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  • Liberalized Air Force tattoo rules become effective Feb. 1

    WASHINGTON - The Air Force announced new policies on dress and appearance with regard to tattoos, as well as changes to service medical accession policy Jan. 9. These changes result from a review of Air Force accessions policies directed by Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James in 2016. "As part of

  • 2016 - Looking Back

    U.S. Air Force Capt. Michael Minamyer, 93rd Bomb Squadron weapons systems officer, loads toys into a wagon for patients at Shriners Hospital for Children Dec. 14, 2016 at Shreveport, La. The squadron and its formal training unit collected enough toys for all the children staying at the hospital on

  • Chosin Reservoir veterans honored

    U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Shelley Cohen, 307th Bomb Wing command chief, greets a veteran of The Battle of Chosin Reservoir Dec. 22, 2016 at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. Cohen and Col. James Morriss III, 307th BW vice-commander, were on hand at a luncheon honoring the veterans. The

  • New civilian appraisal program to begin in April

    The Air Force will roll out a new Department of Defense civilian appraisal program in April designed to improve overall job performance, enhance supervisor and employee communication, and more effectively develop and reward the workforce.

  • New VRS features allows Reservists to post resumes

    ARCNet and the Volunteer Reserve System (VRS) now give reservists the capability to post their civilian and military resume to their ARCNet profiles where it can be searched by VRS job posters.VRS is the platform the Air Force uses to solicit for volunteer support from reservists for manning

  • Special Delivery

    Helping hands from the staff of Boomtown Casino sort cookies for the Airmen of the 307th Bomb Wing Dec. 20, 2016 at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. The casino teamed up with the Military Relations Council of the Bossier City Chamber of Commerce to make the special holiday delivery. (U.S. Air Force

  • Celebration Bowl promotes leadership, heritage and opportunity

    Intense and exhilarating are words some of the 31,096 spectators used to describe the second Air Force Reserve Celebration Bowl Dec. 17 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.Southwestern Athletic Conference championsGrambling State University defeated North Carolina Central University,champions of the

  • Students Go Into the Belly of the B-52

    More than 80 fifth graders with STARBASE Louisiana head toward a B-52 Stratofortress during a tour of the jet Dec. 14, 2016 at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. The tour taught student everything from security issues like entry control points, to how the pilots and navigators of the jet do their jobs.