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Thirty-seven graduate ALS Class 10-C; 437 APS claims Levitow Award
March 29, 2010
Combat Ready
March 29, 2010
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Whisenhunt inspects a target and gives advice to Airman 1st Class Anthony Logan after firing an M249 machine gun at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., March 26, 2010. Airman Logan shot 600 rounds of ammunition during his weapons familiarization training. Sergeant Whisenhunt is a combat arms instructor, and Airman Logan is a patrolman. Both are with the 628th Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by James M. Bowman/released)
It's a long way to the top
March 29, 2010
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Amos Hommel, left, and Senior Airman Riley Cusson gear up to climb the radio tower on Joint Base Charleston, S.C., March 23, 2010. Airman Cusson climbed to the top of the 110-foot tower while Airman Hommel climbed halfway. Both Airmen climbed to maintain their climbing certification, which requires a quarterly trip up the tower. Airman Hommel and Airman Cusson are both radio frequency transmissions systems specialists with the 628th Communications Squadron. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Airman 1st Class Lauren Main)
Leadership summits offered to Guard and Reserve teens
March 29, 2010
Back cover for February 2010 Citizen Airman.
President Obama pays surprise visit to troops in Afghanistan
March 29, 2010
President Barack Obama meets U.S. troops at a mess hall March 28, 2010, at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan. (White House photo/Pete Souza)
Military families gain access to free, online tutoring
March 26, 2010
Defense Department officials launched a free, online tutoring service for servicemembers and their families.
Pentagon officials change 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' enforcement
March 26, 2010
The Defense secretary announced changes to the Pentagon's regulation on homosexuals serving in the military that he said make the Defense Department's enforcement of the so-called "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" law "fairer and more appropriate" March 25, 2010, in Washington, D.C. (U.S. Air Force graphic)
Arrest with the best
March 26, 2010
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Albert Sonnenberg operates a rewind clutch to bring the nylon arrest tape back into the barrier maintenance pit at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., March 25, 2010. The tape is designed to help stop aircraft equipped with an arresting hook while landing. Sergeant Sonnenberg is a barrier maintenance technician with the 628th Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by James M. Bowman/released)
Base pavements maintainers a cut above the rest
March 26, 2010
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kyle Hiener cuts defective pavement on the runway so it can be jack hammered and replaced with asphalt at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., March 25, 2010. Base civil engineers perform monthly runway closures to repair discrepancies as well as on an as-need basis. Sergeant Hiener is a pavements and equipment technician with the 628th Civil Engineer Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by James M. Bowman/released)
Housing assistance: don’t make a move without it
March 24, 2010