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Air Force Recruiting Service honors Blue Suit winners
March 23, 2023 — Air Force Recruiting Service honored this year’s top recruiters during their annual Operation Blue Suit Arrival Ceremony March 21, an event complete with a saber team and the Air Force’s own Band of the West performing. The ceremony was a chance to celebrate their outstanding achievements and publicly thank them for their contribution to the Air Force recruiting. ... MORE

AFRS launches live stream to go ‘back and forth’ with recruits
March 7, 2023 — Prospective Airmen and others with questions about joining the Air Force now have a biweekly, online resource for getting news and information... MORE

Air Force Recruiting Service relaunches Airforce.com as a Total Force recruiting destination
February 6, 2023 — The site builds upon the existing design and infrastructure of airforce.com while consolidating important information about joining the Air Force’s active component, Air National Guard, or Air Force Reserve into a single, integrated website... MORE

Aim High application gets updated feature to help any Airman become a recruiter
January 20, 2023 — Air Force Recruiting Service updated their Aim High application to allow any app user to assist in the Air Force’s recruiting efforts... MORE

SecAF takes closer look at JBSA missions
November 8, 2022 — Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall visited Joint Base San Antonio Nov. 4-5 to meet with leaders across Air Education and Training Command, Air Force Personnel Center, Air Force Installation Management Support Command and Sixteenth Air Force... MORE

Bodybuilding helps recruiter lift the weight of life
November 7, 2022 — Master Sgt. Lisa Schuur, of the 332nd Recruiting Squadron, recently walked away with five first-place medals after competing in her first National Physique Committee bodybuilding competition, the NPC Southern Muscle Showdown National Qualifier in Dalton, Georgia, on Oct. 1, 2022... MORE

Constructive Service Credit now offered to applicants for two Space Force career fields
October 31, 2022 — Air Force Recruiting Service’s Space Force Recruiting branch is looking forward to including both the cyber and intelligence communities to their pool of applicants who qualify for Constructive Service Credit... MORE

Air Force Reserve recruiting recruiters
July 19, 2022 — Recruiters can leave a lasting impression on potential recruits... MORE

AFRS commander announces criteria for cup challenge
June 22, 2022 — During the final stretch of a fiscal year quest to meet Air Force Recruiting Service’s goal and Air Force manpower requirements, the service’s senior recruiter outlined a novel competition among his unit's recruiters and their squadrons... MORE

Recruiters aim to broaden diversity pool, visit Latino students as part of CSAF strategy
May 26, 2022 — Airmen and Guardians from Air Force Recruiting Service teamed with universities and organizations throughout Puerto Rico to host Project Blue Helix, a resiliency event, in Mayaguez and San Juan, May 2-6, 2022. Nearly 400 underrepresented youth participated. ... MORE

Air Force unveils new airpower ad in theaters
May 9, 2022 — The U.S. Air Force plans to unveil their latest commercial titled “Own the Sky” in theaters during moviegoers’ long-awaited release of "Top Gun: Maverick." The heart-pounding, adrenaline-inducing ad gives the audience a sense of what it might feel like to be on the receiving end of the Air Force’s might and accentuates the importance of airpower in America’s security... MORE

Facing recruiting headwinds, Air Force offers thousands in new enlistment incentives
April 11, 2022 — The Air Force added more opportunities for future Airmen to receive bonuses upon entering active duty in fiscal year 2022... MORE

AFRS marksman, advertising NCO hits targets in Phoenix
March 3, 2022 — Staff Sgt. Cameron Keating, advertising noncommissioned officer for Space Force in AFRS’s marketing directorate has been a member of the Air Force Rifle Team, part of the Air Force’s World Class Athlete Program, for 10 years. He recently competed in Arizona and did some work to help local recruiters at the same time... MORE

Senior Enlisted Advisor to Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff visits AFRS
February 16, 2022 — The Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff met with Air Force Recruiting Service recruiters and leadership to gain insight on how the Joint Force is approaching today’s challenges... MORE

Recruiting challenging Airmen to design paint scheme for next Air Force-sponsored NASCAR
November 22, 2021 — In a bit of a twist, Air Force Recruiting Service is asking Airmen to put on their creative hats to take a spin at designing the Air Force-themed paint scheme of the No. 43 Richard Petty Motorsports Chevrolet for the 2022 NASCAR season. ... MORE

In-service recruiters help active duty Airmen continue service in Reserve
September 23, 2021 — The Air Force Reserve has an office whose primary purpose is to provide Airmen valuable information about extending career opportunities after active duty service. The professionals working in these offices are known as in-service recruiters... MORE

AFRS looks through diverse lens to support, retain leaders
August 24, 2021 — In the heart of a city known for its military culture, Air Force Recruiting Service is looking through a diverse lens to attract the best of America. More than 100 people throughout the U.S. assembled for the “Celebrating Sisterhood Through Empowerment, Progress, and Change” Women’s Symposium Aug. 10–12, 2021, at a hotel in downtown San Antonio. Dozens more tuned in virtually. ... MORE

Avionics Airman returns to EAA AirVenture to inspire next generation
August 7, 2021 — This is the mission of Air Force Recruiting Service – to inspire, engage and recruit the next generation of Airmen and Guardians. Personnel on active duty orders can join this mission by participating in the We Are All Recruiters program that gives them the opportunity to go on permissive temporary duty status to tell their unique story... MORE

Air Force Recruiting kicks off Special Warfare summer surge
August 3, 2021 — Air Force Recruiting Service is turning up the heat this summer with a Special Warfare recruiting surge. The idea is to stockpile potential warriors in the developmental pool to have them ready for Basic Military Training by fiscal year 2022... MORE

Air Force Recruiting Service honors top recruiters during Operation Blue Suit
June 16, 2021 — Air Force Recruiting Service rolled out the red carpet for the top recruiters of the year at their headquarters at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph June 15 to kick off Operation Blue Suit... MORE