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  • Cancer survivor takes on challenge of open road

    A C-130 flight engineer with more than 700 deployed flying hours who is also a cancer survivor is embracing another challenge. He is riding his bike 4,000 miles across America.Senior Airman Brian Petras from the 50th Airlift Squadron at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark., is participating in the Sea

  • Cancer survivor to compete in Warrior Games

    It's been two years and three months since Senior Master Sgt. Michael Sanders overcame an aggressive form of cancer. Despite undergoing extensive treatment and recovery efforts, Sergeant Sanders has made sure to keep fitness a part of his lifestyle, achieving perfect scores on physical training

  • Career enlisted aviator positions open for retraining

    The Air Force still has openings for First Term Airmen to retrain into the Flight Engineer and Flight Attendant specialties and other career enlisted aviator positions. In addition to the FTA openings, staff and technical sergeants required to retrain under the Noncommissioned Officer Retraining

  • Career Intermission Program application window opens July 1

    The Air Force Career Intermission Program application window opens July 1 for eligible Airmen interested in taking one to three years off active duty for personal or professional needs.Applications must reach the Air Force Personnel Center no later than Aug. 31, with the total force selection panel

  • Career Intermission Program provides hiatus from AF active duty

    A year ago, Capt. Katie Evans, a personnel officer, had two choices:  leave active duty to pursue full-time parenthood and hope to return some day, or apply for the new Career Intermission Program which would allow her to leave the service for a few years with a guaranteed return to active duty. CIP

  • Career opportunities available for those up to the challenge

    Interesting career opportunities exist for enlisted Airmen who are ready for new challenges and have a desire to take their careers in a whole new direction, said Technical Sgt. Jessica Cobb, Air Force Personnel Center Mission Support/Joint Department Assignments branch.Airmen who want to stay in

  • Career skills programs help Airmen prepare for post-military employment

    The Air Force has recently begun participating in career skills programs which afford eligible Airmen the opportunity to prepare for a post-Air Force career up to six months before separation or retirement. Apprenticeships, on-the-job training, employment skills training and internships are all

  • Career-ending injury leads Airman to new calling

    When a career-ending injury halted then-Staff Sgt. Daniel Crane's promising military career, he almost gave in to the anger and depression that threatened to overtake him.In 2012, Crane, assigned to the 736th Security Forces Squadron in Guam, had just completed a three-day security mission. The

  • Careers in science, engineering available to transitioning Airmen

    In today's struggling economy, job opportunities for separating and retiring military members may seem scarce. However, numerous programs exist for veterans interested in post-military careers in science, technology, engineering and math--or STEM. The STEM initiatives either offer to train and

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