Deadline nears for NCOs to volunteer for retraining

Noncommissioned officers in unrestricted career fields affected by the fiscal year 2013 NCO Retraining Program have until Oct. 5 to volunteer for retraining, Air Force Personnel Center officials said Aug. 30. NCOs who volunteer during Phase I have more opportunities to choose their next career field

ICBM enterprise gets a boost

The 91st Missile Wing reached a historic milestone on Sept. 14 as it finished the last Propulsion System Rocket Engine upgrade for the nation's Minuteman III Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles.The ICBM component upgrades were part of Air Force Global Strike Command's $210 million Life Extension

A ceremony of unity

Minot Airman places 6th in Air Force Marathon

When Airman 1st Class Kyle Sturdefant, 5th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron weapons section crew chief, was seven years old, he made running a part of his daily routine. Every day when his mom came home from work, Sturdefant would set out for a two mile run. Sturdefant participated in cross country and

Maintainers fly the BUFF

Imagine joining the Air Force with a job to maintain the B-52H Stratofortress and its weapon system. Normally, this type of job would not allow for flying the aircraft - except for those maintainers who are part of the 5th Bomb Wing."B-52 pilots and co-pilots are now teaming up with maintainers at