TRF Airman puts on the gloves

In addition to being a member of an elite tactical response force, Senior Airman Richard Purrier, 90th Security Forces Group TRF, hopes to be part of another elite team: the All-Air Force Boxing Team.The team, which consists of members from across the Air Force, will be selected during a competition

American Red Cross helps families with deployments

The American Red Cross in Shreveport, La. works with service members and their families to learn to cope with the stresses of deployments and extended temporary duty assignments.For the past five years the Red Cross has worked with Barksdale Air Force Base's Airmen and Family Readiness Center to

New mandate requires electronic pay

Electronic funds transfer for military pay will be mandatory for all service members, retirees and Department of Defense civilians beginning March 1, according to the U.S. Department of Treasury.The Defense Finance and Accounting Service encourages all affected personnel to set up a direct deposit

AFGSC energy group visits local power plant

Members of the Air Force Global Strike Command Energy Management Steering Group toured the Southwestern Electric Power Company's Arsenal Hill Power Plant Jan. 8 in Shreveport, La."As we stood up the EMSG, our first tasker from the Air Force was to reduce energy consumption throughout the command,"

B-52 makes pit stop in Phase Hangar

New training facility opens in Guernsey

Almost ten years of joint effort and cooperation culminated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the new Nuclear Security Tactics Training Center in Guernsey, Wyo., Dec. 13.The $4.2 million facility boasts 14,500 square feet of functional space for training classrooms and cadre offices, and has been

Volunteers provide joy to Cheyenne youth

Approximately 100 local children gathered in the Fall Hall Community Center Dec. 15 to take part in Operation Provide Joy. OPJ is annual holiday party organized by the Salvation Army and military volunteers from F. E. Warren. "The main purpose of this event is to help bring some cheer to kids who

20th Air Force command chief speaks at wreath-laying ceremony

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Air Force leaders issue holiday message

Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy send the following holiday message to the Airmen of the U.S. Air Force:The holiday season is a perfect time to celebrate the many blessings that we enjoy in our