July 21, 2014 From trash to treasure: Converting Academy waste into renewable energy During August 2013, the Defense Department Environmental Security Technology Certification Program funded CDM Smith, a national engineering and construction firm, to test how the U.S. Air Force Academy can reduce energy use and cost at its wastewater treatment plant, and convert food waste from its
July 21, 2014 Command presence: CMSAF visits Gateway to the Pacific Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody visited Travis Air Force Base, California to meet Airmen and thank them for their service, July 9 to 11.
July 21, 2014 Medical training in hyperreality The Air Force Medical Modeling and Simulation Training, or AFMMAST, is improving medical training is by adding hyperreality and high fidelity through the use of the Tactical Combat Casualty Care Cut Suit.
July 21, 2014 AF selects 460 for promotion to captain The 2014A Line of the Air Force, Chaplain Corps, Judge Advocate General Corps, Nurse Corps, Medical Services Corps and Biomedical Sciences Corps quarterly captain selection process selected 460 first lieutenants for promotion to captain July 18.
July 20, 2014 Weapons School students get first look at upgraded B-1s For the first time, students from the U.S. Air Force Weapons School got to fly with the newly upgraded Sustainment Block-16 B-1B Lancer during the student's Integration Phase (IT) at Nellis AFB, Nev.
July 18, 2014 Air Force focuses fourth round of VERA/VSIP on headquarters reductions In an effort to lead its force management actions with voluntary programs, the Air Force announced a fourth round of civilian workforce shaping measures beginning July 21.
July 18, 2014 Airman's remains returned home 62 years after his death The remains of 17 service members were recovered by the Joint Prisoner of War/Missing in Action Accounting Command and Joint Task Force team from a 1952 aircraft crash site. Among the casualties was Airman 3rd Class Howard Martin, of Elwood, Indiana, whose remains returned home to rest July 10.
July 18, 2014 Special tactics Airmen and Soldiers practice amphibious insertions, extractions Airmen and Soldiers from here practiced amphibious special operations tactics during a water training exercise at American Lake at Joint Base Lewis-McChord July 14-15.
July 18, 2014 Biomedical Sciences Corps development team convenes in August The Biomedical Sciences Corps development team will convene Aug. 18-22 to consider qualified BSC officers for advanced academic degrees, Air Force Personnel Center officials said July 17.
July 18, 2014 439 Airmen on July supplemental promotion list There were 439 Airmen selected for promotion via the supplemental promotion process, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced July 17.