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Maj. Gen. Stayce D. Harris, Commander, 22nd Air Force, Air Force Reserve Command, at Nationals Park on April 16, 2015 to be recognized during the Washington Nationals Black Heritage Night. (Jennifer Milbrett/Staff)

Air Force Reserve, two star honored at Nationals game

By Brian Everstine on April 17, 2015 Air Force, Sports, Washington, Women

To celebrate the Air Force Reserve’s birthday and black heritage day in Major League Baseball, the Air Force sent out an airmen who represents both. Maj. Gen. Stayce Harris, commander of 22nd Air Force, Air Force Reserve Command at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia, presented the first pitch at Nationals Park in Washington, D.C., to commemorate her service, the command and diversity both in the Air Force and out. “They asked would I be willing to help celebrate the Air Force Reserve’s 67th birthday at a Nationals game? I said ‘Of course I would, I would be honored,” Harris said.…

PRECIOUS CARGO. AF moms-to-be are having a tough time finding the maternity ABU. Have a similar problem? Tell us! (via stock images and AF logo).

TELL US: How would you improve the Air Force maternity uniform?

By Oriana Pawlyk on December 29, 2014 Air Force, Uniforms, Women

The Air Force is changing up its ABU maternity uniform in 2015, and while some of you say the change is great, more still needs to be done. TELL US: What problems have you had with the maternity Airman Battle Uniform? Where have you looked to purchase an ABU maternity uniform? Where have you found the biggest success in finding a new uniform? Have you experienced a shortage in the uniform, and if so, where was the shortage? How much have you paid for a maternity uniform, or have you found success in borrowing one? EMAIL your thoughts to Oriana…

‘Miss Black USA’ crown goes to Peterson airman

By Oriana Pawlyk on August 13, 2014 Women

1st Lt. Jasmine Alexander may not have pinned on a star, but she definitely won the crown. Alexander, an Air Force intelligence officer stationed at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, was crowned “Miss Black USA” on July 10 in a pageant at the University of the District of Columbia, Washington, D.C., according to The Gazette (Colorado Springs). She also recently won Miss Black Colorado USA 2014. The Miss Black U.S.A. Pageant and Scholarship Foundation, Inc., awarded Alexander, 26, a $5,000 scholarship and a trip to Africa, the newspaper said, and Alexander will fulfill her pageant duties by promoting the Heart Truth campaign, which raises awareness about…

64 Joint Base McGuire moms meet the Kardashians at Operation Shower event

By Kristin Davis on July 14, 2014 AF kids, Air Force, Air Mobility Command, Charity, Women

Sixty-four new and expecting moms at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in New Jersey took home a new crib, a rocker seat, an air purifier, a $100 gift card and a host of other gifts while hobnobbing with Kim, Kourtney and Khloé Kardashian of tabloid fame July 7. The event was courtesy of Operation Shower, a nonprofit that has hosted dozens of baby showers for over 1,600 military moms and families since its founding in 2007. The Kardashian sisters of E! network’s “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” hosted the July 7 shower at Battello, a waterfront restaurant in Jersey City. The 64…

Divorced female in the Air Force?

By Oriana Pawlyk on March 25, 2014 Women

Are you a female enlisted airman who is going through or has gone through a divorce? How have you been coping with the changes? Have you reached out to resources such as a chaplain or a military family life consultant? If you’d like to share your story, email opawlyk@airforcetimes.com or comment below. Your comments may be used in an upcoming Air Force Times story.

Chief: If dignity and respect aren’t for you, neither is AF

By Kristin Davis on December 27, 2013 Air Force, sexual assaults, Video, Women

In his latest Airman to Airman video, Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh takes what could be his toughest stance yet on sexual assault and harassment in the ranks. “I think it’s time we just looked ourselves in the mirror and were honest about this,” Welsh says in the two-minute video posted on the Air Force website. The message is somewhat reminiscent of a June 13 video by Australian Lt. Gen. David Morrison posted to YouTube over what the army chief called “highly inappropriate material demeaning to women” circulated by a group of army officers. In the Dec. 19 Air Force…

Helms still plans to retire despite filibuster reform

By Jeff Schogol on November 22, 2013 Air Force, Air Force Space Command, Leadership, Space, Uncategorized, Women

The Senate’s recent decision to break with tradition and end the 60-vote requirement for most Presidential nomination has not changed Lt. Gen. Susan Helms’ decision to retire. Helms was nominated to be the next vice commander of Space Command, but Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., blocked her nomination because Helms overturned the sexual assault conviction of Capt. Matthew Herrera at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., in February 2012. Under the old Senate rules, it took 60 votes to overcome a hold on a nomination, but on Thursday the Senate voted to lower that threshold to 51 votes. But Helms has not…

Patching up airpower — this week's Air Force Times

By Jeff Schogol on October 28, 2013 Air Combat Command, Air Force, Airframes, Leadership, Space, Uncategorized, Uniforms, Women

This week’s Air Force Times takes a look at how the combination of aging aircraft and steep budget cuts are taking their toll on airmen. Unless budget cuts are reversed, airmen can expect to work longer hours and deal with maintenance backlogs and depot cycle changes. In other news, enlisted airmen will get slightly more for their clothing allowances this fiscal year. We break down exactly how much you will receive for each clothing item. Also this week, you can read how the class ring of a pilot shot down over Vietnam was returned to his family decades later. The…

Patching up airpower — this week’s Air Force Times

By Jeff Schogol on October 28, 2013 Air Combat Command, Air Force, Airframes, Leadership, Space, Uncategorized, Uniforms, Women

UPDATED: SECAF nominee thanked for helping fallen troops' families

By Jeff Schogol on October 15, 2013 Air Force, Leadership, Uncategorized, Women

A well respected advocacy group for the families of service members who have died thanked Air Force Secretary nominee Deborah Lee James on Tuesday for her support. James is a board member of the Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, which was founded by Bonnie Carroll, whose husband Army Brig. Gen. Tom Carroll was killed in a military plane crash in 1992. James met with Carroll and other board members Tuesday at the group’s headquarters in Arlington, Va. “As a woman who serves in the Air Force Reserve, I was delighted to see long-time friend and TAPS supporter Deborah Lee James, nominated…

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