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Recent Military and World News
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Contracting: A Sure Bet For Veterans
July 10, 2009
If you are interested in working in contracting once you return to civilian life, the Federal Contractor Program can help you get a jump on your career.
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You can translate your supply chain know-how into a successful civilian career as an Operations Manager. All you need is a degree.
Build a Career in Engineering
July 10, 2009
Take your engineering skills to the next level with a bachelor's degree. It can help prepare you for a civilian job as an engineering manager.
A Civilian Career for Military Journalists
July 10, 2009
If you'd like to build a civilian writing career, you may want to look into a degree program in English, communications, or journalism.
Defense Department Contracts for 2,400 More MRAP Vehicles
October 19, 2007
WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2007 - The Defense Department has let contracts for an additional 2,400 mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicles, bringing the total number of the vehicles ordered to 8,800.
Pakistan's Bhutto Ends 8-Year Exile with Jubilant Homecoming
October 18, 2007
Hundreds of thousands of supporters of Pakistan's former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto are cheering her homecoming after eight years in self-imposed exile.
Doonesbury Creator, Military Bloggers Compile New Book
October 18, 2007
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2007 - War can inspire great writing, like a series of superlative dispatches from servicemembers in Iraq and Afghanistan compiled in a new book that offers an arresting glimpse of life on the front lines.
Gates Aims to Resolve Disconnect Between Military, Security Contractors
October 18, 2007
WASHINGTON, Oct. 18, 2007 - Multinational Force Iraq and private security contractors too often are working at cross purposes, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates told Pentagon reporters today.
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Afghan cadet selected for Air Force pilot training
By Staff Sgt. Julie Weckerlein
Air Force Link
8/13/2007 - KABUL AIR BASE, Afghanistan (AFPN) -- An Afghan translator soon will attend Air Force pilot training in the United States as part of the service's Aviation Leadership Program, becoming the first such trained pilot in the Afghan National Army Air Corps.
Cadet Faiz Mohd Ramaki said he is the luckiest person in Afghanistan because of the opportunity to attend pilot training at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas.
"I am still shocked that I was selected," said the 25-year-old translator who has worked for various U.S. government agencies in Afghanistan for about five years. "It's still like a dream to me. I can not believe it."
The Aviation Leadership Program, sponsored by the Secretary of the Air Force International Affairs office at the Pentagon in Washington D.C., is open to airmen in 20 international countries, with each country receiving one slot in the program for a deserving candidate.
Candidates are required to pass a series of tests. They must be in good health, must speak good English and have high test scores on various aptitude tests. Each candidate is also personally interviewed.
Cadet Ramaki, who was referred to the program by Air Force officers who worked with him while deployed to Afghanistan, scored the highest amongst his peers in all areas.
"He is a go-getter," said Col. Steele McFarlane, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan operations group mentor here. "He has a good attitude and is very motivated to become an aviator."
Cadet Ramaki, who learned English during his youth at private learning centers as well as in college in Kabul, said he is anxious to return to Afghanistan to share the knowledge he is going to learn in the United States.
"I want to help my country," he said. "Whether [the ANA Air Corps] uses me in operations or as an instructor, I am ready to serve."
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