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  • BRAC criteria focus on 'military value'

    Military value will be the focus for the final selection criteria to be used in the 2005 round of base realignment and closures.That value represents the ability of the installation to contribute to the Defense Department’s future mission capabilities and operational readiness, said Philip Grone,

  • New avenue available for civilian information

    Civilian appropriated-fund employees and prospective applicants can now get answers to questions about employment opportunities, benefits and entitlements and more online at the Air Force's Customer Service Center.A new database, located at www.afpc.randolph.af.mil/cst, includes hundreds of

  • Aircrew error cited in investigation

    An investigation here found aircrew error led to the unintentional release of an inert training munition Jan. 8 in Yorkshire.Officials from the 48th Fighter Wing said the aircrew involved in this mishap was on non-flying status while investigation took place. Subsequent to the determination of

  • Battle-damaged C-5 repaired, ready for duty

    Workers in the C-5 Galaxy production branch here feel closer to the warfighter now that they have completed battle-damage repair on the C-5 hit by a missile shortly after takeoff in Iraq on Jan. 8.The aircraft left the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center on Feb. 23 -- two days ahead of schedule.The

  • Portal provides information, access, instant messaging

    Air Force senior leaders have asked that all airmen sign up for a new Web-based technology that promises to streamline access to information across the force -- the Air Force Portal.In a December information technology initiatives memo, Secretary of the Air Force Dr. James G. Roche and Chief of

  • Officers selected for development

    More than 170 company grade officers from five career fields were recently selected by the Development Team Special Selection Board to attend developmental education programs.They will be sent to attend the Air Force Institute of Technology; education with industry; space lift education and

  • Still time to leave active duty early

    Nearly 1,250 airmen have applied to leave the Air Force early under force shaping. As the March 12 application deadline draws near, officials looking to trim the force by more than 16,000 are encouraging all airmen to carefully look at options to retire or separate earlier than they might otherwise

  • Now showing: March 1 edition of AFTV News

    A landmark University of Rochester study of suicide in the Air Force headlines the latest edition of Air Force Television News.Staff Sgt. John Anderson talks to the study author, Dr. Kerry Knox, who said the Air Force program could be a model for private-sector businesses. The study found the

  • Air Force announces promotions to major

    The Air Force selected 2,540 captains for promotion to major in the 2003B line of the Air Force, chaplain, nurse corps, medical service corps and biomedical service corps boards.Selectees will be notified March 4 by their commander. The entire list will be posted on the Air Force Personnel Center’s

  • Air Force brings aid, experts to Morocco

    In the early hours of Feb. 24, a 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck the Al Hoceima Province in northern Morocco. Within the next few hours, two smaller aftershocks measuring 4.3 and 4.1 shook the remote region. Initial reports indicated more than 570 people were killed and 405 injured. On Feb. 28,

  • Modeling, simulation agency names best performers

    The Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation recognized its best performers for 2003 during its yearly conference here Feb. 24 to 26. Best performers were recognized in four categories as either teams or individuals. Winners included: -- Acquisition Category: The Simulation and Analysis

  • Airmen rescue civilian pilot in Alaska

    A pilot is out of the woods, literally, after being rescued by the Alaska Air National Guard’s 210th Rescue Squadron on March 1.Ted Greene, an Anchorage resident in his mid-70s, called in a mayday report after his plane crashed and was hung up in some trees in the Skwenta area, about 60 miles

  • Airmen answer National Call to Service

    Since its inception in October, more than 240 trainees who enlisted under the National Call to Service Program have attended basic military training here.Under the terms set by the 2003 National Defense Authorization Act, the new airmen can serve a 15-month enlistment, followed by a possible

  • Reserve maintainer cashes in on award-winning idea

    A reservist here is $10,000 richer thanks to a suggestion that will save the Air Force millions of dollars each year.Master Sgt. Andrew Calvello, an aircraft engine mechanic supervisor with the 512th Component Maintenance Squadron, submitted the idea through the Innovative Development through

  • AFRL technology tested in California

    Take the bus and leave the driving to embedded software.While it might not be a catchy slogan, that is exactly what happened when California Department of Transportation officials test drove software developed under the Air Force Research Laboratory-managed Model-Based Integration of Embedded

  • Aircrew thinks fast during combat-zone emergency

    C-17 Globemaster III aircrews on departure from Iraqi airfields are accustomed to being on the lookout for threats to the aircraft. One crew from the 16th Airlift Squadron here had to wrestle with a threat from within the aircraft on a recent flight out of northern Iraq.The Globemaster III was

  • Force-protection airmen keep alert

    With service and delivery contracts totaling more than $1.2 million and about 160 local nationals or third-country nationals on base at any one time, someone has to keep an eye on the workers.That duty falls to a team of about 50 airmen assigned to the force-protection section of the 407th Civil

  • Five generations keep proud tradition alive

    His life was spent fighting for freedom; his own freedom and the freedom of a country not yet born.Not only did he give his life in prelude to revolution from a tyrannical king, he left a legacy that continues to serve this country's continuous fight to preserve freedom at home and abroad. And one

  • Officials work on balancing Guard force

    Governors will be able to call on at least 50 percent of their National Guard forces for homeland-defense missions and other state emergencies because of a plan to realign Army and Air Guard units during the next few years, the chief of the National Guard Bureau said."We will balance our forces,

  • Guard, Reserve reach out to employers

    The National Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve is teaming up with local Chambers of Commerce to salute local employers who have demonstrated exceptional support for their employees who serve in the Guard and Reserve.The initiative is part of a broad outreach program to provide

  • Officials release A-10 accident report

    Mechanical failure caused the pilot of an A-10 Thunderbolt II to crash in a military training range near Las Vegas on Nov. 18, according to a report Air Force officials released March 2.The pilot ejected safely in the Nevada Test and Training Range about 45 miles northwest of Nellis Air Force Base,

  • Students 'deploy' for Operation Combat Care

    Students at Lakenheath Middle School received “orders” to deploy for Operation Combat Care from Feb. 23 to 25, but before the students could deploy, they first had to go through a processing line.More than 240 students moved through mock deployment-processing lines at the middle school on Royal Air

  • Personnel services now available on AF Portal

    The days where people need to remember numerous user IDs and passwords for basic online personnel services are coming to an end thanks to the Air Force Portal."The portal is a powerful tool," said Col. Gregory Touhill, director of personnel data systems at the Air Force Personnel Center here. "We

  • Lieutenant wins national track, field championship

    First Lt. James Parker, an Air Force world-class athlete from Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., won the 2004 USA Track and Field Indoor National Championship Weight Throw, held Feb. 26 to 29 in Boston.The weight-throw competitor credited the win to his intense training regimen and fine-tuning his

  • Predators move to Balad

    The unit came packed and ready to position themselves autonomously, so they could pursue their prey quietly, unseen for hours.Arriving ready to set up one of the most impressive unmanned aerial aircraft in the U.S. inventory, the Nevada unit was ready for business within days of their arrival here.

  • March issue of Airman available

    Read about recent changes at the Air Force Academy and take a look at airmen serving in Southwest Asia -- from the airmen fresh out of training to the medical staff who save lives in Baghdad. These features and more highlight the March issue of Airman magazine, now available in print and online at

  • Wolfowitz addresses Guard, Reserve deployment concerns

    Though reserve-component forces are going through a stressful time, the Defense Department is working hard to improve the situation, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz told Guard and Reserve leaders here.Secretary Wolfowitz, speaking at the Adjutants General Association of the United States

  • Americans, Turks find common ground through conversation

    Divided by cultural beliefs and thousands of miles, the gap between U.S. and Turkish people may appear, at first, somewhat insurmountable.Tech. Sgt. Norvel Brown, however, recently found a surprisingly simple connection -- conversation.As a volunteer at the English Language Training Center here,

  • 'Scopes' get airmen quickly back on track

    Wilford Hall Medical Center surgeons are getting basic military trainees back into training faster with the help of laparoscopy. Surgical recoveries, which used to require four to six weeks, can now take as little as one to two weeks, according to medical officials. One recent case typified the

  • Brothers in arms

    In the womb they were so close, according to doctors, that their heartbeats were synchronized.Not much has changed for Ivan and Evan Godwin since their birth at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., in 1962. Their lives have been full of the normal pushing, pulling and competing associated with twins.

  • Secretary briefs lawmakers in ‘posture’ hearing

    The F/A-22 Raptor, sexual harassment, force blending and the tanker lease program were all topics of discussion as the service’s senior executive testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee on March 2.Secretary of the Air Force Dr. James G. Roche, along with the other service secretaries,

  • Air Force: Manpower unevenly distributed

    Air Force leaders said manpower within the service is unevenly distributed. While testifying March 2 before the Senate Armed Services Committee subcommittee on personnel, Michael Dominguez said the service is in the process of rebalancing its manpower resources. He is the assistant secretary of

  • Academy wins basketball conference title

    Academy basketball player Nick Welch scored 17 points and Air Force’s stifling defense shut down San Diego State 61-49 March 1 to complete the school’s undefeated home season and clinch its first Mountain West Conference title.The 21-5 Falcons (11-2 in the conference) never finished higher than

  • JASDF flies first humanitarian mission into Iraq

    The Japan air self-defense force flew its first humanitarian mission into Iraq as part of coalition air forces, landing at Tallil Air Base on March 3.While self defense forces have previously conducted humanitarian deployments to other locations in the world, this is the first time Japanese airmen

  • Robins man has electric passion for catching perfect storm

    Some folks might say that Edward Aspera Jr. does not have the common sense to come in from the rain.But he will tell you, he does not mind. When you are a storm chaser and your passion for photographing Mother Nature's fury takes you around the country with camera equipment, a portable weather

  • Camp Cunningham honors Air Force hero

    A true American hero was remembered March 4 during a ceremony that officially dedicated the Air Force compound here to the memory of Senior Airman Jason D. Cunningham. Airman Cunningham gave his life supporting Operation Enduring Freedom while saving the lives of 10 others March 4, 2002.The

  • Team tests for weapons of mass destruction

    To date, no nuclear, biological or chemical agents have been found here, but a team of Airmen stands ready around the clock to check for potential NBC agents, and it now has a controlled facility to perform the tests.The team, seven Airmen assigned to the 407th Expeditionary Civil Engineer

  • DOD establishes additional sexual assault hot line

    The Department of Defense announced March 4 that an additional toll-free telephone number has been established for people who want to contact or provide information to the Department of Defense Task Force on Care for Victims of Sexual Assault.The number, (800) 497-6261, is staffed 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

  • From cosmetics to test jets

    In the tumultuous times of 1930s America, Pensacola, Fla., native Jacqueline “Jackie” Cochran was a successful entrepreneur in the world of women’s cosmetics. But not many who saw her marketing powders and colored creams in those days would imagine that she would soon set records in the upstart

  • Academy graduate named ‘Cadet of the Year’

    Second Lt. Christopher D. Ayoub was named the British Air Squadron’s 2003 Cadet of the Year on March 4.Lieutenant Ayoub is the first Air Force Academy graduate to win the award, which recognizes the most outstanding cadet from all Air Force accession programs. The previous winners have been from

  • Flowerbeds: Root cause of tree stress

    Trees dying for attention here will soon receive some much-needed care from 796th Civil Engineer Squadron people.“Last summer, we noticed that several trees appeared to be dying,” said Lt. Col. Craig Campbell, 796th CES commander. After an analysis performed by the 796th CES workers and a

  • Posthumous citizenships include family benefits

    The U.S. government historically has granted posthumous citizenship to non-U.S. citizen servicemembers killed in the line of duty during wartime.Thanks to a close working relationship between officials at the Defense Department and the Department of Homeland Security, this process is now on the fast

  • Red Cross offers food, friendship to returning Soldiers

    As they enter Incirlik’s temporary terminal, hundreds of U.S. Soldiers coming from Iraq stop by the shoppette and souvenir booths, but ultimately end up at a makeshift American Red Cross stand.Red Cross volunteers are helping out at the terminal by providing hot beverages and baked goods to

  • F/A-22 required for deep strike against enemy threats

    Maintaining deep-strike capability is critical to future warfighting operations. In a March 3 testimony before the House Armed Services Committee subcommittee on projection forces, Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. T. Michael Moseley said the Air Force must continue to maintain its deep-strike

  • Walking Shield helps American Indians

    For 10 years now, the Air Force has helped house and provide assistance to American Indians living on reservations in the United States through its participation in Operation Walking Shield. The Air Force deputy assistant secretary for installations, Fred Kuhn, co-chaired the OWS Management

  • Proposed budget boosts DOD housing program

    The Defense Department is set to replace all of its substandard military family housing units by 2009, a senior DOD official told a congressional committee March 3.The proposed fiscal 2005 DOD budget "allows the department to stay on track to eliminate nearly all of its inadequate military family

  • Computer-based training available to all

    For Air Force people wishing to further their education, the solution could be just a mouse click away. The U.S. Air Force computer-based training system, located at http://usaf.smartforce.com, allows people to supplement major blocks of formal education that may not be a part of an individual’s

  • Tuskegee Airmen opened doors for black aviators

    The modern Air Force is a diverse force made up of many races and cultures. But this was not always the case.More than 60 years ago, the U.S. Army Air Corps created an experimental black pilot-training program to test their abilities. With determination and persistence, the first black pilots, the

  • Airships may play key homeland defense role

    The dirigible, or airship, may be used as a tool to detect potential attacks against the United States, Department of Defense officials told House of Representative members March 4."We believe the best way to protect Americans is to defeat terrorists as far away from our homeland as we can," said

  • Test uniforms soon arriving at Elmendorf

    In early 2002, the Air Force chief of staff and the U.S. Air Force Uniform Board put together a uniform that met distinct criteria. It had to be better fitting, less expensive and easier to maintain, and specific to the Air Force.Elmendorf is one of the nine testing sites for this proposed utility

  • AMC commander explains Patriot Express cutbacks

    Air Mobility Command officials announced in February that the Patriot Express, a transit system for official travelers mainly in the Pacific and Europe, would be dramatically scaled down during the next few years.During a visit here, Gen. John W. Handy, AMC commander, explained why the program will

  • Korea vets recognized with medal

    A new defense medal will be issued to servicemembers who served in South Korea, or adjacent waters, after July 28, 1954. This includes those serving there today, and those serving up to a not-yet-determined future date. The Korea Defense Service Medal will be awarded to those assigned, attached or

  • Tyndall operates newest engine test controller

    Revving an engine and tweaking a motor until it purrs is an art the “hush-house” team here has perfected and taken to the next level with the arrival of the F/A-22 Raptor.A process once involving intense troubleshooting can now be accomplished more efficiently thanks to a new engine-test controller

  • Former Airman oversees U.S. cemetery in Manila

    Dan Neese gets strange looks when he invites people for dinner and gives them his address. It is not because he is some kind of a weird character, but living inside a cemetery is something most people do not normally brag about.Mr. Neese resides at the Manila American Cemetery and Memorial here.

  • DFAS to process retroactive civilian-pay increase

    Defense Finance and Accounting Service officials will soon begin processing the 2.1-percent retroactive pay increase for the federal civilian employees they serve. President George W. Bush signed an executive order March 3 identifying the new pay-increase percentages. The updates will be processed

  • Leave donations help during crisis

    In March 2003, Stacy Davenport delivered twins, one boy and one girl, but they were four months early.Brady, the boy, weighed 1 pound, 6 ounces, while his sister, Grace, weighed only 1 pound, 1 ounce. Two days after they were born, Brady died. Doctors said the next several days were critical for

  • Medicine man trains for sled-dog race

    A total of 16 barking dogs strain against their harnesses. The sled behind them is anchored into the snow to prevent the Alaskan huskies, each between 40 and 70 pounds, from pulling it across the starting line too soon. Volunteer dog handlers are busy adjusting harnesses, untangling lines and

  • Security forces get more boots on the ground

    Security forces Airmen will see 495 new civilians added to their ranks between July and October. Secretary of the Air Force Dr. James Roche directed the positions be added at the squadron level to free more Airmen for duties at home station and on deployments.Officials expect many of the new

  • Stress levels high among servicemembers

    Military deployments and other activities that keep servicemembers away from home are upping stress levels among people in uniform, a new Defense Department survey reveals.The 2002 Survey of Health Related Behaviors Among Military Personnel, released March 8, showed that about one-third of the

  • Air Force begins full-scale assault assessment

    Allegations of sexual misconduct at the Air Force Academy and Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, have prompted the Air Staff to direct an Air Force-wide review of its policies, procedures and victim programs.Officials at each Air Force major command have formed sexual-assault integrated-process teams

  • Kirstie Alley ‘cheers’ for McConnell

    Golden Globe-winning actress Kirstie Alley crossed into the blue March 8 during her “wild ride” here.She returned to her hometown of Wichita to raise money for the 1922 Orpheum Theatre with her show “Kirstie Alley’s Wild Ride” and wanted to visit one of the first places she worked -- McConnell.

  • Airmen learn convoy skills

    The grizzled, old retired Army instructor imparted combat wisdom to his students, as if he were reading directly from the combat bible. The most important thing he wanted them to take away from the training was when they drive into combat areas, they better look like death coming down the road. A

  • Airmen deliver radio communications to servicemembers

    What do you get when you take the rim of an old tire, bolt wood into the lug nut openings, and secure an 11-foot fence pole to it? After attaching an 8-foot rod to the top of the pole, the answer is a ground-radio antenna that makes the communication needs of security detail Soldiers here.And what

  • Jumper appearing in ‘Stargate: SG-1' episode

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. John P Jumper will appear in the season-ending episode of “Stargate: SG-1” scheduled to air March 19 on the Sci-Fi Channel.General Jumper appears in scenes taking place in the Oval Office for the episode “The Lost City, Part 2.” The episode was taped Aug. 25 in

  • Roche requests Army nomination be withdrawn

    Secretary of the Air Force Dr. James G. Roche is no longer in the running for the vacant secretary of the Army job.Secretary Roche requested March 10 that Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld withdraw the nomination. President George W. Bush nominated Secretary Roche for secretary of the Army on

  • Civilians will see pay increase soon

    Air Force civilian employees soon will see extra money in their paychecks. An executive order was signed by the president March 3 authorizing a pay adjustment retroactive to Jan. 11.Air Force Personnel Center officials here will begin loading new pay tables into the system beginning March 11. But

  • Pilots land safely after midair collision

    Two F-16 Fighting Falcons landed here safely after a midair collision over the Atlantic Ocean on March 9. Neither pilot was injured.At the time of the accident, the 79th Fighter Squadron aircraft were on a scheduled air-to-air training mission. A damage assessment is ongoing, and other aircraft

  • Moseley: Airmen doing tremendous work

    During operations in Iraq, the Air Force experienced some of the highest mission-capable rates in recent history, said the service’s vice chief of staff.Gen. T. Michael Moseley spoke before a Senate Armed Service Committee subcommittee on readiness and management support March 9, directly crediting

  • Small unit takes on big test

    The responsibility for testing the airworthiness of modified KC-135 Stratotankers rests with a small unit here.The 23-person 313th Flight Test Flight, an Air Force Reserve Command unit, is certifying the Stratotankers, following programmed depot maintenance and a new avionics upgrade.“We accomplish

  • Airmen return from deep freeze

    The last C-141 Starlifter from the 445th Airlift Wing returned March 4 from Christchurch, New Zealand, after completing its role in Operation Deep Freeze.Operation Deep Freeze flights support the National Science Foundation, which operates scientific stations in Antarctica to explore the origins of

  • Some personnel services become Web-only

    Starting March 15, Airmen will no longer have to stand in line to accomplish a personnel records review or several other common tasks.To make it easier for personnel customers, six different personnel services are now available only on the Web. Military personnel flight workers will point customers

  • Airlifters haul forces to Haiti

    On Feb. 29, President George W. Bush ordered U.S. Marines into the Republic of Haiti as the leading element of a multinational peacekeeping force sanctioned by the United Nations.Air Mobility Command aircraft were tapped to bring up to 2,000 Marines into Haiti's capital of Port-au-Prince, with 18th

  • ‘Win the Peace’ coalition delivers hope for future

    More than 200 students at a school outside Nasiriya, Iraq, received a surprise delivery of school supplies donated by “Win the Peace.” WTP is an unofficial, organization made up of Airmen with the 380th Air Expeditionary Wing at a forward-deployed location. The group raised funds for the shipment

  • Scientists find better solvent for cleaning oxygen lines

    Air Force Research Laboratory scientists and engineers recently teamed with Aeronautical Systems Center experts here to identify a suitable replacement for Freon, a solvent that was banned for ozone depleting tendencies.Experts from AFRL's materials and manufacturing directorate nonmetallic

  • Charter Chief chats about change

    When Chief Master Sgt. Jim Flaschenriem was promoted to the Air Force’s highest enlisted grade Dec. 1, 1959, there was no tradition to the event. As one of the first to be promoted to that rank, he said it "wasn't very exciting."When the first chiefs were made, most of us who were promoted had

  • Air Force surgical team ready for duty

    It may seem like a small medical team to some, but people here need not worry about their emergency surgical needs. The five-person U.S. Air Force surgical team, an operational surgical component of the 376th Expeditionary Medical Group, is ready for duty.The team is equipped to treat emergencies

  • Airmen win two gold medals at wrestling championship

    Staff Sgt. Steven Woods, of the 10th Services Squadron at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., won the 74-kilogram (163-pound) weight class in Greco-Roman wrestling at the 2004 Armed Forces Wrestling Championships. Second Lt. Kevin Hoy, of the 10th SVS, won the 120-kilogram (264.5-pound) weight class

  • Air Force avoiding Draconian measures while shaping force

    The Air Force will try to avoid "adverse consequences" while reducing its end strength during the next few years. During testimony before the House Armed Services Committee subcommittee on total force, the Air Force's deputy chief of staff for personnel discussed the service's plans for force

  • Officials release Pave Low accident report

    An accident investigation board determined that failure of the No. 2 engine because of compressor stall, failure of the auxiliary fuel tanks to jettison and the uneven terrain of the landing area caused an MH-53 Pave Low helicopter to crash Nov. 23. The board released its findings March 10.The

  • AFSOC familiarization, recruiting seminar focuses on weather

    Air Force Special Operations Command weather directorate officials held their first special operations and airborne weather familiarization and recruiting seminar here March 3 to 5.Combat weather recruiting efforts have not produced enough volunteers to fill enlisted vacancies, said Lt. Col. Michael

  • Target identification system nears completion

    By the end of the year, U.S. military forces will be able to pinpoint targets with equipment that is lighter and more compact, thanks to the Air Force Research Laboratory's Laser Integrated Target Identification System.For U.S. forces to pinpoint a military target now, they need eight separate

  • U.S. forces get tax break for combat-zone service

    American forces serving in designated combat zones supporting the war against terrorism continue to get a tax break from Uncle Sam.Depending upon rank, eligible servicemembers can exclude from federal income tax either all or some of their active-duty pay, and certain other pays, earned in any month

  • Indiana teen wins ‘perfect prom’

    Surrounded by friends, family and school officials March 10, Jessica Karshner held onto the jumbo-sized check. With a smile almost as big as the symbolic piece of cardboard, she looked into the crowd and said “thank you!”Picked randomly from 97,000 entries, this Seymour High School senior was the

  • Documentary 'discovers' Edwards aircraft, people

    A three-person crew with the Discovery Channel filmed parts of a documentary here recently on military wonders from around the world.The various aircraft featured were the F/A-22 Raptor, C/V-22, Airborne Laser, Global Hawk and the F-117A Nighthawk.The show, titled "Seven Wonders of the Military

  • Airmen search for fallen heroes in Southeast Asia

    When Master Sgt. Delbert Anderson received his deployment assignment to Southeast Asia, he said he did not anticipate his definition of patriotism would change forever.Sergeant Anderson, superintendent of trainer aircraft operations for life support in the Air Education and Training Command’s

  • Grand challenge showcases unmanned vehicle technology

    Enthusiasm is building at California Motor Speedway in Fontana, Calif., as more than 20 unmanned ground vehicles prepare to face off against the clock March 13, while navigating 200 miles of rugged terrain.The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Grand Challenge will pit an array of innovative

  • Murray talks rotations, uniforms, quality of life

    Retro was all the rage March 10 here as Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Gerald Murray met with enlisted Airmen here.Chief Murray, the Pacific Air Forces command chief before assuming his current job, addressed a standing-room-only crowd about several issues concerning the base, Pacific Air Forces

  • Pocket change: Local artist designing new nickel

    Graphic designer Susan Gamble is one of 24 artists from across the country selected by U.S. Mint officials to create original designs for the nation’s coins and medals.The U.S. Mint issued a nationwide call for artists in November and received 306 applications from professional and student artists

  • Now showing: March 15 edition of AFTV News

    The shifting focus of the Air Force mission to meet new world threats is in the spotlight in the latest edition of Air Force Television News. In a two-part report, Tech. Sgt. Rusty Barfield and Staff Sgt. April Lawrence report from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, and Minot AFB, N.D., on the

  • Rumsfeld thanks troops, civilians for supporting terror war

    With the March 19 approach of the one-year anniversary of the war in Iraq, the secretary of defense thanked members of the military community March 12 for transforming lives, not only in Iraq and Afghanistan, but in America too.Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld told servicemembers and DOD

  • Air Force announces E-8 promotion statistics

    Air Force officials recently selected 1,566 master sergeants for promotion to senior master sergeant.The promotion list will be released the first duty hour March 17 (March 18 for those units across the international date line). The complete list of selectees will be posted to the Air Force

  • Civilian job process going ‘PRO’

    A new base-level central-approval authority for filling civilian positions is currently being tested at seven bases across the Air Force.The Personnel Resource Official, or PRO, will be the point of contact in an organization or at a base that lets a manager trying to fill a position know whether he

  • NCO charged in alleged murder-for-hire plot

    Air Force officials preferred charges March 12 against a recruiter assigned to the 341st Recruiting Squadron here for allegedly being involved in a murder-for-hire plot and other criminal activity.Tech. Sgt. Rodney E. Wells is charged in separate incidents of conspiracy to commit murder,

  • AMC central to historic troop rotation

    Department of Defense officials have challenged those from Air Mobility Command to play a central role in the Southwest Asia troop rotation by moving 250,000 people in 60 days. That roughly equates to the number of passengers who can sit in 720 wide-body commercial aircraft or the entire population

  • Falcons hoopsters headed to NCAA tournament

    The Air Force Falcons have earned a spot in the 2004 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament, their first postseason appearance in 42 years. The Falcons, with an overall 22-6 record, won the Mountain West Conference regular-season title with a conference-record 12-2 mark. They face North Carolina on

  • Basic training creates mission-ready Airmen

    Air Force leaders expect basic military training squadrons to deliver a tough program, professionally. Trainees want it tough as well, officials here said.This is great because training officials said they deliver. Graduates complete a rigorous indoctrination program and leave here as highly

  • Four Airmen help save Baltimore water-taxi victims

    Four members of the Puerto Rico Air National Guard were saluted as heroes at the National Guard Bureau’s joint headquarters here March 15. The salute came nine days after they helped save the lives of other water taxi passengers who were thrown into the frigid waters near Baltimore.Staff Sgts.

  • Joint-range extension linking global network

    An Electronic Systems Center-developed product, now deployed in operational theaters worldwide, is linking information cells together into a global network to give warfighters broader communication ability.Joint-Range Extension is a hardware and software system that receives information transmitted

  • U.S. Airmen deliver aid to Chad

    Answering an urgent request for assistance, units from Ramstein Air Base, Germany, responded with two C-130 Hercules aircraft in support of a European Command mission to deliver more than 19 tons of aid March 13 to Chad. The call for aid came after the Chadian army engaged in a heavy battle with a

  • Leaders getting tool to help people in distress

    Leaders throughout the Air Force are receiving a new tool this spring they can use to recognize and respond to people in distressing situations.Every squadron commander and first sergeant will get a CD copy of the “Leader's Guide to Managing Personnel in Distress,” an interactive product that