Armed Forces News

 Air Force officials are accepting applications until Dec. 7 from senior captains, majors and lieutenant colonels to fill 18 air attaché positions, with on-station reporting dates between June 2009 through August 2011. Officers selected will attend training during the period of April 2008 to January 2009. An operations background, foreign language skills and experience in the region are all highly desired for attaché candidates. Applicants must: be released from their functional manager to compete for an assignment; take or have taken the Defense Language Aptitude Battery Test; and be a U.S. citizen with immediate family members (parents, siblings, spouse and children) all U.S. citizens as well. Officers selected for an interview will be notified by Jan. 31. For more information visit the Air Force Personnel Center Web site. In the search function, type international+affairs+specialist and click on the top link under Summary for international affairs assignments.