Tag Archives: USAF

Overcoming the Language Barrier

Posted on May 5, 2012 by jtozer

By Sgt. Abigail Waldrop, AFN Ramstein One of the issues airmen face in Ghana it the language and cultural difference. During Africa Partnership Flight, USAFE made sure to bring one airman who helps bridge the gaps.

Posted in DoD News | Tagged Africa, Africa Partnership Flight, AFRICOM, Air Force, airman, airmen, communicating, cultures, Defense, difference, Ghana, language barrier, military, overcoming obstacles, overseas, speaking, USAF, USAFE, working together | Leave a comment

Visualization Technique to Bring Awareness to Sexual Assault

Posted on April 29, 2012 by jtozer

The Sexual Assault Resource Center at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, is using a visualization technique to bring awareness about sexual assault to service members. The technique is designed to personalize the issue to bridge the gap between simply being aware …
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Posted in DoD News, Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention | Tagged Air Force, airmen, awareness, getting help, Incirlik, information, issues, overseas, Safe Helpline, service members, sex assault, Sexual Assault Resource Center, training, Turkey, USAF, video | Leave a comment

Episode #131: Weekly News Roundup for April 13, 2012

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Ian Graham

In “This Week in the DoD” for April 13: This week marked the one-year anniversary of the Joining Forces campaign, a program focused on military families led by First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President …
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Posted in Bloggers Roundtable, DoD News, Emerging Media, Podcast | Tagged Afghanistan, Air Force Cross, April 17, Capt. Barry Crawford, crash, Distinguished Service Cross, F/A-18, First Lady, income tax, IRS, Joining Forces, Marines, Michelle Obama, military families, mishap, Month of the Military Child, Morocco, MV-22 Osprey, podcast, Sgt. Felipe Pereira, tax day, The Colbert Report, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps, USAF, USMC, Virginia Beach | Leave a comment

Profiles in Heritage: Maj. Gen. Jeanne Holm

Posted on March 31, 2012 by jtozer

Produced by DoDlive In this edition of Profiles in Heritage, retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Jeanne Holm reflects on her time in the service. Maj. Gen. Holm started her career in the Woman’s Army Auxiliary Corps and went on to …
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Posted in DoD News, Women's History Month | Tagged Air Force, Air Force Maj. Gen. Jeanne Holm, American Folklife Center, Defense, female, General, History, Library of Congress, military, stories, USAF, veterans, Veterans History Project Collection, Woman's Army Auxiliary Corps, women, Women's History Month | Leave a comment

A Nation’s Gratitude Dinner

Posted on March 1, 2012 by tiffaniwalker

Information and pictures provided by DVIDS A Nation’s Gratitude, a White House dinner hosted by President and Mrs. Obama on February 29, 2012, served as a formal expression of the nation’s appreciation for the achievements and enormous sacrifices of Americans …
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Posted in DoD News | Tagged Air Force, airmen, Army, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, CJCS, Defense, Department of Defense, deployment, dinner, DoD, families, Gen. Martin Dempsey, gratitude, Iraq, Marines, military, military families, National Guard, Navy, Pentagon, POTUS, President Obama, sailors, SECDE, SECDEF, Secretary Panetta, service members, soldiers, troops, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Coast Guard, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Navy, U.S.. Army, USAF, USMC, veterans, White House | Leave a comment