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FIRST forcevolunteer.com, was created in similar and password.
fashion as the Presidential Volunteer http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/
Editor’s Note: The “People First” section is Service Award website with suggestions Article/616343/af-space-command-scholars-pro- http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/
compiled from information from the Air Force and feedback from users to make the site gram-aims-to-develop-space-cyber-experts.aspx Article/616320/turkey-dependent-departure-au-
Personnel Center, TRICARE, 56th Force Support even better.
Squadron, Airman and Family Readiness Flight, Dependent travel to thorized-accompanied-pcs-suspended.aspx
9HWHUDQV$IIDLUVWKHFLYLOLDQSHUVRQQHORIÀFHDQG http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/ Turkey suspended
armed forces news services. For the complete story, Article/616345/new-website-streamlines-volun- BSC education program
go to the web address listed at the end of the story. Effective Sept. 2, Defense Department- application window open
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New website stream- ing Incirlik Air Base), for dependents has Eligible Airmen interested in biomedi-
lines volunteering AF program develops been suspended, and military and civilian cal sciences education or commissioning
VSDFHF\EHUH[SHUWV dependents in the region are authorized to opportunities can now apply for any of the
U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces depart Turkey, announced Department of four available Biomedical Sciences Corps
Africa has received approval from the Air The Air Force Space Command Scholars 6WDWHDQG'2'RIÀFLDOV programs now accepting applications.
Force Personnel Center and Air Staff to pilot program allows space and cyber operators
a new volunteer program website before it to study at some of the nation’s most pres- Military and civilian members with Available BSC programs include the U.S.
goes live Air Force wide. tigious universities. approved dependent travel who have not Army-Baylor University Doctoral Program
yet out-processed from their current duty in physical therapy, the Uniformed Ser-
The new website application makes it sim- AFSPC Scholars provides funding for one stations should contact their local military vices University of the Health Sciences
pler for active-duty members and civilians to 13SX, space and missile operations; and personnel sections or civilian personnel Ph.D. program in clinical psychology, the
post, search and log volunteer opportunities one 17SX, cyberspace warfare operations sections for guidance. Those with approved Interservice Physician Assistant Program
and hours in the local area by connecting RIÀFHURU';QHWZRUNRSHUDWLRQVRIÀFHU dependent travel who are already en route and the Direct Accession Program.
volunteers with the organizations that seek to attend top-tier civilian universities like to Turkey should contact their losing per-
them. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, sonnel sections. (DFK SURJUDP KDV VSHFLÀF FULWHULD EXW
Carnegie Mellon, Stanford University, Uni- applicants for all programs should be U.S.
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tailor their experience to the opportunities schools to earn a master’s degree in career Service Center at 800-525-0102 for guidance. DJHUHTXLUHPHQWVPHHWÀWQHVVVWDQGDUGVDQG
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Angela Spatz, a 39th Force Support Squad- To ensure Airmen and their families are
ron Airman and Family Readiness Center “We want to continue to grow expertise accounted for and have access to assis- “The BSC depends on the acquisition of
community readiness consultant. “The web in the space and cyber domains,” said Maj. tance, the Air Force Personnel Center has personnel with current military experience
program will also allow the A&RFC the abil- Gen. Stephen Denker, the AFSPC director activated the Air Force Personnel Account- to enhance the development of the next gen-
ity to recognize each registered individual’s of integrated air, space, cyberspace, and ability and Assessment System. AFPAAS eration of leaders in biomedical sciences,”
time and efforts that support our base.” intelligence, surveillance and reconnais- is a web-based application used to account, VDLG.HYLQ6PLWKIURPWKH$LU)RUFH3HU-
sance operations. “One of the challenges we access, manage and monitor the recovery sonnel Center medical force management
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out how to populate the force with cyber ex- enlistment to commission is a critical force
pertise in order to do that mission. Sending To account for themselves and their fam- development objective for our specialties.”
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after studying at some of the nation’s best DVVHVVPHQWLIQHFHVVDU\PHPEHUVVKRXOG http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/tabid/223/Ar-
go to the AFPAAS site and log in with their ticle/616000/biomedical-sciences-corps-education-
commissioning-program-application-window-op.aspx

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the Air Force? nurse outside do the same. the Air Force
the military.” It gave me a gave me that op-
chance to grow portunity.”
and see the
world.”

Senior Airman Senior Airman BILL KOBZEFF BERNARD RICHARDSON
JOSHUA MURRAY GREGORY MANGIO Base Supply Center Base Supply Center
56th Logistics Readiness Squadron 56th LRS

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