U.S. Air Force News

June 4, 2015
Don’t get hooked by phishers

Fast cash promises on popular social media sites like Facebook, Instagram and Twitter are causing major problems for service members.
June 4, 2015
Special tactics Airmen participate in fitness standards study

Nearly two dozen members of the 26th Special Tactics Squadron participated in a physical fitness study that analyzed mission requirements for battlefield Airmen.
June 4, 2015
Countries converge for PACANGEL Papua New Guinea

A six-nation Pacific Angel 15-4 team arrived June 1 in the Eastern Highlands province of Papua New Guinea. The PACANGEL team – made up of doctors, dentists, plumbers and planners from Papua New Guinea, the U.S., Australia, New Zealand, the Philippines and Indonesia -- tumbled out of trucks in
June 4, 2015
Fairchild, McConnell tankers fuel NORAD exercise

A tanker task force assembled from the 92nd Air Refueling Wing at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, and the 22nd ARW from McConnell AFB, Kansas, joined approximately 300 military personnel and 15 aircraft in exercise Amalgam Dart 15-2 May 26-June 1.
June 4, 2015
Surviving 'face-breaking' speed

For some it's about competition, for others it's an adrenaline rush, but for Derek Hamby, bicycling is about passion. Hamby, an avid bicyclist and manpower and organization chief at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, has been riding for close to 20 years. He takes trips with friends each year, just
June 3, 2015
AF Concert Band, Singing Sergeants dazzle at Summer Concert Series kickoff

Just after sunset, a blue-suited orchestra begins a selection from the 1985 Western, “Silverado,” as three towering silver spires reflect the city’s skyline -- a setting that kicked off the U.S. Air Force Band Summer Concert Series, which runs from May 29 through Sept. 11.
June 3, 2015
New program prepares Airmen, families to bounce back after deployments

Air Force services recently added a new tool to encourage service members and their families who are affected by deployments to participate in morale, welfare, and recreation programs and activities. The “Recharge for Resiliency” (R4R) initiative was designed to help Airmen readjust to life at home
June 3, 2015
Special Operations Forces commemorate liberation of France

In the first events commemorating the 71st anniversary of the liberation of France, Special Operations Command Europe operators performed military free falls into U.N. designated world heritage site in Mont Saint-Michel, and participated in a wreath-laying ceremony at the World War II Pontorson
June 2, 2015
Technical sergeant promotion results scheduled for June 9

Technical sergeant promotion selection results will be released at 8 a.m. Central Daylight Time June 9, Air Force officials said.
June 2, 2015
AF seeks scholarship, fellowship applicants for 2016 programs

Active-duty Airmen interested in unique developmental opportunities may be eligible for the Olmsted Scholar, White House Fellows and Mansfield Fellowship Exchange programs.

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