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  • Follow up from town hall meeting

    Colonel James C. Vechery, 22nd Air Refueling Wing commander, held his first town hall meeting for base housing residents, Aug. 27. The forum was to open up a direct dialogue between him and housing residents to express concerns and disseminate housing information. Colonel Vechery said he plans on

  • What are you learning on training day?

    Supervisors, have you thought about what to train your Airmen on during the next training day scheduled for Sept. 19? "Developing Airmen begins with proper training to accomplish their primary mission whether at home station or deployed and ensures our team's readiness to respond when called upon,"

  • Secretary Gates cancels air-refueling solicitation

    Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has cancelled the competition for the $35 billion Air Force tanker contract. Secretary Gates told the House Armed Services Committee Sept. 10 that he decided the contract cannot be awarded by January, and that rather than award a contract that will be contested, the

  • Voting: Not just a right, but a privilege

    One of the earliest forms of democracy can be traced back to Ancient Greece; the year 508 B.C. to be exact. The Greeks held a "negative" election -- voters were asked to cast a vote for the politician they most wanted to exile for ten years. Only male landowners were allowed to vote in these

  • AF Financial Services Center: Working through the challenges

    Last fall, Financial Management implemented its largest change in its 60-plus year history with the establishment of Air Force Financial Services Center at Ellsworth AFB, S.D. The growing pains resulting from the combination of new information technology systems, new processes, and a new center have

  • AMC 'Be Your Own Safety Manager' campaign first to prevent summer fatalities

    Air Mobility Command's 101 Critical Days of Summer campaign was its most successful one ever, with no fatalities among AMC Airmen between the Memorial Day and Labor Day holidays. "I want to express my gratitude to every member of AMC for making this year's 101 Critical Days of Summer campaign our

  • Wichita and McConnell emergency responders tackle MARE

    McConnell Airmen and local organizations from the Wichita community joined forces in a major accident response exercise at Planeview Park and the nearby Wichita Fire Department Training Facility, Sept. 3. The MARE simulated a mid-air collision between a C-17 Globemaster III and a small aircraft over