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'Continuum of Service' Provides Options
In an effort to retain highly skilled Airmen for a lifetime of service, Air Force leaders recently unveiled a Continuum of Service video that helps to promote seamless changes in duty status in the total force structure.
Klotz to Lead AF Global Strike Command
Lt. Gen. Frank G. Klotz received Senate confirmation to become commander of the Air Force's newest major command, Air Force Global Strike Command.DoD Requests Increase Weapons Spending
The Pentagon's proposed $534 billion budget calls for more spending on projects like Lockheed Martin Corp.'s F-35 fighter jet, a naval destroyer built by Bath Iron Works and Sikorsky's Black Hawk helicopters.Tuskegee Airmen Visit Academy Cadets
The Tuskegee Airmen secured their place in history more than 60 years ago by doing what few people thought they could. They overcame naysayers in the U.S. Army Air Corps before they overcame the Luftwaffe in the skies over Italy and Germany.S. Korean Accused in AAFES Bribery Case
A South Korean businessman was accused Wednesday in a federal indictment of paying bribes to employees of the Army Air Force Exchange Service to try to land a $206 million telecommunications contract.Airmen go 'Beyond the Horizon'
More than 3,700 Jamaicans were given free medical, eye and dental care April 11 through 26 when 35 Airmen participated in a U.S. Southern Command humanitarian assistance exercise called Beyond the Horizon.Officials to Automate Entry Control
Drivers pulling up at gates on Air Education and Training Command bases will have something new to greet them later this year -- the Defense Biometric Identification System, or DBIDS.Suspects Joked About Bombing US Base
A group of men were caught on tape discussing bombing Ramstein Air Base in Germany and joking about the reaction once they carried out their plan, a German investigator testified Tuesday.Regulation Now Allows Longer SK Tours
Department of Defense officials approved changes to the Joint Federal Travel Regulation that affects the length of military tours in Korea recently.Exchanges Pull Hydroxycut From Shelves
A recent U.S. Food and Drug Administration warning to consumers has prompted military exchanges to remove the diet supplement Hydroxycut from store shelves, officials here said.Software Effective in Avoiding Crashes
Leading-edge software technology 25 years in the making by specialists in numerous Defense Department agencies and NASA has demonstrated a continuous 98 percent effectiveness rate of eliminating aircraft crashes, a NASA test flight director said.Army Says it Confiscated Afghan Bibles
The U.S. military has confiscated Bibles that Christian U.S. Soldiers in Afghanistan had apparently intended to give to local Muslims, a military spokesman has said.Highlighting Uniform Heritage
Air Force heritage walked before today's deployed servicemembers when 18 volunteer Airmen from the 379th Air Expeditionary Wing wore vintage uniforms at showcase events.
NCO Brings Calm Over Camp
Strains of classical music stream from the doorway of a weather-beaten building at this forward operating base in the middle of the Afghan countryside.New Citizens Take Oath at White House
Twenty-four servicemembers took part in a military naturalization ceremony Friday at the White House. The new citizens, representing all five services and 18 countries, were sworn in by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano and welcomed as "fellow Americans" by President Barack Obama.AAFES Pulls Aspirin From Combat Zones
The Army and Air Force Exchange Service is pulling all products containing aspirin from the shelves at its contingency locations. The goal of the policy is to minimize blood loss in combat injuries. The concern over aspirin stems from how it affects blood's ability to clot.
Ex-ACC Boss Says AF has too few F-22s
A former chief of the U.S. Air Force's combat operations told members of Congress Thursday that the Air Force needs more than double the number of Marietta-made F-22 Raptor fighter jets than the Defense Department has said it will buy.NCO Sentenced for Larceny, Bomb Threat
A noncommissioned officer stationed here pleaded guilty to several violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice and was sentenced the next day to 24 months confinement, a bad conduct discharge and a reduction in rank to airman.Some Seek Help for Grandparent Caregivers
The mother of three Airmen is asking the military to extend financial assistance to grandparents who are caring for their grandchildren because of a military deployment. There are no official tally on the number of grandparents caring for dependents during deployments but anecdotal evidence suggests the practice is widespread.
AF Chief of Staff Returns to Roots
Some thirty-five years ago, 2nd Lt. Norton Schwartz graduated Undergraduate Pilot Training, walking away from here with a set of silver wings and a promising career with unlimited potential.Most Popular
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