Financial resilience is something that cannot be understated, especially in the harsh economic times facing the men and women serving in the U.S. military. Service members are asked to plan for a future that can constantly change with the climate of the economy.The problem is, many Airmen are not

  • DOD counters Internet posts on religion issue

    Internet posts making the rounds claiming that the Defense Department will court-martial service members who espouse Christianity are not true, a Pentagon spokesman said today."The Department of Defense places a high value on the rights of members of the military services to observe the tenets of

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