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  • Actor wins green card lottery, enlists to serve his adopted country

    Once every two years, 100,000 Kenyan applicants receive a letter notifying them they are qualified to possibly receive a Green Card, which would allow them to become permanent United States residents. During the next phase, 55,000 are formally considered to receive a diversity visa and are required

  • Air Force's top leaders visit Global Strike bases

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody completed visits to Air Force Global Strike Command bases this week. Leaders met with Airmen at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., Malmstrom AFB, Mt.,

  • CJCS' top enlisted advisor speaks to DOD initiatives

    On the cusp of one of Team Minot's most demanding inspections this year, Airmen here welcomed the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia.Battaglia is charged with advising the CJCS on all matters involving joint and combined total

  • Grizzly Bend receives AF Design Merit Award

    The Malmstrom Air Force Base Grizzly Bend was recently announced a 2013 Merit Award winner of the 2013 Air Force Design Awards, by Maj. Gen. Theresa Carter, Air Force Civil Engineer chief of staff for logistics, installations and mission support. "These winning projects represent the Air Force's

  • Joint exercise instills teamwork in various agencies

    This past Monday, the Montana Air National Guard was a little busier than normal as members from multiple agencies gathered on Gore Hill in Great Falls, Mont., to participate in a joint training exercise.Despite wind gusts up to 64 mph, members from Malmstrom Air Force Base's Chemical, Biological,

  • 34 ICBM launch officers implicated in cheating probe

    Thirty-four intercontinental ballistic missile launch officers at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., have been implicated in cheating on the ICBM launch officer proficiency test, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said today.The revelations emerged during an investigation into alleged illegal drug

  • B-52 upgrade to increase smart-weapons capacity

    Tinker AFB Airmen will update ground maintenance and mission planning software in support of a new Air Force contract that will increase the B-52 Stratofortress's "smart-weapons" capacity by 50 percent.The $24.6 million agreement stipulates that Boeing will develop a modification to existing weapon

  • AFNet PII breaches still a concern

    More than one month after Air Force Space Command's implementation of lock-out procedures for individuals found to have inappropriately transmitted Personally Identifiable Information, PII breaches still remain a significant issue.While the average number of daily incidences of PII breaches have

  • Doolittle Raider to Airmen: Training is key to mission success

    While the U.S. Air Force is often celebrated for its use of technology and reliance on hardware, a Doolittle Raider's visit to Barksdale Dec. 30 re-enforced that the Service's true strength stems from well-trained, innovative Airmen working jointly.Retired Lt. Col. Richard Cole, who served as (then