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Air Force officials identified 1,061 opportunities for Airmen to retrain out of their current career field under NCORP. Airmen can volunteer during Phase I for career fields meeting Air Force specialty code and grade requirements listed in the implementation message. Applications are processed on a first-come, first-served basis. However, those selected under Phase II will be placed into AFSCs based on the needs of the Air Force.
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Lt. Gen. Mike Hostage, the U.S. Air Forces Central Command commander, recently approved a policy authorizing fitness testing in the AOR for permanent party Airmen and those on one-year deployments.

"It is paramount for our Airmen to maintain peak physical condition, not just at home, but also while deployed in the AOR," General Hostage said. "Therefore, to align with the chief of staff of the Air Force's vision, we are implementing a vigorous fitness program to include (physical training) testing in the AOR."
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Chief Master Sgt. Richard L. "Dick" Etchberger, 35, died March 11, 1968, after being shot following an overnight battle on Mount Phou Pha Thi at Lima Site 85, as the radar location was known to Americans, where he helped maintain equipment that aided the U.S. bombing campaign of North Vietnam. 

Despite having received little or no combat training, Chief Etchberger single-handedly held off the enemy with an M-16, while simultaneously directing air strikes into the area and calling for air rescue. Because of his fierce defense and heroic and selfless actions, he was able to deny the enemy access to his position and save the lives of some of his crew.
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Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Norton Schwartz and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy issued the following message:

"On this Labor Day weekend, we thank you for your service and hard work. As you celebrate the holiday, please remember to carefully evaluate the risks and hazards associated with holiday weekend activities.
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The upcoming Labor Day weekend also marks the end of our Critical Days of Summer campaign and is historically the most dangerous weekend of the year for Airmen. Our Air Force has lost 11 fellow Airmen during this year's campaign.
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As the Falcons geared up for another exciting season, a "TAF" crew went to training camp to give viewers an inside look at what it takes to be both a football player and a cadet at one of the most academically demanding institutions in the country.

The Academy football team opens up the season on Sept. 4 against the Northwestern State Demons. The Falcons are coming off an exciting campaign in 2009 that saw the team win eight games including a victory over the Houston Cougars in the Bell Helicopter Armed Forces Bowl Dec. 31.
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The 418th Flight Test Squadron here conducted the flight tests Aug. 23 to 27.

The flight was a first for any Department of Defense aircraft where a 50 percent mix of JP-8 was blended with 25 percent renewable biofuel and 25 percent fuel derived from the Fischer-Tropsch process, which is essentially liquified coal or natural gas.
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The aircraft was flown by pilots and sensor operators from the 12th Reconnaissance Squadron here. The flight to Andersen AFB marked the surpassing of the 45, 000 flight-hour mark for the Global Hawk program.

The RQ-4 Global Hawk is preparing to go through the Department of Defense-directed Initial Operation Test and Evaluation process. Upon completion, Det. 3 will be operational. The current focus at Andersen AFB will be to bed down and conduct procedural testing with the aircraft.
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To perform this rescue mission, BLM officials needed access to the Mountain Home Air Force Base range complex, or military airspace. Maj. Blake Richardson, a 266th RANS ground and control intercept instructor, and Staff Sgt. Derek Sidberry, a 266th RANS mission crew technician, provided oversight and traffic advisory to a contracted helicopter pilot, allowing him to herd the horses within military airspace, without disturbing scheduled military and civilian flights.
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