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Academy officer looks back on challenges, rewards of deployment
When Lt. Col. Howard Gentry deployed to Afghanistan in May 2012, he knew he'd be stepping out of his comfort zone -- living and working in a different country, absorbing its culture, learning a new language and, for the next 12 months, watching his one-year-old daughter grow up and say her first sentences via Skype.
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7
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12/23
2013
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Close-air support key to strategic success
Known as CAS, close air support uses military aircraft in an attack against enemy ground forces that are in close proximity to friendly forces. This requires detailed coordination with ground troops and is typically conducted by joint terminal attack controllers. The use of CAS during wartime can be a critical strategic military tactic that has serious impacts on the outcome of ground warfare.
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12/17
2013
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Sexual assault 'trial' gives Airmen real life perspective
It started off as a typical Friday night for many Airmen with their wallets full of money to burn, their stomachs ready to chug the best German beers and their minds ready to explore the undefined possibilities of "hooking up."
But for two of them, their alcohol-fueled night would end in a shattered sense of trust, establish an unclean feeling of being violated and leave them dwelling on repercussions -- both to their careers and well-being -- that would reverberate louder within their own minds than the piercing scream of an F-16 Fighting Falcon fighter aircraft.
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4
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11/04
2013
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21 selected for training, recruiting squadron command
Twenty-one officers from various Air Force career fields have been selected for Air Education and Training Command training and recruiting squadron command opportunities, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced.
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10/22
2013
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F-35: New fighter creates new culture for 21st Century and beyond
She didn’t have a smudge on her. Not a leak found anywhere. She even had that “new jet smell.” Skies were blue, everything was perfect. Those were the conditions on that July day in 2011 when Lt. Col. Eric Smith took off from the Lockheed facilities at Fort Worth, Texas, in the first operational F-35 to fly to its permanent home at Eglin Air Force Base, in the Florida panhandle. And the rest, according to Smith, who would go on to pick up three of the first six F-35s from the factory, is history.
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7
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9/24
2013
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At 6 years TIS, Airmen can transfer education benefits
You may be able to transfer your Post 9/11 GI Bill benefits to a family member, but if you wait until you're ready to retire or separate or until your dependent children are ready to go to college, it may be too late, Air Force Personnel Center officials said.
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2
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9/12
2013
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Reserve units still feel effects of sequestration
The impact of sequestration on readiness and morale has been felt widely throughout Air Force Reserve Command units.
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1
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8/27
2013
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Joint training helps readiness, saves dollars
In an effort to save dollars and increase mission effectiveness, 41 students from across the Area of Responsibility, including enlisted, officers and chief warrant officers representing every service, attended two 10-day joint tactical data link courses in the Combined Air and Space Operations Center, Southwest Asia.
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8/23
2013
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Enlisted Airmen may be eligible for medical prep school
Active-duty enlisted Airmen who qualify can now apply for a new pilot program designed to prepare them for medical school, but "intent to apply" emails must be submitted no later than Sept. 6, Air Force Personnel Center officials said Aug. 12. The Enlisted to Medical Degree Preparatory Program offers enlisted members a chance to attend medical prep
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5
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8/12
2013
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Joint fire training in a flash
There's a fire burning inside a red container. Firefighters are already at the scene, but they aren't there to put it out; they're there to lock themselves inside and experience what happens next. The fire burns brighter, smoke rises higher and the heat begins to concentrate at the center. Suddenly, the room ignites. It's a training scenario for
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1
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8/08
2013
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