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The Air Force released a policy memo today allowing Air Force civilian employees who are victims of sexual assault to file restricted and unrestricted reports with their installation's sexual assault response coordinator. The policy is effective immediately and allows SARCs and sexual assault prevention and response victim advocates to assist Air Force civilians who report sexual assaults by providing crisis intervention and advocacy services 24 hours a day, seven days a week. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Airman 1st Class Nick Daniello) Air Force extends SAPR services to AF civilians
The Air Force released a policy memo today allowing Air Force civilian employees who are victims of sexual assault to file restricted and unrestricted reports with their installation's sexual assault response coordinator.The policy is effective immediately and allows SARCs and sexual assault prevention and response victim advocates to assist Air
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2015
In 1985, Carmelita Vigil-Schimmenti became the first Hispanic female to attain the rank of Brigadier General in the Air Force and was the first female general from New Mexico. (Courtesy photo) First Hispanic female general: Brig. Gen. Carmelita Vigil-Schimmenti
Carmelita Vigil-Schimmenti was a pioneer as the first Hispanic female to obtain the rank of brigadier general in the United States Air Force in 1985.She attended Regina School of Nursing and received a nursing diploma. Since she worked on the base and decided to join the Air Force in 1958. She began her military career as a hospital nurse at Wright
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2014
Default Air Force Logo First Air Force Latina pilot: Lt. Col. Olga E. Custodio
Lt. Col. Olga E. Custodio made U.S. military history by becoming the first Hispanic female pilot in the United States Air Force. Not only did Custodio become the first female Hispanic pilot, but she was the first Latina to complete U.S Air Force military pilot training.Custodio was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, to a father that served in the
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2014
An airman checks the safety belts of his passengers prior to take-off. These passengers are French citizens who were exiled during the war and are finally able to return home. (U.S. Air Force photo) Wings of Hope -- The 92nd Bombardment Group and the Green Project
Even though the fighting in Europe ended when Germany surrendered on May 7, 1945, the 92nd Bombardment Group still had much work to do. Now that the fighting was over, the hundreds of thousands of troops still in Europe just wanted to go home. The only way to avoid a mutiny was to get those troops home as quickly as possible. Because of that need,
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2014
Capt. Ryan Jahnke shows family and friends of those involved in the fatal hospital shooting that took place 20 years ago at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, the outside of a KC-135 Stratotanker during a tour of the base, June 20, 2014. These individuals received a tour as part of a base-wide remembrance for the lives lost that day in 1994, when an active-shooter opened fire in the base hospital. Jahnke is a 93rd Air Refueling Squadron pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Janelle Patiño) Fatal hospital shooting families tour Fairchild

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2014
(U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton/Released) Spokane awarded Air Mobility Command Abilene Trophy 2013
Fairchild Air Force Base has a continuous global mission that employs more than 5,700 personnel and supports 17,000 retirees; and the Inland Northwest community has proven to be the grassroots supporting Fairchild and Air Mobility Command. The Abilene Trophy 2013 was awarded to Spokane, Wash., this week by AMC. This award is presented annually to
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2014
Three flight suits and aircrew oxygen masks in the graphic's background are displayed during a memorial service May 9, 2013, at Transit Center at Manas, Kyrgyzstan. Each suit bore the name of an Airman who perished in a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft accident on May 3, 2013. The crew members aboard were Capt. Mark "Tyler" Voss, Capt. Victoria "Tori" Pinckney, and Tech. Sgt. Herman "Tre" Mackey III. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton/U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephanie Rubi/Released) Dedication ceremony for Shell 77 Airmen to be held May 3
The 92nd Air Refueling Wing will remember the lives of the three fallen Fairchild Airmen who tragically perished a year ago in a KC-135 Stratotanker crash in northern Kyrgyzstan with a memorial dedication ceremony Saturday, May 3, 2014, at 10:00 a.m. at the Fairchild Memorial Grove Park.Those to be honored are:Capt. Mark T. "Tyler" Voss, 27,
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2014
The KC-46A is intended to replace the United States Air Force's aging fleet of KC-135 Stratotankers and provides vital air refueling capability for the United States Air Force. (Courtesy Photo) Altus, McConnell selected to receive KC-46A
Air Force officials announced April 23 that McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., is the first active duty-led main operating base for the KC-46A Pegasus and Altus AFB, Okla., is the Air Force's KC-46A formal training unit. This final selection announcement follows the completion of the environmental analysis required by the National Environmental
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2014
(U.S. Air Force photo) Cancer survivor leads Air Force survival school
"I'm thankful that it was me and not my wife or kids," said Col. William "Bill" Thomas, on his diagnosis with throat cancer while studying at the Air War College in February 2011. According to the Mayo Clinic, throat cancer refers to cancerous tumors that develop in the throat, larynx or tonsils. It's when cells in the throat develop genetic
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2014
Members of the Fairchild Air Force Base Honor Guard and the U.S. Army perform honor and color guard for a funeral service honoring Cpl. Lester Zornes at Fairmount Memorial Park in Spokane, Wash., March 22, 2014. Zornes was flying to England to prepare 82nd Airborne paratroopers for dropping behind enemy lines at Normandy on D-Day. Due to weather instability over the North Atlantic, the aircraft and crew diverted to the alternate route over the South Atlantic when the starboard engine on their C-47 Skytrain gave out crashing and immediately bursting into flames on March 22, 1944. Zornes was 19 with a career in Foreign Service that lasted just 11 days. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Benjamin W. Stratton) WWII Spokane veteran honored 70 years later
A radio operator assigned to the 9th Army Air Corps and Spokane, Wash., native was honored 70 years after his death during a funeral and memorial service at Fairmount Memorial Park March 22 in Spokane.Cpl. Lester Zornes was flying to England to prepare 82nd Airborne paratroopers for dropping behind enemy lines at Normandy on D-Day. Due to weather
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2014
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