U.S. continues to rush relief to Pakistan
August 18, 2010
U.N. officials estimate that some 20 million Pakistanis are affected, with about 1,500 dead, as the Indus River and its tributaries continue to rise.
U.S. officials have provided more than $90 million in support since the flooding began July 29, said Bryan Whitman, a Pentagon spokesman. All relief aid is at the request of and through the Pakistani government, as U.S. servicemembers in Pakistan work to deliver aid under direction of Pakistani officials at the Natural Disaster Management Authority based in Rawalpindi.
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Joint Base hosts Eagle Flag exercise, Soldiers and Airmen practice port opening
August 2, 2010
This year's Eagle Flag exercise included members from the Army and Air Force, both active-duty and Reserve components, who came together to form the Joint Task Force-Port Opening.
There were 147 servicemembers participating in the exercise, including 82 Kentucky guardsmen from the 123rd CRG; 50 Soldiers from the Army's 689th Rapid Port Opening Element; 10 Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing; three members of the New Jersey Air National Guard's 108th CRG; and two civilians from the Air Force Office of Special Investigations.
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CMSAF visits Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, emphasizes family, professional development
August 2, 2010
His tour of JB Hickam was part of a larger Pacific tour to neighboring countries, including Singapore, Malaysia, New Zealand and Australia.
"It's great to be back here to see the Airmen and what they're doing, and to tell them how important they are to the overall effect our Airmen are having on the battle space," said Chief Roy, who previously served as the senior enlisted leader and adviser for U.S. Pacific Command at nearby Camp H.M. Smith.
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Reserve medics treat 8,000 patients in Dominican Republic
July 28, 2010
The 512th Airlift Wing Airmen, as well as other reservists from around the country, worked with a team of doctors and nurses from the Dominican military to provide free medical care to the citizens of Constanza, a central-mountain town with a population of 42,000.
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Gates, Mullen urge participation in survey
July 8, 2010
About 400,000 servicemembers are receiving an e-mail survey seeking their opinions, and the department has an online inbox at https://dadt.csd.disa.mil/ for additional feedback from common access card holders.
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Big Idea: Civilian employee awarded $10,000 for developing cost saving measure
July 8, 2010
Mr. Griebel was awarded the incentive check through the Air Force Innovative Development through Employee Awareness Program for an initiative estimated to save AMC more than $2 million during the next 15 years.
The IDEA Program is an incentive program that recognizes submitters for their approved ideas that benefit the Air Force through streamlined processes, improved productivity and cost savings. Approved initiatives that generate tangible savings for the Air Force often result in awards to individuals credited with ownership of the idea. Idea owners may be eligible for cash awards ranging from $200 to $10,000, based on validated first year savings.
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Security forces Airmen teach English to Panamanian hosts
July 7, 2010
Master Sgt. Noland Rivera and Senior Airman Sheryl Job started out teaching a few words in English to SENAFRONT members at the six New Horizons construction sites to make communication easier, but are now teaching classes twice a week for up to two hours.
"For me, the classes are very good," said SENAFRONT First Sgt. Luis Quintero, the 1st Brigade Headquarters operations NCO, through an interpreter. "From the beginning, I practiced English with Sergeant Rivera so we could coordinate security. Then, I went out on my own and found a study book, which led me to ask for a class for the rest of the staff.
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AMC officials unveil concept to strengthen force resilience
July 7, 2010
To strengthen force resilience, including Air Force civilians and family members, AMC officials launched the Comprehensive Airman Fitness concept July 1 as a new approach to taking care of oneself and others.
"Comprehensive Airman Fitness is not a program, but an approach to better equip you to handle stress," General Johns said. "It's important to survive. But I want you to be able to thrive."
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‘Bad guys’ add realism to capabilities exercise
July 7, 2010
This began the scenario of the Cannon Air Force Base capabilities exercise that included Airmen, civilians, and family members here June 24.
Suddenly, all-terrain vehicles drove up a dirt road carrying a number of opposition forces members who fanned out and began shooting at the Special Forces team.
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Defense Threat Reduction Agency Airman named language professional of the year
July 6, 2010
Sergeant Mileviciute is a Russian interpreter and recently was honored as the Air Force Language Professional of the Year at the Command Language Program Seminar at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center in Monterrey, Calif.
An airborne cryptolinguist, Sergeant Mileviciute is assigned to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency at Fort Belvoir, Va.
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