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  • 39th ABW Embraces New Mascot

    After two years of service the 39th Air Base Wing mascot, the Hodja, is riding off into the sunset and a new, 'larger than life' mascot, the Titan, is taking his place.Wing leadership made the decision to change the mascot to one that better reflected the wings change to combat operations.The new

  • Green Dot to roll out across the Air Force

    Airmen will take the first step of a five-year strategy to decrease interpersonal violence across the service in January when 1,500 Airman implementers attend one of 22 Green Dot prep sessions worldwide.The Air Force contracted the non-profit Green Dot organization to provide these violence

  • Air Force announces OTS non-rated selection board 16OT01 results

    A total of 379 men and women from across America have earned an opportunity to become Air Force leaders following their selection for an officer's commission, officials announced today.Air Force Recruiting Service officials considered 604 applications as part of the Officer Training School non-rated

  • Air Force cancels 2016 season of Tops in Blue

    Air Force officials announced on Dec. 21 that Tops in Blue, the service-unique entertainment program, will cancel its 2016 season, allowing an extended review of the program.Over the last year, submissions to the Air Force's Airmen Powered by Innovation program reflected recommendations to cancel

  • Carter expresses regret for loss of 6 US troops in Afghanistan

    Defense Secretary Ash Carter has expressed his deep regret over the loss of six U.S. service members killed in a vehicle bomb attack outside Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 21."We are still learning all of the details, but two other service members and a U.S. contractor were also injured," Carter

  • DOD identifies Air Force casualties

     The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of six airmen who were supporting Operation Freedom's Sentinel.  They died Dec. 21 of wounds suffered when their patrol was attacked by a suicide bomber on a motorcycle near Bagram Airfield in Afghanistan.Killed were:Maj. Adrianna M.

  • Put it out; Smoking cessation has benefits

    In a 2011 survey by the Department of Defense, 16.7 percent of Airmen identified themselves as smokers.Smoking is a habit that can take, up to an average of, 10 years off your life. Why do so many Airmen continue to engage in such a deadly habit? The reason varies from person to person, but no