Hundreds of airmen opt to leave Air Force amid sky-high retention 3 hours ago Airmen of the 730th Air Mobility Squadron load a C-17 engine onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 4. (Tech. Sgt. Christopher Hubenthal/Air Force) Hundreds of airmen have decided to leave the Air Force as part of the service’s effort to rebalance a glut of troops who stayed in longer than expected amid the coronavirus pandemic. About six months after it announced record retention rates, at least in part spurred by economic uncertainty, the Air Force said Thursday it will end its voluntary force management initiatives May 27.
Air Force finds no records for man accused of threatening congressman’s family January 27 National Guard troops patrol the vicinity of the U.S. Capitol hours before the Inauguration of President Biden in Washington on Jan. 20, 2021. (Roberto Schmidt/AFP via Getty Images) The Air Force said Wednesday that it cannot find records supporting the service claims of a man who is accused of threatening the family members of a New York congressman and a journalist. Robert Lemke, 35, of California, identified himself on Facebook as a former Air Force captain and a retired sergeant with the Alameda County Sheriff’s Office, according to a criminal complaint.
SHALIMAR It s easy to find the virtual bowling competitors at the Air Force Enlisted Village. Just go to the Bob Hope Village Community Center and head for the sounds of excitement and cheering. You can hear them all the way to the back offices, smiled Monica Gonzales, the wellness coordinator at AFEV.
The AFEV provides housing for surviving spouses of retired enlisted Air Force, Air National Guard or Air Force Reserve personnel, and other people with military connections.
But it s not just locally that the AFEV s virtual bowlers, who use the Nintendo Wii video gaming system to garner strikes and spares, are making noise. They have become a force to be reckoned with in the National Senior League, a loose affiliation of senior-living facilities across the country that compete in Wii bowling.