U.S. AIR FORCE NEWS

  • Dentists at Gardez welcome first, only clinical adviser

     At Paktia Regional Military Hospital at Gardez three Afghan dental workers are very excited about receiving their first adviser. Maj. Courtney Schapira is part of the Medical Embedded Training Team at Forward Operating Base Lightning. The team is made up of a variety of medical advisoes for the

  • Manpower, reserve affairs secretary: Airmen, family care is priority

    During his recent trip to Japan, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Daniel Ginsberg visited here Dec. 1 and 2.Ginsberg toured facilities to see the services the Air Force provides to Airmen and their families."I'm responsible for helping oversee manpower and

  • Priority placement program serves employee, DOD needs

    Civilian employees adversely affected by actions such as transfer of function or base realignment and closure may be eligible for assistance through the Department of Defense Priority Placement Program. "The priority placement program sometimes conjures concern when mentioned, but it is one of the

  • NASA seeking astronaut candidates

    NASA is accepting applications for astronaut candidates via the USAJobs website, through Jan. 12, 2012, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced."Applicants who submit an application through the USAJobs site, must also do a separate application for the Air Force nomination board," said Howard

  • Warrior Games competition plans return to Colorado Springs

    The annual Warrior Games, featuring wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans competing in several sporting events, will return here in 2012, U.S. Olympic Committee officials announced Dec. 6.The USOC-hosted games will take place April 30 to May 5. The Defense and Veterans Affairs

  • Air Force officials urge safe winter holiday season

    With the holidays around the corner, officials at the Air Force Safety Center here remind Airmen to use sound risk management during the upcoming festivities both on- and off-duty. "As we celebrate this holiday season, please be vigilant and remember to be a good wingman for all those in your family

  • Hickam honors legacy, pays tribute to storied past

    At 7:55 a.m., some 70 years ago, lives on the sleepy island of Oahu were forever changed by an attacking force. JB Hickam took a living glimpse into this storied past filled with heroism, honor and valor on historic ground Dec. 7.On the very site Old Glory never left her post, where men like Joseph

  • Air Force expands FY12 officer voluntary force management measures

    Air Force leaders announced Dec. 6 the expansion of voluntary officer separation measures for fiscal 2012 as part of the service's ongoing force-management initiatives.The leaders implemented a tailored, multi-year program in 2010 to reduce the personnel numbers to meet the service's authorized

  • AF bands join Grammy-winning artists for 'Holiday Notes from Home'

    The Band of the U.S. Air Force Reserve and Air Force Strings recently joined Grammy-winning vocalist Lee Ann Womack and the Grammy-nominated band Little Big Town in the "Holiday Notes from Home" concert.The hour-long special will air on the Great American Country Channel beginning Dec. 10 at 8:30

  • Air Force to remain in Mountain West Conference

    The Air Force Academy will stay in the Mountain West Conference, declining an offer to join the expanding Big East Conference, Academy Superintendent Lt. Gen. Mike Gould announced Dec. 7.The Academy was one of several schools courted by the Big East, which extended feelers and formal invitations to