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  • Eligible officers, enlisted members offered early retirement

    Staff through senior master sergeants and captains through lieutenant colonels in certain Air Force Specialty Codes may apply to retire with fewer than 20 years of active service under the Temporary Early Retirement Authority, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced.Commonly referred to as

  • Force Management Questions and Answers

    GENERAL FORCE MANAGEMENTQ1. Why is the Air Force announcing this now when details on specific career fields aren't available?A1. The service has made a conscious decision to announce these force management programs now in order to give Airmen as much time as possible to plan for their futures and

  • Santa delivers early Christmas wish

    Yes, there is a Santa Claus... and with some extra planning and an early sleigh ride, he was able to pull off a small Christmas miracle for two boys at the Bass Pro Shop in Destin, Fla., Dec. 20.With a little ingenuity and some Christmas spirit, Master Sgt. Jason Slaymaker, 39th Information

  • Kuk Sool Won world champion teaches at Hurlburt

    Kuk Sool Won is a traditional Korean martial art which uses techniques dating back more than 5,000 years. Retired Master Sgt. Amado Garcia, who was previously aissigned to the 96th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., has been instructing Kuk Sool Won here since 2008. "I've

  • Winter no reason to freeze up on safety

    Safety and fitness officials from the 1st Special Operations Wing here are spreading the word about winter physical training safety."Even though we are in Florida, it does get pretty cold," said Staff Sgt. Stephen Shrable, 1st Special Operations Force Support Squadron sports director. "Just remember

  • MWD: From BMT to retirement

    Military working dogs are part of everyday operations at the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron here.MWDs begin their careers like any other Airman at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, according to Staff Sgt. Ryan Troester, 1st SOSFS kennel master."Their initial training usually takes

  • Recycling center conserves energy at Hurlburt

    The recycling center here recently won the Air Commandos Conserving Energy Award. The award highlights an individual or team who has gone above and beyond to save time, money and resources at Hurlburt Field.The recycling center was established in January 1991. That year, they processed 116,570

  • AFSOC bases implement new, faster emergency notification system

    We've all heard the outside 'giant voice,' received a telephone call from the command post or seen that pop-up alert on our work computer during an emergency at one time or another. But do these methods provide instant accountability?With the launch of the AtHoc Interactive Warning System Dec. 20 at