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  • Combat photographer to compete in Warrior Games

    Not once, but twice. Twice, in 2004 and 2007, a combat photographer who was assigned to the 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., was wounded in Iraq.It was her combat wounds in 2007 that caused retired Staff Sgt. Stacy Pearsall to give up her dream as a combat photographer to

  • Airman contributes to advancement of Afghan women

    The recent efforts by Airmen and their coalition partners have led to opportunities for women in Afghanistan to serve as the first female commissioned officers in the Afghan National Army.Lt. Col. Lisa Pike, Air Force Manpower, Services and Personnel Directorate, contributed to standing up the first

  • Peterson lieutenant to compete in Warrior Games

    (Editor's note: Peterson's 2nd Lt. Marc Ward was one of 20 Air Force members recently selected to participate in the Warrior Games scheduled May 10 to 14 at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs. About 200 wounded, ill and injured active duty, Guard and Reserve members, as well as retired

  • Air Force officials announce AFAF competition winners

    Air Force officials announced its Group 1 winners of the annual Air Force Assistance Fund "Commitment to Caring" campaign, which provides Airmen the opportunity to contribute to four official Air Force charitable organizations.The campaign, which started Feb. 8 and runs until May 7, features a

  • Warrior Games approaching fast

    With less than three weeks to go, the Air Force team is making preparations for the Department of Defense's inaugural Warrior Games in Colorado Springs, Colo., May 10 - 14.What started as an e-mail from one athlete asking questions about the upcoming event turned into an unforgettable moment of team

  • Additional resources online to support NSPS conversion

    New online training courses are now available to help smooth the upcoming transition of more than 40,000 current Air Force NSPS employees into non-NSPS personnel systems. To facilitate the conversion, multiple resources have been added to the National Security Personnel System's official Web site,

  • Inaugural warrior and survivor care conference held

    "Care beyond duty" was the theme for this year's warrior and survivor care conference hosted by Air Force Personnel Center officials here April 6 - 9."The goal for this conference was to bring three major groups together - the recovery care coordinators, base level community readiness consultants,

  • Wounded warrior to compete at Warrior Games

    In December 2005, Tech. Sgt. Israel Del Toro Jr. laid in a hospital bed at Brooks Army Medical Center after an improvised explosive device left 80 percent of his body covered in third degree burns. He was missing fingers from both hands and had severe inhalation burns when doctors told his wife,

  • 2010 Hennessy Trophy winners announced

    Air Force officials recently announced the winners of the 2010 Hennessy Trophy awards.The Hennessy Trophy is an annual award presented to Air Force installations with the best food-service programs. This year marks the 54th anniversary of the single- and multiple-facility category

  • Club reciprocal privileges extend to Army, Navy

    Air Force Services Agency officials recently changed club policies to extend member benefits to all U.S. armed forces personnel with a valid dues-paying club membership card."As part of the joint basing initiative, we reviewed our club membership policies with regard to reciprocal privileges offered

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