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Introduction to USAF Nonners So, the official USAF position regarding nonners appears at the end of the blog. Okay, it’s not “official” official, but ask anyone in PA, leadership, or Chief Bass, and it’s pretty much what they would say. But we maintainers know better because decades ago we invented the term.
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What is the IRR? The Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) is a category of military reserves that consists of individuals who have completed their active duty service but still have time remaining on their military contract.
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USAF General Charles Q. Brown Jr. Chosen as Next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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United States military air operations have long served as a source of pride and inspiration whether it be daring, dangerous strategic air strikes or jaw dropping feats of aeronautical acrobatics. It was Jimmy Doolittle and his Raiders striking Japan that...
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It's difficult to forget about life on an aircraft carrier. They are massive — even large boats docked anywhere close to a carrier seem to shrink in size. Imagine what I must have thought about the 'Steel Island' at the...
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