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AIRMAN magazine – March-April 2011

Apr 20

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This month’s Airman – US Air Force magazine :

Washington trip gives veterans a chance to pay their respects and receive appreciation.
Rodeo association allows military people to get in touch with their inner cowboy or cowgirl.
A combat photographer puts herself on the other side of the lens as she fights cancer.
Andrews lieutenant spends her free time as a Washington Redskins cheerleader.
International school at Lackland AFB brings military people and cultures together.
Intense course prepares Airmen for Army Ranger school.
Photographers share their views from Joint Forcible Entry Exercise 10-6.

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USAF Airman magazine March-April 2011 cover

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Blackwater 61 crash – Video + Script

Jul 7

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US AIR FORCE CORE FUNCTIONS

May 24

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U.S. Air Force Link courtesy - www.af.mil

Click on the picture above, or the summary below to read about the US AIR FORCE CORE FUNCTIONS:

Nuclear Deterrence Operations

Special Operations

Air Superiority

Global Integrated ISR

Space Superiority

Command and Control

Cyberspace Superiority

Personnel Recovery

Global Precision Attack

Building Partnerships

Rapid Global Mobility

Agile Combat Support

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Colorado Springs USAFA faculty research to neutralize chemical warfare agents

Mar 22

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U.S. Air Force photo/Johnny Wilson

by John Van Winkle
U.S. Air Force Academy Public Affairs

3/19/2010 – U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Students and faculty at the Air Force Academy’s Chemistry Research Center are crafting a fast, environmentally friendly method of neutralizing chemical warfare agents using “ionic liquids,” that is, salts that take liquid form between 20 and 100 degrees Celsius.

People at the research center have been investigating ionic liquids and their applications since 1963.

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USAF publication – Airman online

Feb 2

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Obama on the Way Forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Dec 2

Posted by Recce 233 Savoie in Afghanistan, American, ISAF, LISTEN, NATO, Pakistan, Peacekeeping, PLS 4 / SLP 4, SCRIPTS, USA, West Point | No Comments

Transcript:

Source: http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2009/12/01/new-way-forward-presidents-address

Remarks by the President in Address to the Nation on the Way Forward in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Eisenhower Hall Theatre, United States Military Academy at West Point, West Point, New York

8:01 P.M. EST

THE PRESIDENT: Good evening.Â To the United States Corps of Cadets, to the men and women of our Armed Services, and to my fellow Americans:Â I want to speak to you tonight about our effort in Afghanistan — the nature of our commitment there, the scope of our interests, and the strategy that my administration will pursue to bring this war to a successful conclusion.Â It’s an extraordinary honor for me to do so here at West Point — where so many men and women have prepared to stand up for our security, and to represent what is finest about our country.

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