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Preventing illness or injury is the goal of the Air Force’s Preventive Medicine program, a topic that is highlighted in August during Preventive Health Month.  (AF Graphic) Preventive measures lead to a healthier Air Force
Preventing illness or injury is the goal of the Air Force’s Preventive Medicine program, a topic that is highlighted in August during Preventive Health Month. Preventive Health extends beyond health care at an individual level, concentrating rather on the health of individuals, communities and specific populations to help groups reduce their risk
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2016
Special Tactics officer candidates pull a Zodiac boat to the shore during a selection at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 21, 2014. Special Tactics career field training pipelines are some of the most physically and psychologically challenging in the Air Force. To ensure the correct individuals are on the battlefield, a group of Special Tactics Airmen weed out the cross-training candidates who don’t meet the high standards, putting them through a week-long selection process to select only the best-qualified individuals. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Katrina Cheesman) 
Policy changes allow Airmen to retrain into special operations
In a move to meet the high-demand signal for the Air Force’s Battlefield Airmen (BA), the service announced changes to retraining and cross-flow, outlined in a policy memorandum dated April 25.The changes allow Airmen to be released from their current jobs in the Air Force to cross-train into the Special Tactics career fields, should they be
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Special Tactics officer candidates pull a Zodiac boat to the shore during a selection at Hurlburt Field, Fla., Oct. 21, 2014. Special Tactics career field training pipelines are some of the most physically and psychologically challenging in the Air Force. To ensure the correct individuals are on the battlefield, a group of Special Tactics Airmen weed out the cross-training candidates who don’t meet the high standards, putting them through a week-long selection process to select only the best-qualified individuals. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Katrina Cheesman) 
Policy changes allow Airmen to retrain into special operations
In a move to meet the high-demand signal for the Air Force’s Battlefield Airmen (BA), the service announced changes to retraining and cross-flow, outlined in a policy memorandum dated April 25.The changes allow Airmen to be released from their current jobs in the Air Force to cross-train into the Special Tactics career fields, should they be
0 7/26
2016
Hydraulics maintainers Tech. Sgt. Kevin Gray (from left), Airman 1st Class Garrett Byers, Airman Jonathan Edwards, and Airman Aaron Castro-Zulueta, all of the 56th Component Maintenance Squadron, observe as Airman First Class Steven Lohman completes repairs on an A-10 elevator actuator. (U.S. Air Force photo/Brian Ward) Repair Network Integration: Building a better repair network
At the core of every maintenance action is a maintainer’s determination to keep the Air Force’s fleet of aircraft mission-ready.
0 7/26
2016
An F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft heads toward the end of the runway for takeoff on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Oct. 24, 2011. Aircrews are required to maintain flying currency during all hours of the day.  The F-15E is capable of engaging ground and air targets simultaneously, day or night, in all types of weather. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Whitney Stanfield) The 44th anniversary of the F-15
An F-15E Strike Eagle aircraft heads toward the end of the runway for takeoff on Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, N.C., Oct. 24, 2011. Aircrews are required to maintain flying currency during all hours of the day. The F-15E is capable of engaging ground and air targets simultaneously, day or night, in all types of weather. (U.S. Air Force photo by
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2016
Default Air Force Logo Catch ‘em all … Safely!
Unless you’ve been hidingunder a rock, abducted by aliens, or a multitude of other scenarios that cutyour ties to civilization, you’ve no doubt heard of the latest craze keepingpeople’s faces glued to their cell phones: Pokémon Go.The mobile app utilizesGPS tracking and augmented reality technology allowing users to relive theirchildhood “catch”
0 7/20
2016
1st Lt Anais Tobar, 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Seymour Johnson AFB, N.C. Deployed 4th FW Airman found deceased
A member of the 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron died yesterday while deployed to an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia in support of Operation Inherent Resolve.1st Lt. Anais Tobar, 25, of Miami, Florida, died July 18, 2016 from non-combat related injuries. The incident is still under investigation.“The entire base joins me in sending our
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2016
Staff Sgt. Jose Lasanta-Falcon (right), 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crew team chief, completes final checks while Airman 1st Class Dorian Estrella (center) and Taylor Stevenson (left), 4th AMXS load crew members, look on during a Load Crew of the Quarter competition, July 7, 2016, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Crews of three Airmen from each aircraft maintenance unit on base competed against each other for the best time while ensuring accuracy, serviceability and efficiency. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Shawna L. Keyes) 333rd AMU wins load crew competiton
Staff Sgt. Jose Lasanta-Falcon (right), 4th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron load crew team chief, completes final checks while Airman 1st Class Dorian Estrella (center) and Taylor Stevenson (left), 4th AMXS load crew members, look on during a Load Crew of the Quarter competition, July 7, 2016, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. Crews
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2016
Jim Rowley (far left), Felicia Hutto (center left), and Howard Rowley (center right), family members of William Dunn, British Royal Air Force Squadron 71 member and first American ace of World War II, along with Lt. Col. Nathan Mead (right), 334th Fighter Squadron commander, unveil a memorial dedicated to the British Royal Air Force Squadron 71 members, July 8, 2016, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina. The 334th FS traces its roots to the RAF Squadron 71 during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Ashley Williamson) 334th FS honors history
The 334th Fighter Squadron unveileda memorial dedicated to their founding squadron, the British Royal Air ForceSquadron 71, July 8, 2016, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina.Team Seymour members and invitedguests from all over the country, honored those who served the squadron during theBattle of Britain and World War II.“No. 71
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2016
Michele Jones, local bread company co-owner, shows spouses from Team Seymour how to prepare bread, July 9, 2016, in Goldsboro, North Carolina. During an instructional workshop as part of the Hearts Apart program, spouses learned about the entire bread-making process. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman Shawna L. Keyes) Hearts Apart spouses join with Great Harvest Bread Co. in Goldsboro
Team Seymour spouses were treated to an instructional workshop, July 9, at a local bread company in Goldsboro, North Carolina, through the Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Hearts Apart program. Eight spouses received the opportunity to immerse themselves in the various baking processes and made bread, blueberry scones and other sweets. “I really
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