Tag: air guard
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NBA showcase has lost luster in recent years
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas – Air Force officials selected the service’s top enlisted members, naming the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2012, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced. An Air Force selection board at the Air Force Personnel Center considered 35 nominees who represented major commands; direct reporting units, field operating…
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Anthony beats buzzer, Hawks
NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y., Aug. 9, 2012 – Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta told the airmen and soldiers based at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station today their service is critical to the defense strategy. Panetta said New York was the cradle of the United States military, and that its critical role for the armed forces continues…
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Seeking trouble? Then this coach seeks you
ENGLEWOOD — Ben Garland had no idea why his Denver Broncos teammates were leading him to an area where the media was congregating after practice. Then Air Force Academy Association of Graduates president and CEO William Thompson stepped forward with two sabers. Then Garland was given an Air Force helmet. The former Falcons defensive lineman…
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CC set for two-faced team in Mankato
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas – If you have children, especially teenagers, you already know the harrowing statistics that illustrate the dangers they face in the world today. Daily we see news about kids left to their own devices after school who have taken the wrong path in life. Air Force youth programs help combat…
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In any language, X Games will grow
The Pikes Peak region boasted two top-35 finishers in Forbes’ latest rankings of colleges and universities. Colorado College finished 29th and the Air Force Academy finished 35th in the latest rankings, which were release this week and compiled by the Center for Affordability and Productivity, a Washington D.C. not-for-profit research center. The five categories determining…
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FLIPPING THE SWITCH
LONDON — Make it a pair of golds for Gabby Douglas, who added the all-around title to the one she won with the U.S. team two nights ago. Douglas, whose father is an Air Force staff sergeant, became the third straight American to win gymnastics’ biggest prize, taking the lead on the first event Thursday…
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NFC: Philadelphia in Super Bowl after 24 years
The Peterson Air Force Base fire department will conduct fire training exercises today, Aug. 2, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the base fire training center located on the west side of the installation near Airport Road and Powers Boulevard. This routine training is conducted periodically to ensure base emergency responders are prepared to…
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Manning’s recurring nightmare
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1, 2012 – Following months of life support systems components testing in the F-22 Raptor fighter jet, officials have “determined with confidence” the source of previously unexplained physiological incidents, the director of operations for the Air Force’s Air Combat Command said yesterday at a Pentagon news conference. Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta last…
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David Ramsey: Documentary shows boxer’s fight was not in ring
LONDON — When Seth Kelsey was 12, he took his first fencing lesson. His instructor, former Polish Olympic coach Ed Korfanty was impressed. Korfanty told Kelsey’s parents their son would one day be great. He might, Korfanty said, even win an Olympic medal. Wednesday Kelsey will get the chance to Korfanty’s prediction come true. Kelsey,…
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One day after playoff loss, coach Shanahan says . . . EVERYTHING’S OK
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas – Six Air Force majors have been selected for the Department of Defense Executive Leadership Development Program, Air Force Personnel Center officials said. The one-year program – which begins in October – is designed for highly-motivated leaders whose performance has indicated strong aptitude for success in senior management roles,…