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AF reserve captain becomes part of the McCain family

By Oriana Pawlyk on June 5, 2013 Air Force Reserve

Sen. John McCain has a new daughter-in-law. And she’s an Air Force reserve captain. People Magazine reports that the senator’s son, Jack, married Renee Swift over the weekend in San Francisco. Swift, 29, met Lt. McCain, 27, in Guam, where he serves as a helicopter pilot in the Navy. According to Swift’s LinkedIn, she is the chief financial officer in the 36th Medical Group at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam. All the McCain children were in attendance and former presidential candidate Mitt Romney also stopped by. The ceremony was held at San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral, with a reception following at…

WWII pilot reunites with his bomber jacket 60 years later

By Oriana Pawlyk on May 3, 2013 History

Talk about long-lost treasure. John Dodds, a retired member of the Air Force reserve, and his daughter were shopping around a Goodwill thrift store in Washington, D.C. when his daughter spotted something Dodds was pretty familiar with: a WWII bomber jacket. Dodds purchased the jacket, labeled “Robert G. Arand” for $17, and 24 hours later was on the phone with the jacket’s owner, first reported by Stars and Stripes. Arand, a former B-24 pilot who flew more than 40 missions in the South Pacific, hadn’t seen the jacket for more than 60 years. He believes his wife donated the jacket…

Air Force active and reserve meet recruiting marks

By Markeshia Ricks on June 28, 2011 Uncategorized

The Department of Defense announced today that the the Air Force active and reserve components met their recruiting and retention benchmarks fiscal year-to-date 2011, through May. The Air Force had 18,444 accessions, which was its fiscal year-to-date 2011 recruiting goals. DoD said the service is on track to meet its fiscal year-to-date 2011 retention goals. The Air National Guard had 4,529 accessions, with a goal of 4,523; while the Air Force Reserve had 6,079 accessions, with a goal of 6,194. DoD said that both components are on target to achieve their fiscal year attrition goals.

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