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  • Teets submits resignation

    Peter B. Teets, acting secretary of the Air Force, announced his resignation March 18, to take effect March 25. “I'm honored to have served the president, the secretary of defense and with the dedicated Airmen of America’s Air Force and the men and women of the National Reconnaissance Office over

  • Air Force 2005 design and construction award winners named

    Air Force officials announced the winners of the 2005 Air Force Design Awards, Air Force Agent Awards and Air Force Design Excellence Awards.Recipients of an honor award in the design competition:-- Concept Design: indoor community pool at Osan Air Base, South Korea.-- Interior Design: bowling

  • DOD programs ease force stress without hiking end strength

    Ongoing Defense Department transformation initiatives are designed to relieve force stress without increasing the number of military forces, a senior defense official told House Armed Services Committee members March 16.“By focusing attention on efforts to reduce stress on our forces, we believe we

  • Kadena children get deployment experience

    With a mobility bag slung heavily over one shoulder, the petite “Tech. Sgt.” Natasha Dumpert stands in a deployment line waiting for her immunizations before setting off for a deployment to Iraq.Oh, by the way, Natasha is 8-years-old and her immunizations are jellybeans.Natasha, along with more than

  • Voting assistance program kicks off slogan contest

    Federal Voting Assistance Program officials are accepting entries until July 10 for the program’s latest slogan contest.The winning slogan will be featured in the program’s 2006-2007 media campaign, which will focus on increasing voter awareness among U.S. citizens worldwide and encouraging them to

  • Deployed Airmen, Soldiers reach out to Bedouin children

    A convoy of Army and Air Force vehicles assembled recently at the 407th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron’s armory here, but this was not a standard convoy. These trucks were not carrying materials for troops; they were loaded with toys, shoes, clothes and other items donated to an outreach

  • Eglin Airmen go to war with stumps, trees

    When Hurricane Ivan hit the coastal area here Sept. 16, destructive winds as high as 130 mph knocked down power lines and countless trees. It left a devastating mark on the landscape of Northwest Florida, including nearby Bob Hope Village, one of two Air Force Enlisted Village locations.Six months

  • Benefits offset exchange rates at overseas military banks

    Servicemembers overseas will not suffer from higher currency exchange rates at military banks, officials said, because allowances increase to offset the higher rate.Defense Finance and Accounting Service officials said that overseas servicemembers and other customers of the Community Bank have asked

  • Escorts serve as base’s second line of defense

    They come from different career fields, but while deployed, they come together to serve as a critical line of defense for the base.Deployed Airmen throughout U.S. Central Command’s area of responsibility serve as escorts to foreign workers daily. The program falls under each base’s expeditionary

  • Air Force officials project budget shortfall

    Supporting the war on terrorism and ongoing operations around the world have created a projected budget shortfall forcing the Air Force to tighten its belt.Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John P. Jumper has directed all major commands to cut back on low priority spending in an attempt to stave off a

  • Science, technology help Airmen fight the war on terror

    Science and technology are helping Airmen win the war on terror, a senior Air Force official told lawmakers March 10."The United States Air Force is committed to defending America by unleashing the power of science and technology," said James B. Engle, deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for

  • Task force aims to prevent sexual assault

    Everyone has a role in preventing and responding to sexual assault, said the commander of the Joint Task Force on Sexual Assault Prevention and Response during her remarks at a women’s history luncheon here.Brig. Gen. K.C. McClain assumed command in October 2004. The task force is establishing

  • Teets tells Congress lasers-based communications coming

    The military's senior adviser on space testified before Congress on March 8.Peter B. Teets, who serves as both the acting secretary of the Air Force and the Department of Defense's executive agent for space, spoke to the House Armed Services Committee subcommittee on strategic forces about the

  • Communities affected by BRAC have transition partner

    As the next round of base realignment and closure looms on the horizon, officials at the office of economic adjustment stand ready to assist affected communities.The office’s role is to help communities affected by Defense Department program changes, said Patrick O’Brien, the office’s director. That

  • Technicians use aircraft wreckage for testing

    After 11 years of service as a flight trainer, a T-1A Jayhawk aircraft is joining the Aeronautical Systems Center here.The aircraft, although damaged past the point of repair, still has its avionics and other subsystems intact, along with most of its fuselage. Technicians in the center’s training

  • Albuquerque high school student wins ‘Perfect Prom’

    An Albuquerque, N.M., student from Del Norte High School is the grand prizewinner of the U.S. Air Force-sponsored “2005 Win the Perfect Prom Sweepstakes.”Erin Whitaker, a junior, was selected at random from more than 70,000 entries. She won $1,500 for her prom expenses and use of an SUV limousine

  • Health officials recommend changes to fitness program

    Air Force health officials recommended seven changes to the fitness program during the program’s first annual review.This first annual assessment consists of reviews by three panels: functional, external and leadership, said Lt. Col. Sherry Sasser, chief of health promotions for the Air Force

  • States let taxpayers donate refunds to military families

    Illinois led the charge last year when it began letting taxpayers check a box on their state tax returns to donate their tax refunds to families of deployed guardsmen and reservists.Illinois’ example -- which has paid out $2.7 million so far to more than 5,000 military families -- is quickly

  • Deleted computer files never truly gone

    What you don’t know can hurt you, especially when it comes to deleting computer files. A recent court-martial here involved an Airman who was convicted for possessing child pornography on his home computer. The Airman thought he was covering his tracks by deleting the incriminating computer files

  • Airman, Marine help Iraqi commandos to communicate

    Instead of being surrounded by electronic equipment in an office, an Airman and Marine found themselves setting up communications during an active combat mission as part of an operation for the Iraqi ministry of the interior.Tech. Sgt. Billie Lowell and Marine Capt. Steve Monsour are spending

  • Good vibrations, music lends healing hand

    Have you ever found yourself tapping your foot or bobbing your head when listening to upbeat music? It is nearly impossible for most of us to sit perfectly still when we hear a beat we like. Similarly, a softer, slower rhythm can be calming and relaxing. These involuntary motor responses to

  • Bracelet draws Airman, family together

    When Senior Master Sgt. Cheryl Wells chose a “prisoner of war and missing in action bracelet,” she did so for many reasons, none of which included being a part of the Airman's family.That selection happened three years ago when Sergeant Wells began her work as the program manager here at the Air

  • Airmen connect with Uzbeks through donations, volleyball

    Six Airmen from here helped deliver needed medical supplies to a clinic in nearby Khanabad on March 3. Serving to strengthen ties between cultures, the Airmen rounded out their trip to the village with several games of volleyball at a local school with students and community members.The trip was

  • Wing warping could change shape of future aircraft

    An experimental flexible-wing jet has embarked on a final phase of flights over Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., to demonstrate wing warping performance advantages for future aircraft.During the final phase, which began in December and is expected to be completed in April, a modified Navy F/A-18A

  • Air Force reaches privatization milestone

    The Air Force recently surpassed the 10,000-home milestone in its military family housing privatization program. In February, Air Force officials closed a deal privatizing more than 1,300 homes at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii. This means the Air Force now has more than 10,900 privatized homes.

  • General Moseley testifies on C-130 fleet, readiness

    U.S. Representatives questioned the condition of the C-130 Hercules fleet during a hearing of the House Armed Services Committee subcommittee on readiness March 3.It was just one of the areas Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley discussed as he testified on the readiness of the

  • Program offers subsidized child care to Guard, Reserve

    Department of Defense officials have joined forces with national agencies to help Guard and Reserve families in finding and affording child care while a parent is deployed supporting the war on terrorism.“Child care, as you know, is one of the top (concerns) voiced by families as well as by commands

  • Academy teams have up-down weekend

    It was a "mixed bag" for Air Force Academy sports teams over the weekend, but the men's basketball and tennis teams led the action with victories.In men's basketball, the Falcons finished the regular season with a 61-56 victory over the University of Wyoming Cowboys. They ended the season with an

  • Medics celebrate safety awareness week

    Health-care workers around the country mark the beginning of National Patient Safety Awareness Week on March 6.Air Force medics are using the week, which runs through March 12, to let the patients know how much is being done to make sure they are safe and what they can do to become more involved in

  • Air Force lifts Boeing suspension

    Air Force officials removed the suspension of three Boeing Co. units associated with its rocket business March 4. The company’s Launch Systems, Boeing Launch Services and Delta Program business units were suspended July 24, 2003, for serious violations of federal law, officials said. The 20-month

  • Teets discusses recapitalization, death benefit, core values

    The acting secretary of the Air Force spoke on Capitol Hill March 2 about recapitalizing aging systems, the death gratuity and recent problems within the service.In testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee, Peter B. Teets explained the importance of modernizing the service's fleet of

  • Officials working to retain seasoned special operators

    A new incentive package is expected to help the military better compete against other federal agencies and the private sector for skills possessed by special operations forces, said the Defense Department’s top official on special operations and low-intensity conflict.Assistant Secretary of Defense

  • General Jumper commends CENTAF Airmen

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John P. Jumper made time to visit two forward-deployed locations recently during a trip to the region for the Middle Eastern Air Symposium. He received an operations update at U.S. Central Command Air Forces-Forward headquarters at one location, before visiting top

  • Adopt-a-plane program preserves history

    George Jones is a man with a plan: to restore the static aircraft displays at the Air Force Armament Museum here.The aircraft are “dying a slow death” because of adverse weather conditions that are taking a toll on the 25 displays that surround the museum, said Mr. Jones, an aerospace museum

  • Vet centers offer grief counseling to military families

    In an unprecedented expansion of its traditional client base, Department of Veterans Affairs officials are offering grief counseling to families of servicemembers who die while on active duty.VA’s readjustment counseling office offers the counseling services at its 206 community-based vet centers

  • AMC continues to meet warfighters’ needs

    Air Mobility Command officials said they remain confident they will continue to meet their worldwide airlift and training requirements despite the AMC-directed grounding and restrictions of a portion of the Air Force’s C-130 Hercules fleet.Gen. John W. Handy, commander of AMC and U.S. Transportation

  • Cadet research helping NASA return shuttles to space

    Academy research here is helping NASA shuttles return to space.The shuttle program has been landlocked since the Feb. 1, 2003, loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia.This academic year, the academy is assisting NASA’s return-to-flight program by using the skills of instructors and cadets to put a model

  • Air Force receives third Osprey

    Officials at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., received their third CV-22 Osprey test aircraft Feb. 26 to join their Integrated Test Team.“The delivery of (the new Osprey) is essential because it helps us to do the necessary testing before operational testing begins in the summer of 2006,” Colonel

  • Commissaries promote awareness of military’s ‘OneSource’

    Need advice on consumer debt? Feeling depressed? Help is available. Military OneSource is the newest member of the military family support team, and commissaries are helping increase awareness of the program.Provided by the Defense Department at no cost to servicemembers and their families, the

  • Personal travel card information lost, no evidence of misuse

    About 900,000 Defense Department employees may be affected by Bank of America's loss and the possible compromise of government travel card information, Pentagon officials said Feb. 25.The General Services Administration and Bank of America notified DOD officials that "SmartPay" travel cards are

  • B-1 software, munition tests completed

    A B-1B Lancer test program that combined testing of software upgrades along with integrating the 500-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition, or GBU-38, wrapped up here Feb. 24.Airmen of the 419th Flight Test Squadron completed the last software test sortie Feb. 22 in a flight to the Utah Test and

  • Airmen add armor to Army vehicles

    Fifty Airmen and more than 150 civilians worldwide are doing a very important job, but not for the Air Force. Vehicle maintainers from the 732nd Expeditionary Logistics Readiness Squadron add armor to Army vehicles that venture off the base. “It’s kind of historic (and) ground breaking because we

  • Cadet blasts academy pentathlon record

    Dierra Poland was the Falcons’ lone competitor in the pentathlon event here Feb. 24, smashing the Air Force Academy record with 3,586 points to finish sixth. It broke the previous record by 350 points. Highlighting Poland’s outing was a second-place finish in the shot put with a career-best toss

  • Americans reach out, help Afghans

    With the generosity of people in the United States, coalition troops here were able to make the lives of 30 Afghan families a little bit better Feb. 22.Beginning in November, Soldiers of the 105th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, deployed from Kansas and Oklahoma, received donations from their

  • Officials spread word about DOD civilian jobs

    Human resources specialist Linda K. Stouffer said when she visits college campuses, she tells students the Defense Department is "the 'employer of choice,' and our job is to support America's defense around the world."Ms. Stouffer, who works for the DOD civilian personnel management services defense

  • Air Force continues support, donates homes

    Base officials here plan to donate more than 20 housing units to American Indian tribes in North Dakota this summer as part of the decade-old Operation Walking Shield program.So far, more than 460 excess housing units here have been donated to 11 tribes in North Dakota, South Dakota and

  • Holloman NCO steps up, helps to control in-flight emergency

    “There’s a bomb on the plane, I know it!”Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Drew was on a commercial flight while returning from leave recently when he heard an unruly woman scream this suspicion.“She went on yelling this a few times,” said Sergeant Drew, who is assigned to the 49th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron

  • IDT policy change gives augmentees flexibility

    A recent policy change modifies the inactive duty training policy for individual mobilization augmentees, and gives the reservists more flexibility to schedule training requirements.“While it is expected our IMAs will participate on a quarterly basis to maintain viability and visibility within their

  • Internet-based joint training system debuts

    Imagine a teacher who travels across the ether to students located around the world and you would be describing the Department of Defense’s new Internet-based training and information system called the Joint Knowledge Development and Distribution Capability.The state-of-the-art system personifies

  • Judge advocates ensure people are protected, disciplined

    Truth, justice and a speedy trial within the military judicial system may not be concerns weighing on a servicemember’s mind on a daily basis, but as a victim of a crime or as an Airman being accused of a crime, these concerns are things you not only think about, they are things you expect.The U.S.

  • Cyber security ‘boot camp' approved by ROTC

    A cyber security boot camp course here was approved as professional development training for Air Force ROTC.The advanced course in engineering is one of 10 such programs in the country to carry this designation, and the only program with a formal academic component, officials said. It is associated

  • Not your old disaster preparedness anymore

    Remember the Air Force disaster preparedness program? That was sooooo 1990s, but apparently some people are still living in the past.Times have changed, and civil engineers everywhere are trying to get people to move into the 21st century. Disaster preparedness is out. Full spectrum threat

  • Villages receive emergency relief from Soldiers, Airmen

    In a 40-person, 16-vehicle convoy of Soldiers and Airmen from here traveled more than 30 miles southwest into the Afghan mountains, delivering humanitarian aid to two snowbound villages.Enough blankets, clothes, food and medicine were provided for 2,700 households, officials said. “Our mission was

  • War highlights need for military medical transformation

    While peak combat readiness is a persistent goal of America's armed forces, much less has been made of the state of the military's medical readiness, especially with regard to support systems and processes for returning National Guard and Reserve servicemembers wounded in the war on terror.In a

  • Participation puts more books on library shelves

    There are rewards in a good book -- or in stacks and shelves of them -- as some youngsters here are learning.About 20 children in kindergarten through eighth grade are enrolled for the spring session in the Read by Mail program at the youth center.Last summer, Tinker was one of the top 10 bases Air

  • Chasing a Dragon Lady

    The great thing about a sports car is that it goes really fast. The bad thing about a sports car is that it goes really fast and someday you are bound to get a ticket, unless you are wide open on the flightline at a forward-deployed location here as a chase vehicle for the U-2 Dragon Lady.The U-2

  • Air Force chaplains serve to keep Airmen fit to fight

    For those who think chaplains deploy with the sole responsibility of running church services on Sunday, think again. Their purpose stretches beyond the confines of a chapel.Whether it is a worship service, choir practice, counseling sessions, Bible study, or just a visitation to a work center on

  • Academy sports teams have a busy weekend

    Sprinters Jami Hodge and Genelle Chapman teamed up to engrave their names in the Air Force Academy record book during the Don Barrett-Air Force Track and Field Open at the academy Feb. 18.Already the program record-holder in the 200-meter dash, Hodge surpassed with a time of 25.00 seconds – breaking

  • 'Near space' enhances joint warfighting

    "Near space" can be the Air Force’s focus, said the commander of Air Force Space Command during his speech Feb. 17 at the Air Force Association’s 2005 Air Warfare Symposium here.“It can be our legacy if we work hard to integrate the effects of the medium of space in a way that supports the joint

  • Twice-yearly TSP 'open season' limitations end July 1

    Defense Department civilians and servicemembers building tax-free retirement accounts through the Thrift Savings Plan soon will be able to change their investment options at any time instead of just twice a year.Current biannual TSP "open season" investment-choice windows will end July 1, said Army

  • General Jumper: Air Force will uphold standards

    The Air Force will uphold its standards, and people who break the service’s core values “will pay the price,” the Air Force chief of staff said.Gen. John P. Jumper also told the more than 1,000 attendees at the Air Force Association’s annual Air Warfare Symposium here Feb. 17 the service will not

  • General Jumper charts course for future

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John P. Jumper gave a vector for the Air Force’s future during a speech Feb. 17 at the Air Force Association’s 2005 Air Warfare Symposium here.General Jumper followed Peter B. Teets, acting secretary of the Air Force, at the convention in which about 1,000 people

  • Murray testifies at new quality of life committee

    The Air Force’s most senior enlisted Airman joined his counterparts and testified Feb. 16 before the new House Appropriations Committee subcommittee on military quality of life and veterans’ affairs.Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Gerald R. Murray discussed quality of life issues, including

  • FAST mission for security forces

    Their job is simple: Cockpit denial and ground security. The training is intense, and only the best will get the assignment.The two-man teams are called fly-away security teams and are an offshoot of Air Mobility Command’s Phoenix Raven program. Due to a high volume of intratheater airlift

  • Inspector General investigates eight Air Force contracts

    Eight Air Force defense contracts not previously identified for in-depth review have been referred to the Department of Defense inspector general for investigation.The referral resulted from a review by Defense Contract Management Agency officials of 407 contracts under the control of or influenced

  • Air Force moves radios to narrowband

    As the demand for radio frequencies continues to grow, so does the need to increase efficiency. Air Force Communications Agency officials here helped create more capabilities by providing the roadmap for moving the Air Force away from wideband to narrowband radios. Land mobile radio systems enable

  • Symposium students complete 32,000 hours of instruction

    Students and instructors said they developed a new appreciation for the word “training” during the 2005 Environmental Training Symposium, which ended here Feb. 11.About 153 instructors taught 111 courses to more than 1,250 students throughout the week-long event.More than 32,100 hours of instruction

  • Pentagon Airman collects valentines for patients

    Where is the love? That is a question often asked, especially on Valentine’s Day. This year, one answer may be found in a small office in the Pentagon.Air Force Pentagon Enlisted Council officials began what they thought would be a small attempt to brighten the holiday for wounded servicemembers

  • Fairchild tests centralized computer support

    A handful of information managers at the network control center here assumed responsibility for a portion of computer workgroup management operations Feb. 7.This is the beginning of a year-long Air Force test program called Pathfinder-Workgroup Management.The base was selected for the test by Air

  • Officials clear C-130J container delivery system

    Eight back-to-back flights flown in eight days on a stretch C-130J Hercules tested it for the container delivery system’s ability to carry about 40,000 pounds of bundled equipment.The stretch C-130J is 15 feet longer than the C-130J and can drop more equipment.The system is used in combat to deliver

  • New system to streamline Guard orders process

    Beginning Oct. 1, Air National Guard officials will implement a new system for issuing orders.The Air National Guard Reserve Order Writing Systems will consolidate systems used throughout the 54 states and territories for temporary duty travel, permanent change of station, and all administrative

  • General Jumper testifies on 2006 Air Force posture, budget

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John P. Jumper testified Feb. 10 before the Senate Committee on Armed Services on the defense authorization request for fiscal 2006.The four service chiefs provided posture statements and answered questions about how each branch developed their portion of next year’s

  • College grants offered to Airmen's families

    Air Force Aid Society officials said they are offering as many as 4,500 college education grants to Air Force family members through the Gen. Henry H. Arnold Education Grant Program.Applications for the $1,500 need-based grants must be received by March 11.The program is open to dependent children

  • C-130s grounded

    Thirty E-model C-130 Hercules were grounded Feb. 10, and 60 other models including some E, H, H1 and HC-130P/N were placed on restricted flight status.Gen. John W. Handy, commander of Air Mobility Command, directed the grounding and restricted flight status to minimize wing stress and increase the

  • Jumper talks force development with career field managers

    Nearly one hundred active-duty, Guard and Reserve officer and civilian career field managers gathered at the Air Force Personnel Center here recently to discuss the future of force development.The three-day conference included a visit from Gen. John P. Jumper, Air Force chief of staff, who thanked

  • Have a healthy Valentine’s Day

    Many Americans plan to celebrate Valentine’s Day on Feb. 14. The holiday originally marked the death of St. Valentine who secretly married couples in defiance of Roman Emperor Claudius II. Today, people are more likely to remember message written on tiny candy hearts than St. Valentine. Almost

  • Moseley speaks at defense strategy, transformation seminar

    Gen. T. Michael Moseley, Air Force vice chief of Staff spoke to more than 90 congressional staff members, defense industry leaders and think-tank experts Feb. 9 at the 2005 Air Force Defense Strategy and Transformation Seminar.The Air Force directorate of plans and programs officials organized the

  • Rumsfeld reminds troops: 'America Supports You'

    Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld sent heartfelt appreciation to U.S. servicemembers recently as part of the Defense Department’s America Supports You program and a reminder that the country is united behind its men and women in uniform."I simply want you to know that our country cares a great deal

  • Former Negro Baseball League player visits Yokota

    Dennis Biddle captivated an audience of high school students here Feb. 9 when he spoke about the unwritten history of Negro Baseball League. “We sat at the back of the bus, we couldn’t eat inside restaurants, and we also slept in the bus because we weren’t allowed to stay in hotels,” said Mr.

  • Airmen provide convoy security for Soldiers, Marines in Iraq

    When Master Sgt. William Chapman joined the Air Force transportation field 20 years ago, he never dreamed he would use his skills far beyond the flightline.Recently returned from Iraq, Sergeant Chapman is teaching his fellow Airmen critical skills needed to conduct convoy-security missions there.It

  • Environmental symposium trains thousands

    The Air Force 2005 Environmental Training Symposium, an event that combines the efforts of five major commands and focuses on nine major base organizations, began here Feb. 7.More than 1,500 students from across the Air Force, other government agencies and national academia are participating in more

  • Program allows full-time study while on active duty

    A program allowing active-duty enlisted Airmen to attend college full time without loss of pay or benefits, and graduate with both a degree and a commission might just be the best kept secret in the Air Force, officials said.“It’s easily one of the best programs in the Air Force, and not a lot of

  • Officials announce Air Force budget proposal

    The Air Force piece of the 2006 defense budget is designed to make the joint team better, officials said.Announced Feb. 7, the budget grows from $96 billion that Congress enacted for fiscal 2005, to $102.9 billion in 2006, a senior Air Force budget official said. After covering the growing costs of

  • Chaplain explains suicide prevention efforts

    The Air Force’s top chaplain explained what the Air Force Chaplain Service is doing to help prevent suicides during a recent visit here.Chaplain (Maj. Gen.) Charles Baldwin, chaplain service chief, advises the Air Force chief of staff on all matters pertaining to the religious and moral welfare of

  • Desert Hawk UAV patrols Tallil

    Not every unmanned aerial vehicle in the sky is a Predator.Airmen of the 407th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron here are using a miniature UAV called a “Desert Hawk” that provides an extra set of eyes in the sky, gathering information and identifying threats. The small, 7-pound remote

  • Hybrid rocket successfully tested

    A large hybrid rocket motor was successfully fired on its test stand here recently.The test took place on a Air Force Research Laboratory test stand overlooking Edwards’ dry lake bed and surrounding Mojave Desert. The test was part of the Air Force small launch vehicle office’s Falcon program. The

  • Battlelabs help identify problems facing warfighters

    Airmen from seven Air Force battlelabs visited Air Force Special Operations Command headquarters here recently in an effort to identify the top 10 issues on the minds of warfighters.The battlelabs’ Warrior Outreach program provides an opportunity for battlelab staffs to meet face-to-face with the

  • Air Force names EEO winners

    The winners of the 2004 Air Force Distinguished Equal Employment Opportunity Awards were announced recently by the Air Force deputy chief of staff for personnel.The awards recognize individuals for outstanding support and contributions to the objectives of the Air Force civilian EEO and affirmative

  • Military organizations work together to form 'CSI' teams

    Television today is inundated with shows on forensic science. Programs like “CSI” and “Dr. G., Medical Examiner” have piqued the public’s interest in how forensic experts find answers to questions surrounding a death.But what happens if that death takes place on an Air Force base? Who has

  • DOD seeks people with language skills, regional expertise

    If you speak a foreign language or have the desire and aptitude to learn one, Uncle Sam wants you.Defense Department officials are looking for people with language skills to support not only current operations, but future ones as well, said Gail McGinn, deputy undersecretary of defense for plans.And

  • Teets to build on core competencies

    Peter B. Teets will focus on core competencies to take the Air Force through a transitional period that includes the fiscal 2006 budget process and the quadrennial defense review.Mr. Teets has served as undersecretary of the Air Force since 2001 and became the acting secretary of the Air Force

  • F/A-22 on track to go operational

    The F/A-22 Raptor, the Air Force’s next-generation air superiority fighter, performed well in recently completed operational testing and is on track to go operational in December, the director of the program’s combined test force said.Speaking prior to a lecture he delivered at the National Museum

  • Engineers receive Black Engineer of the Year awards

    Two Air Force Research Laboratory engineers have won Black Engineer of the Year awards.Dr. Chandra Curtis, a digital avionics systems engineer for the munitions directorate at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., has been selected for the “Most Promising Engineer in Government” award. Dr. Curtis is

  • DOD sets Combined Federal Campaign pledge record

    Cigars and roses were just part of the thanks handed out here Feb. 1 by Combined Federal Campaign National Capital Area officials after Defense Department employees raised a record-setting $14.9 million in pledges in the 2004 campaign.The $14.9 million figure far surpassed the campaign's goal of

  • Fire destroys Patrick club

    More than 70 firefighters and public safety officials from here and several surrounding civilian communities responded to a fire that destroyed most of the officers club Jan. 31. Everyone was evacuated safely at about 7 p.m. when workers noticed smoke in the building. First responders from the base

  • F/A-22 passes initial operational test, evaluation

    The results of a recently released Air Force study bode well for the future of the F/A-22 Raptor, officials said.The Raptor demonstrated “overwhelmingly effective” warfighting capability according to the initial operational test and evaluation report released by Air Force Operational Test and

  • Joint STARS duo reaches troops on the ground

    One is active duty straight out of technical training; the other served on active duty and is now in the Air National Guard. One is male, the other is female.Yet despite their differences on the surface, Tech. Sgt. Thomas Bloomberg and Airman 1st Class Emily Leece, could not be any closer.“We

  • ‘Line of Sight’ test brings out tactical side of X-45A

    Joint-unmanned-combat-air-systems test team officials here successfully demonstrated a transfer of command and control using line-of-sight capabilities on two unmanned X-45A aircraft Jan. 27.The test followed the successful Dec. 9 sortie that transferred control of the aircraft to a control station

  • Pentagon, Senate seek doubling of G.I. survivors' benefit

    Pentagon leaders and Capitol Hill legislators want to increase the current available combined government death benefit for families of fallen servicemembers by about $250,000.If enacted, the proposed change essentially would double the $262,000 now available to families of servicemembers killed in