Matt Crowell, a summer employee with 71st Logistics Readiness Squadron, recently was named Air Education and Training Command’s Youth of the Year — part of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America annual awards program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Brian Hill)
Matt Crowell, a summer employee with 71st Logistics Readiness Squadron, was recently named Air Education and Training Command’s Youth of the Year — part of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America annual awards program.
The award recognizes outstanding contributions to a member’s family, school, community and Boys and Girls Club; academic excellence; and personal challenges and obstacles overcome.
“When I was notified, I was pretty much overjoyous,” said Matt. read more...
The former commander of the 25th Flying Training Squadron at Vance Air Force Base will be featured speaker at the graduation ceremony for members of Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class 08-13 at 10 a.m. read more...
Since last October, Air Force members worldwide have earned $1.3 million in cash awards for ideas that make the Air Force work better. read more...
Senior Airman Kathleen Gasque lays down electrical cord outside the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division S2 office at Forward Operating Base War Eagle, Iraq. Airman Gasque volunteered for a one-year joint source solution deployment as part of the 4th ID’s weapon intelligence team to fight the threat of improvised explosive devices. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Philip Klein)
FORWARD OPERATING BASE WAR EAGLE, Iraq (AFPN) — The fight to bring security to the people of Iraq requires all branches of the military to work together, bringing airmen and soldiers side by side. read more...
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) — Air Force officials here completed their investigation of the May 1 T-38C Talon accident at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, which resulted in the deaths of two pilots. read more...
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) — Air Force officials here recently completed their investigation of the April 23 T-38C Talon accident at Columbus Air Force Base, Miss., which resulted in the deaths of two pilots and destroyed the airplane. read more...
Battle rhythm — those events a unit conducts on a recurring basis that set the conditions for success.
Translation — determine what has to get done, prioritize the order in which those events get done and pack as much into each day as you can, while still providing for the basic needs of your airmen that allow for sustained performance over time.
You probably know the Army coined the term. read more...
RANDOLPH AIR FORCE BASE, Texas — It’s no secret. We’re flying some old airplanes.
In fact, aging airplanes continue to consume much of our attention. read more...
Two French air force maintainers work on their Rafale aircraft during a visit to Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. Four aircraft and more than 80 French airmen deployed to Luke AFB to participate in a joint exercise. (Photo courtesy of Pete Pallagi/Daily News-Sun)
LUKE AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. (AFPN) — Approximately 20 French air force aircrews, 60 maintainers and support personnel and four Rafale aircraft visited the base here to participate in an exercise July 28 to Aug. read more...
Military members returning from deployment or preparing to go and their families are invited to attend a workshop Saturday in Enid that will cover issues many veterans face.
The workshop, hosted by Inter Service Family Assistance Committee, will be 10 a.m. read more...
WASHINGTON — The Defense Department has issued a draft request for proposals to the competitors in the Air Force’s $35 billion program to acquire new aerial refueling tanker aircraft.
The request went to Northrop-Grumman and Boeing, and addresses concerns the Government Accountability Office raised about the original award of the contract in February, said Shay Assad, the Defense Department’s director of procurement and acquisitions policy.
The GAO, the investigative arm of Congress, recommended that the Air Force re-bid the contract — originally won by a Northrop-Grumman/EADS/Airbus consortium in February. read more...
A Shajoy village elder sips purified water after Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team medics introduced a new water sanitation process in the Shajoy District of Afghanistan. The team chose Shajoy to test-run the process, which (after initial costs) creates clean drinking water for 300 families or approximately 5,000 people at just $5 per month. (U.S. Air Force photo by Capt. Jean Duggan)
QALAT, Afghanistan (AFPN) — Zabul Provincial Reconstruction Team medics here introduced a water sanitation process to village elders in the Shajoy District of Afghanistan. read more...
Airmen are being issued the new Citibank government travel card, which will look like this example. Distribution began Wednesday. (U.S. Air Force illustration)
WASHINGTON (AFPN) —Citibank officials will mail out new government travel charge cards through Sept. 19. read more...
Senior Airman Justin Jones creates a new ear for a patient using a model created by the stereolithography lab at MacKown Dental Clinic at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Jones is a maxillofacial prosthetic technician assigned to the 59th Dental Squadron at Lackland AFB. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Erin Peterson)
LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) — The characteristics of a person’s face are unmistakable. They are the uniqueness that makes you recognize a family member, a friend, a co-worker. read more...
Gen. Norton A. Schwartz, sworn in Tuesday as the 19th Air Force chief of staff, has a message for Airmen: Be proud! (Defense Dept. photo by Cherie Cullen)
WASHINGTON (AFPN) — On his first day after being sworn in as the Air Force chief of staff, Gen. Norton Schwartz wasted no time in getting his message out to airmen. read more...
Top Pick - Tourney time
The Major American Legion Mid-South National Regional Baseball Tournament continues today at David Allen Memorial Ballpark. read more...
Staff Sgt. Kelly Miller holds a poster depicting solar flares on the sun at a million degree exposure. As a space weather forecaster, Miller interprets and analyzes atmospheric and solar activity to find potential effects and impacts on the mission caused by geomagnetic storms and high-velocity solar winds. Miller is with the 2nd Weather Squadron at Offutt Air Force Base, Neb. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Bennie J. Davis III)
WASHINGTON (AFPN) — A team, chartered by Lt. Gen. Richard Newton III, deputy chief of staff for manpower and personnel, will visit 10 Air Force bases to study the strains on airmen’s time in today’s resource-constrained environment.
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