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  • Breakfast with Santa spreads Ho-Ho-Holiday spirit

    Breakfast with Santa was a success with more than 950 people in attendance Dec. 14, 2013 at the Leadership Development Center on base.Families enjoyed a breakfast complete with pancakes and sausage cooked by Flippin' Flapjacks, a locally owned business out of Centennial, while waiting in

  • Airman's legacy lives on

    A crowd sits quietly on a bitterly cold December night with family and friends gathered to remember the memory of a young, passionate man who had his life robbed from him. "I just want to thank all of you for coming out," Craig Mansfield, Kris's father said quietly while holding back tears at the

  • Line officer accessions impacted by personnel policy changes

    Air Force Recruiting Service officials announced today they are implementing changes that impact line officer accessions, as part of Air Force's recent release about posturing for future force management initiatives.Impacts of this change affect selected candidates and new applicants. Currently, a

  • All States Now Allow ID Cards to Eligible Military Spouses

    All eligible service members, dependents and retirees -- including same-sex couples -- are now able to obtain Defense Department identification cards in every state, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced today.On Oct. 31, Hagel called on the chief of the National Guard Bureau to work with the

  • DOD adds synthetic marijuana to random drug testing

    The Defense Department has expanded its zero tolerance for the use of illicit drugs to include synthetic marijuana, also known as "spice," the director of DOD's drug testing and program policy said here today.In an interview with American Forces Press Service and the Pentagon Channel, Army Lt. Col.

  • AF envisions smaller force to preserve readiness

    Discussing upcoming budgetary variables during a Pentagon news conference today, the Air Force's top civilian leader for the past six months addressed the inevitability of a smaller force.Acting Air Force Secretary Eric Fanning, who is returning next week to his position as undersecretary of the Air

  • Senate confirms James as next secretary of the Air Force

    Deborah Lee James will be the next secretary of the Air Force, according to a Senate confirmation vote Dec 13. James provided testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee Sept. 19, before the full Senate voted on her confirmation. Now the president must appoint her before she can assume her new

  • Buckley Top 3 set to mentor AF middle enlisted

    Buckley Air Force E5s and E6s are invited for a round of speed mentoring by senior enlisted from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Dec. 20 at the Panther Den on base.Mentors and mentees will discuss a variety of career-development topics during the sessions. Each mentee will be allotted a one-on-one, five to seven

  • VIEWPOINT: I was determined to live

    The Air Force saved my life.I don't mean "the parachute opened in just the knick of time as I plummeted to the Earth" kind of save.I was failing college classes and getting into trouble. I didn't care if my decisions lead to jail or death. I was too busy recklessly living in the moment while not

  • Air Force leaders’ letter to Airmen addresses force management

    Below is a letter relaying force management objectives from Eric K. Fanning, Acting Secretary of the Air Force; Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, Air Force Chief of Staff; and Chief Master Sgt. James A. Cody, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force:To the Airmen of the United States Air Force:We are the best

 

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