U.S. Air Force News

March 19, 2015
New plan to dramatically change today’s health systems

With the goal to move from healthcare to health, the Air Force Medical Service (AFMS) has created a dynamic plan that promises to revolutionize health and human performance systems as they exist today.
March 19, 2015
First Luke F-35 student takes to the sky

The 56th Fighter Wing officially began training new F-35 Lightning II pilots when the first student, Brig. Gen. Scott Pleus, the commander of the 56th Fighter Wing, flew the wing's first training sortie March 18.
March 19, 2015
Army, AF leaders: Lack of resources jeopardizes national defense

Army and Air Force senior leaders spoke with one message to the Senate Armed Services Committee March 18, and the message was clear – it’s time for tough decisions.
March 19, 2015
Alaska Air Guard Supports CJTF-HOA Rescue Missions

The 81st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron is one of the three Expeditionary Rescue Squadrons assigned to the 449th Air Expeditionary Group in support of the Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa at Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti. The squadron is the epitome of the Total Force Integration, providing
March 19, 2015
USAFE, Romanian airmen kick off Dacian Warhawk

More than 100 personnel and six F-16 Fighting Falcons landed at Campia Turzii, Romania, to kick off a bilateral Romanian and Air Force training event March 10-27.
March 19, 2015
NCO banishes mountain of paperwork to the PIT

As years of logbooks and paper records stacked up in the 436th Airlift Wing Non-destructive Inspection lab, they needed to find a way to improve both their record logging system and their efficiency.Leadership knew they had a young, computer savvy Airman and they turned to him for the answer.
March 19, 2015
Air Force funds research for remotely piloted aircraft

Although the development of remotely piloted aircraft began in the 1950s, they are increasingly used by both military and commercial customers and provide a promising new chapter in the history of aviation.
March 19, 2015
Service officials: Infrastructure funding level poses risk

Service officials responsible for infrastructure described for Congress March 17, a need throughout the Defense Department for infrastructure reduction and improved funding for military construction.
March 18, 2015
Planning, execution and management of OCS critical to military operations

More than $30 billion was lost from contract waste and fraud during military contingencies in Iraq and Afghanistan from 2001 to 2011, according to a congressionally chartered Commission on Wartime Contracting report from 2011.The Commission concluded that the loss could have been avoided through
March 18, 2015
New York Army National Guard aviators train with Air Guard close air controllers at Fort Drum

It was one team, one fight during a training exercise March 14 for the New York Army National Guard aviators of B Company 3rd Battalion 126th Aviation and the New York Air National Guard close air support specialists of the 274th Air Support Operations Squadron.

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