Citizen Airman back issues from August 2005:
Strong leadership supports two elements: mission and the people who accomplish it.(Chief's View)
Aug 01, 2005; ... Let's talk about leadership and its impact on you, the mission and the organization. Webster's defines the word lead as "to act as a guide" or "to guide" and leader as "a person who leads, directs, commands, or guides a group or activity." I believe leadership to be the art of ...
Sexual assault: new policy provides victims assistance, offers reporting option.
Aug 01, 2005; ... Military members who are victims of sexual assault now have the option of making a confidential report and receiving medical assistance without involving the military investigative process. A new Department of Defense policy establishes sexual assault response coordinators or ...
Hawg wild.
Aug 01, 2005 ... An A-10 from the 442nd Fighter Wing's 303rd Fighter Squadron, Whiteman Air Force Base, Mo., prepares to exit the Yakima, Wash., firing range after dropping six MK-82 500 pound bombs and firing ...
Rodeo ride.
Aug 01, 2005 ... Members of a C-17 Globemaster III crew from the 446the Airlift Wing. McChord Air Force Base, Wash., conduct a briefing on the flight deck of their aircraft during Air Mobility Expedition Rodeo 2005 June 21. The 446th AW was named the ...
Steady as she goes.
Aug 01, 2005 ... Caption: (Left to right) Tech. Sgt. John Deninger, Tech. Sgt. Don Maloid and Senior Airman Frank King of the 403rd Maintenance Group, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., guide a propeller from a damaged C-130J aircraft engine over a prop dolly. Serious damage from a birdstrike ...
New launch date projected for civilian personnel system.(National Security Personnel System)
Aug 01, 2005; ... The launch date for the first phase of the Defense Department's new National Security Personnel System has been adjusted slightly, to later in the year, NSPS officials said June 7. The delay is necessary to allow the department to work with the Office of Personnel Management to ...
Homestead unit leads humanitarian mission to El Salvador.(Round the Reserve: A brief look at what's happening throughout Air Force Reserve Command)
Aug 01, 2005; ... Members of the 482nd Civil Engineer Squadron, Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., led a four-month exercise in El Salvador that involved the construction of two schools and three health-care clinics in and around the town of San Vicente. The exercise, dubbed Operation Para los ...
Paperless transition of emergency data cards complete.(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2005 ... After decades of Airmen updating emergency contact information in their personnel records, everyone is now required to update the information online rather than visiting their military personnel flight. Effective immediately, personnel flight officials are no longer required to ...
Fighter wing supports South Florida by participating in air and sea show.(F-16 Fighting Falcons )(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2005; ... Streaking across the sky, 1,000 feet ground, a four-ship formation of F-16 Fighting Falcons stationed at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., roared over a crowd of more than a million people in an empowering display of training, force and might to mark the opening of the 11th annual ...
Officials tout benefits of Microsoft home use program.(Round the Reserve: A brief look at what's happening throughout Air Force Reserve Command)
Aug 01, 2005; ... For about the cost of a month's subscription to an Internet service provider, Airmen, including Reservists, civilian employees and certain contractors can get a licensed copy of the software application they use every day on their office desktops for use on their personal home computers. ...
Newest airlifter on display.
Aug 01, 2005 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Maj. Brian Freeman of the 815th Airlift Squadron, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., explains the devices of a C-130J-model aircraft cockpit to a French aeronautical journalist June 14 at the Paris Air Show. The aircraft on display is a "stretched" ...
Aid organization sew much comfort sets up web site.(Round the Reserve: A brief look at what's happening throughout Air Force Reserve Command)
Aug 01, 2005 ... An organization founded to provide hand-made clothing to military members who suffer from leg injuries and are required to wear external fixators as part of their treatment has a new Web site. People interested in volunteering for the organization or supporting its efforts with ...
Personnel center improves customer support.(Round the Reserve: A brief look at what's happening throughout Air Force Reserve Command)
Aug 01, 2005; ... An individual mobilization augmentee needs copies of her performance reports. A retiree moves and needs to update the address in his personnel records. An Air National Guard member loses his 20-year service letter and needs a new one. Last year each one of these scenarios would ...
Is there anybody out there?(Round the Reserve: A brief look at what's happening throughout Air Force Reserve Command)
Aug 01, 2005 ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Caption: Master Sgt. Darrell Devenny, 926th Security Forces Squadron NCO in charge of training, Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, La., calls in a situation report to the ...
New uniform: tiger stripes out; pattern features blend of subdued colors.(Brief Article)
Aug 01, 2005; ... Blue and green tiger stripes are out, and a digitized pattern with subdued green, tan, blue and gray is in. After reviewing more than 150,000 bits of feedback throughout the initial seven-month wear test of the proposed new utility uniform, Air Force leaders recently decided to ...
Reservists operating in Southwest Asia meeting challenges of service head-on.(From the Top)
Aug 01, 2005; ... "Service before self." We're all familiar with this phrase as one of our core values. However, in late June and early July, I had the distinct privilege and honor to witness, first hand, the incredible service of our Total Force serving in Spain and at various locations throughout ...
Deadline nears: reservists have until December to register civilian employers.
Aug 01, 2005 ... More than a year into a program that requires reservists from throughout the armed forces to register their civilian employers into a common database, more than 75 percent of Air Force Reservists are in compliance. Though that participation rate in the Civilian Employment ...
Final tribute: honoring sacrifices of nation's fallen heroes a full-time job.(Air Force honor guard units)
Aug 01, 2005; ... Click, click, click. The crisp, unmistakable sound of heels tapping together in unison breaks the silence as members of the honor guard at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., slowly and methodically take their position in the funeral procession. Adorned in pristine Air Force dress ...
A perfect fit: F-16 pilots taking on new forward air control, close air support missions.
Aug 01, 2005; ... Ever since the Air Force's first operational F-16 was delivered to the 388th Tactical Fighter Wing at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, in January 1979, the Fighting Falcon has proven itself in the areas of air-to-air combat and air-to-surface attack in conflicts throughout the world. Now, the ...
Patriot night owl: C-130 crews get a handle on new tactical formation maneuvers.
Aug 01, 2005; ... For one week in April, 11 Air Force Reserve Command C-130 crews put their Hercules aircraft to the test in the skies over the southern Arizona desert, practicing some new and better ways of performing the tactical portion of the airlift mission. "The face of war is ever ...
Jump-start: communications Airmen train for mission transformation.(Cover Story)
Aug 01, 2005; ... In a move designed to make Air Force Reserve Command communications Airmen more relevant in the global war on terror, command officials changed the mission of 22 units in what they are calling a "comm transformation." The change allows units to support the theater-deployable ...
Tricare benefits: thousands now have access to health-care insurance.
Aug 01, 2005; ... Defense Department officials have made "tremendous efforts and strides" to meet the needs of reservists and guardsmen who now qualify for health-care coverage under the Tricare program, the program manager said June 8. The recent introduction of new patients into the Tricare ...