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  • Domestic Violence Awareness resources aid victims

    Every minute, there are approximately 20 people who suffer through domestic violence in the United States.October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, a time when the nation focuses on the victims of violence and how to help them.Domestic violence entails verbal, emotional, physical and sexual

  • New name for AF Ground Safety

    The Air Force Ground Safety program was rebranded as Occupational Safety with an official name change Oct. 1.Gen. Henry "Hap" Arnold, the former commanding general of U.S. Army Air Forces, coined the name "ground safety" in 1943 when he directed a ground safety division standup to prevent jeep

  • Congratulations to recent quarterly award winners

    Congratulations to the following 482nd Fighter Wing military quarterly award winners for the months of July - September 2015:- Company Grade Officer: 1st. Lt. Mark Tappendorf - 93rd Fighter Squadron- Senior Noncommissioned Officer: Master Sgt. Francisco Navarro - 482nd Fighter Wing- Noncommissioned

  • Commentary: Commander announces Family Day, issues thank you message

    First of all, I'd like to thank everyone for their hard work at the change of command ceremony this past September. The setting and the hospitality me and my family received was superb.My friends and family still comment on how well the ceremony was done, especially my 94-year-old aunt who mentioned

  • President praises retiring Dempsey, incoming Chairman Dunford

    In an armed forces full-honors retirement ceremony, Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey closed out 41 years of service, and Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. succeeded him as the highest ranking U.S. military officer.Dempsey swore in Dunford here today as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the

  • Nominate your civilian employer for the 2016 SECDEF Freedom Award

    Recognize your supervisor for supporting National Guard and Reserve members by nominating him or her for a Freedom Award! The Secretary of Defense Employer Support Freedom Award is the highest recognition given by the U.S. Government to employers for their support of their employees who serve in the

  • Commander releases AF Reserve Vision update

    The chief of the Air Force Reserve has released an update to the Air Force Reserve Vision and Guiding Principles document.The Air Force Reserve 2015 Vision Update is intended as a companion document to the 2013 Air Force Reserve Vision and Guiding Principles, according to Lt. Gen. James F. Jackson,

  • Happy birthday Air Force

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody released a tri-signature letter in anticipation of the Air Force's 68th birthday Sept. 18.To read the letter, click here.

  • Wing receives new commander during change of command ceremony

    Col. David P. Garfield assumed command of the 482nd Fighter Wing from Brig. Gen. Christian G. Funk during change-of-command ceremony Sept. 13.Maj. Gen. Richard W. Scobee, 10th Air Force commander, presided over the ceremony and transferred the 482nd Fighter Wing guidon from Funk to Garfield."General