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  • Nurse commissioning program seeks enlisted applicants

    Officials at the Air Force Personnel Center will conduct the annual Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program board May 4-8 to select candidates for fall 2009 and spring 2010 semester start dates. The program offers active-duty enlisted personnel the opportunity to earn a bachelor's degree in a high-need

  • Scholarships help retiree spouses finish education

    Retiree spouses with an eye on professional certification or a post-secondary education may not have to foot the entire bill, thanks to a National Military Family Association scholarship program. The group is accepting applications for its annual Joanne Holbrook Patton Military Spouse Scholarship.

  • Pilot knows bird strike danger first hand

    Former 46th Test Wing Vice Commander Col. Kevin Burns went for 26 and a half years without hitting a single bird in flight. But on April 23, 2001, just a short time before he retired from the Air Force, he found out just how serious a bird strike could be. The colonel, with 800 F-16 flight hours and

  • Eglin takes threat of aircraft, bird collisions seriously

    The world of aviation has long known that bird strikes on aircraft are common, costly and deadly. But when a flock of Canada geese recently brought down an airliner larger than an NBA basketball court, the rest of the world became aware, too. "It was an unfortunate thing that happened in New York,"

  • Eglin Fuels non-commissioned officer keeps gas flowing

    The 380th Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron's Fuels Flight delivers the second largest amount of fuel in the entire area of responsibility with a daily average of 520,000 gallons. Staff Sgt. Joshua Schubert is the day-shift fuels distribution supervisor for the flight. He spends his shifts

  • 36 EWS engineer awarded bronze star for deployment effort

    Volunteering for an opportunity to incorporate electronic warfare into a real-world wartime environment has led to a Bronze Star medal for one engineer in the 36th Electronic Warfare Squadron. Capt. Pamela Tan, a military engineer, received her medal Jan. 22 from Col. Steve DePalmer, 53rd Wing

  • Physician assistant makes difference in Afghan lives

    Servicemembers of the Provincial Reconstruction Team Paktya in Gardez, Afghanistan, are helping to develop the infrastructure necessary for the Afghan people to succeed in a post-conflict environment. One member of the Paktya PRT is Capt. James Parris. The physician assistant from the 96th Medical

  • NAVSCEOD sailor wins top award

    The commander of Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) announced the winner of the NETC Sailor of the Year (SOY) competition during a video teleconference today. Rear Admiral Gary Jones named Explosive Ordinance Disposal Technician First Class Vincent Demakas as NETC's 2008 Sailor of the Year.

  • Team visits to answer personnel questions

    A team from the Air Force Personnel Center here successfully wrapped up phase one of the educational Spread the Word briefings Jan. 14, paving the way for the next round of experts to begin phase two - which involves taking the message to more than 70 remaining Air Force bases. The team will visit

  • Angel Fire surveillance a key tactical asset

    It all starts with an idea. Whether it's Post-it notes, Band-Aids or Velcro, all were ideas that simplified life. Angel Fire began as one of those ideas. The Angel Fire concept allows aircraft to watch over ground troops to detect snipers on rooftops or enemy mortar teams six blocks down lobbing a