http://airforcedad.com Because we're proud to be an Air Force dad! Sat, 19 May 2012 17:33:20 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://airforcedad.com/http:/airforcedad.com/2012/air-force-marathon-sells-out-in-record-time/ http://airforcedad.com/http:/airforcedad.com/2012/air-force-marathon-sells-out-in-record-time/#comments Sat, 19 May 2012 17:33:20 +0000 Official Site of the U.S. Air Force Top Stories http://www.af.mil/news/story.asp?id=123302723
The final 50 spots for the full marathon were snapped up early May 18 to make the sell-out official.

"I'm amazed at how this race has taken on a life of its own," said Rob Aguiar, the newly-installed race director. "We raised the cap by 1,500 runners from last year and still sold out sooner."

It is still possible to get in the race by going to www.usafmarathon.com and visiting the section on 2012 Charity Partners. Runners can arrange to get a spot by running for one of the eight charitable organizations that still have spots.
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Two members of the Air Command and Staff College's Gathering of Eagles team visited here recently to lay the foundation for Gutierrez's experience as a member of a distinguished group of air power legends.
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Both officers received the medals for two separate battles in Afghanistan. On April 4, 2009, Barnett and Creel flew their HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter through multiple fire fights and a blinding sandstorm to save the lives of more than 40 Special Forces Soldiers and an Afghan National Army member near Kajaki, Afghanistan.
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Flying in China was returning home in a way for Howard. His parents were missionaries in Canton where he was born April 8, 1913. He spent his first 14 years in China and spoke the language fluently. His youthful years in the Far East were climaxed by an encounter with bandits while on a hunting trip with his father, who was captured and held prisoner for 10 weeks. The younger Howard was in another car, and escaped.
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That same day, Williams, who is a military working dog handler, was transported to the KAF trauma center where he underwent the first of several surgeries on his left leg. He was subsequently transported to Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany before arriving at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., just four days later on April 29.
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The project, spearheaded by the Air Force Personnel Center, will transfer PCS relocation tasks from Randolph military personnel sections to the Total Force Service Center in San Antonio.

"The centralization is part of a bigger initiative to transform personnel services delivery with a goal of saving Airmen time and effort when they access personnel services," said Master Sgt. Andrea Hall, the AFPC Personnel Reliability Program and Air Force Relocations Operations superintendent. "The Air Force Personnel Center is committed to caring for Airmen and one way we do that is ensure they are able to access all personnel services."
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I was nervous, more nervous than at any point in my military career. My heart was pounding so loud I was sure everyone on the flightline could hear it. I even had to remind myself to breathe. My ears could pick out every little sound, from the faint hum of my camera's internal motor, to the buzzing of insects.
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I was nervous, more nervous than at any point in my military career. My heart was pounding so loud I was sure everyone on the flightline could hear it. I even had to remind myself to breathe. My ears could pick out every little sound, from the faint hum of my camera's internal motor, to the buzzing of insects.
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While commissary officials assure customers that the lean finely textured beef antibacterial process has been approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration for decades, the officials made the decision recently to phase out these products in response to customer concerns.

"Although the USDA continues to assure us this process is safe, we have listened to our customers and modified our contracts to require that our ground beef suppliers only sell us products not treated with the LFTB process," said Chris Burns, the Defense Commissary Agency director of sales at DeCA Headquarters in Fort Lee, Va.
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While commissary officials assure customers that the lean finely textured beef antibacterial process has been approved by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration for decades, the officials made the decision recently to phase out these products in response to customer concerns.

"Although the USDA continues to assure us this process is safe, we have listened to our customers and modified our contracts to require that our ground beef suppliers only sell us products not treated with the LFTB process," said Chris Burns, the Defense Commissary Agency director of sales at DeCA Headquarters in Fort Lee, Va.
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