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  • New fitness requirements for deploying Airmen

    Airmen preparing to attend Army-taught Combat Skills Training prior to deploying to a joint expeditionary tasking in direct support of combatant commander or joint task force ground component missions will soon be required to possess a current and passing fitness assessment, according to new Air

  • Mullen highlights families, budget in podcast

    The "Strengthening Our Military Families" commitment President Barack Obama announced last week is a "tremendous initiative," the nation's top military officer said Jan. 31.Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, discussed that initiative, defense budget concerns and the

  • Fifty years of heritage (edition two)

    Each Thursday in 2011, the 910th AW/PA office will republish a historic article or highlight from the archive along with a brief commentary.In the case of articles, we will publish exact copies of the originals, so any grammatical or typographical errors are intentional reproductions. Each week will

  • Obama cites military successes in State of Union address

    In a State of the Union address here marked by a call for renewed American innovation and cooperation, President Barack Obama pointed to the nation's military as an example to follow."Look to Iraq, where nearly 100,000 of our brave men and women have left with their heads held high; American combat

  • Survey will assess Air Force community well-being

    Nearly 40, 000 Reservists and 10,000 spouses of Reservists will be recieving invitations to take the 2011 Air Force Community Assessment on Jan. 25. The Air Force-wide assessment is designed to assist chaplains and people working in installation-level Airman and family readiness centers, family

  • Fifty years of heritage

    The 910th Airlift Wing Public Affairs office has an archive of hundreds of base periodicals dating back to January 1957. What is today called The Airstream, was once called the 910 Flyer, and before that, the Buckstone Carrier. The archive is a rich collection of history chronicling the heritage of

  • TSP contribution limits set for 2011

    Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board members announced the 2011 elective deferral limit for regular Thrift Savings Plan contributions will remain $16,500, and TSP catch-up plan contribution limits will remain at $5,500.TSP is a long-term retirement savings plan that gives investors an

  • Afghanistan airdrop levels set record in 2010

    Mobility Airmen supporting operations in Afghanistan airdropped 60.4 million pounds of cargo airdropped throughout the country, setting a record.In all, the 60.4 million pounds is nearly twice the previous record year of 2009, where just over 32.2 million pounds of cargo was airdropped, Air Forces

  • Reserve Special Mission Units meet at Peterson AFB

    Whether a wildfire, hurricane, or oil spill occurs, the Air Force Reserve Comand has units it can deploy quickly to combat nature's fury. Airmen and aircraft from these three AFRC Special Mission units convened for the first ever AFRC C-130 Special Mission Conference here Jan. 12-13. "The missions

  • Defense official outlines pay freeze details

    Defense Department civilian employees affected by the federal pay freeze for 2011 and 2012 will still have the opportunity to receive performance awards, promotions and normal longevity increases, a senior defense official said.Pasquale M. Tamburrino Jr., the deputy under secretary of defense for