Air Force Celebrates 60th Aniversary
Published on February 13, 2007 by The Sentinel
The United States Air Force is celebrating the 60 th anniversary of its establishment as a separate military branch. Until 1947, the Air Corps was part of the U.S. Army. The celebration also serves to raise awareness about the Air Force and its service people.
To educate students interested in an Air Force career, a large RV was parked outside the KSU Recreation Center Inside were displays detailing the roles of nurses and other medical personnel in the Air Force, including holograms of a human head and military aircraft.
An audio-visual display provided useful information about military careers, emphasizing the typical working conditions, the latest equipment being used and the opportunities for advanced education and career enhancement.
Inside the Student Center, the Dobbins Air Force Base reserve unit had a display presenting the large C-17 Globemaster III. The jet transports supplies to Iraq. It can be quickly reconfigured as a flying ambulance to carry up to 72 patients. Medical equipment used in caring for the seriously injured in the air ambulance missions was also displayed.
In addition, the military branch also had an exhibit at the Career Fair with a separate team of officers recruiting for the Air Force. The team included recruiters for professional positions, including doctors, nurses and dentists and separate recruiters for other medical specialists including EMTs, paramedics, dental hygienists and nurse practitioners.
According to Air Force Capt. Chad Corliss, nurses in the Air Force Reserve can be activated for tours of 120 days every four years. For those with families, the time can be split into two 60-day tours. For nurses and other medical personnel in the Air Nation Guard, which is separate from the Air Force Reserves, shorter 30 and 60-day tours of duty can be served in times of increased need for military personnel, such as the war in Iraq.
The Air Force celebration will culminate in the Atlanta area with the Great Georgia Airshow, on October 13-14 at Falcon Field in Peachtree City, GA.
Photos by Carissa Bulau | The Sentinel
The RV on display outside the Student Center on Feb. 5 educated everyone on the oppurtunities with health care careers in the Air Force [top]. Katrina Songer, freshman art major, was one of many students who went inside the RV to learn through the interactive media on board.
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