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Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
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RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — Social networking sites are open to Air Force servicemembers and employees in the workplace. This change to policy has raised many questions about using social media officially and personally in the workplace. When you get right down to it, however, little has changed. The rules established for Internet use at work are no different than before Air Force officials opened access to social media sites. The guidance provided in the recently updated Air Force Guidance Memorandum, Responsible and... Full story
National Archives: Courtesy photo Starved prisoners, nearly dead from hunger, pose in a concentration camp in Ebensee, Austria. The camp was reputedly used for "scientific" experiments. It was liberated by the 80th Division. Editor’s note: Sixty-five years ago, the German-held concentration camp at Buchenwald was liberated by United States forces. Cpl. Hayley C. Dandridge, a Dora High School graduate, toured the facility less than two weeks after an estimated 21,000 prisoners were freed. Dandridge wrote about the horrors h...
What is AADD? Airmen Against Drunk Driving is an organization at Cannon Air Force Base that assists Cannon military members, dependents and civilian employees who have been drinking or are with others who have been drinking and need a ride home — no questions asked. With this service available, no airman should ever drive drunk. What is AADD’s goal? AADD’s goal is that every airman gets home safely every night. AADD hopes that when a person chooses to drink he or she has already planned for a designated driver or a rid...
What is AADD? Airmen Against Drunk Driving is an organization at Cannon Air Force Base that assists Cannon military members, dependents and civilian employees who have been drinking or are with others who have been drinking and need a ride home — no questions asked. With this service available, no airman should ever drive drunk. What is AADD’s goal? AADD’s goal is that every airman gets home safely every night. AADD hopes that when a person chooses to drink he or she has already planned for a designated driver or a rid... Full story
National Archives: Courtesy photo Starved prisoners, nearly dead from hunger, pose in a concentration camp in Ebensee, Austria. The camp was reputedly used for "scientific" experiments. It was liberated by the 80th Division. Editor’s note: Sixty-five years ago, the German-held concentration camp at Buchenwald was liberated by United States forces. Cpl. Hayley C. Dandridge, a Dora High School graduate, toured the facility less than two weeks after an estimated 21,000 prisoners were freed. Dandridge wrote about the horrors h...
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — Eight additional locations will begin using USAJOBS.gov on May 24 to advertise vacancies to current Air Force employees. Charleston Air Force Base, S.C.; McGuire AFB, N.J.; McChord AFB, Wash.; Langley AFB, Va.; Elmendorf AFB, Alaska; Andersen AFB, Guam; and the Air Force District of Washington’s Bolling AFB and the Pentagon make up Phase II of the Air Force’s civilian initiative to use USAJOBS to announce jobs vacancies to internal and external candidates. Osan Air Base, South Kor... Full story
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — Eight additional locations will begin using USAJOBS.gov on May 24 to advertise vacancies to current Air Force employees. Charleston Air Force Base, S.C.; McGuire AFB, N.J.; McChord AFB, Wash.; Langley AFB, Va.; Elmendorf AFB, Alaska; Andersen AFB, Guam; and the Air Force District of Washington’s Bolling AFB and the Pentagon make up Phase II of the Air Force’s civilian initiative to use USAJOBS to announce jobs vacancies to internal and external candidates. Osan Air Base, South Kor...
Cannon Connections photo: Liliana Castillo Airman 1st Class Jennifer Edwards mustered her courage to audition for Cannon Idol. She sang “Almost Lover” by A Fine Frenzy. Sr. Airman Tawny Foreman started watching “American Idol” on day one of the first season. She was immediately hooked. Foreman and her friends would talk about how fun it would be to audition. Three years ago, the 21-year-old got her chance when she heard about “Cannon Idol,” a program run by the community center. Airmen can audition to become the n...
Cannon Connections photo: Liliana Castillo Airman 1st Class Jennifer Edwards mustered her courage to audition for Cannon Idol. She sang “Almost Lover” by A Fine Frenzy. Sr. Airman Tawny Foreman started watching “American Idol” on day one of the first season. She was immediately hooked. Foreman and her friends would talk about how fun it would be to audition. Three years ago, the 21-year-old got her chance when she heard about “Cannon Idol,” a program run by the community center. Airmen can audition to become the n...
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — In less than two months, airmen across the globe will begin testing against new fitness assessment standards. These standards were deemed necessary by senior Air Force leaders to ensure a fitter and healthier fighting force. Changes include bi-annual testing, minimum requirements within testing components and establishing fitness assessment cells to proctor tests. “Our senior leadership has gone to great lengths to ensure every airman stays fit year round,” said Chief Master Sgt. Mar...
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — In less than two months, airmen across the globe will begin testing against new fitness assessment standards. These standards were deemed necessary by senior Air Force leaders to ensure a fitter and healthier fighting force. Changes include bi-annual testing, minimum requirements within testing components and establishing fitness assessment cells to proctor tests. “Our senior leadership has gone to great lengths to ensure every airman stays fit year round,” said Chief Master Sgt. Mar...
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — Qualified Air Force civilians can broaden their career experience and bring valuable knowledge back to the workplace by volunteering for deployments in a variety of career fields, including civil engineering, contracting, intelligence, logistics management and security administration. As part of the Department of Defense Civilian Expeditionary Workforce initiative, more civilians are heading overseas, from the rugged terrain of Afghanistan to the coastal plains of Djibouti, as DOD... Full story
