U.S. AIR FORCE NEWS

  • Air Force provides interim report on Dover to Defense Secretary

    On Dec. 16, the Secretary of the Air Force provided the Secretary of Defense an interim report addressing the disciplinary actions taken in response to substandard management practices and procedures at the Air Force Mortuary Affairs Operations Center at Dover Air Force Base, Del.The interim report

  • Last Airmen out of Iraq arrive home for Christmas

    America welcomed home from Iraq more than 200 of her Air Force sons and daughters Dec. 20 at Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.The Airmen were the last of the Air Force contingent in Iraq and were home in time for the winter holidays as stated by the president.Among the

  • New energy module provides awareness tool for Airmen

    The Air Force continues to place emphasis on energy awareness throughout the entire year. A new voluntary energy awareness module was made available to all Air Force members Dec. 1."The module provides an overview of energy strategies of the Air Force, what actions the Air Force is taking to build

  • New capability keeps deployers notified of changes

    Airmen getting ready to deploy have a new capability to help them prepare for their tasking. A recent change to the Air Force Reporting Instruction Tool now allows users to sign-up for instant email notifications when they occur.Prior to this change, members had to check the website often to ensure

  • Officials select 36 Airmen for advanced studies

    Three dozen Air Force and two sister-service officers have been selected to attend the Air Force School of Advanced Air and Space Studies starting in summer 2012, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced Dec. 19.The 50-week program is a follow-on school for intermediate level Department of

  • EO officials aim to set the standard for federal agencies

    Air Force equal opportunity officials have expanded a pilot program that reduces processing times for civilian equal employment opportunity complaints to five months versus the standard six months. The move is part of an Air Force effort to set the EO standard for federal agencies. In 2010, the Air

  • Continuing resolution update

    Congress passed and President Obama signed a Continuing Resolution Dec. 17 that will continue through Dec. 23.The CR provides the funding for those executive branch departments and agencies which have not yet received full-year funding for Fiscal Year 2012.As a result, departments and agencies are

  • Continuing resolution update

    Congress passed and President Obama signed a Continuing Resolution Dec. 17 that will continue through Dec. 23.The CR provides the funding for those executive branch departments and agencies which have not yet received full-year funding for Fiscal Year 2012.As a result, departments and agencies are

  • Last Airmen leave Iraq

    A group of Airmen redeployed from here Dec. 18, marking the last service members to leave Iraq. A 2008 Security Agreement between Iraq and the U.S. required all U.S. service members to be out of the country by Dec. 31.

  • Air Force will continue normal operations

    According to the Office of the Secretary of Defense comptroller, Bob Hale, the House and Senate have now passed a defense appropriations bill as part of an omnibus appropriation package. "Later today we expect them to pass a six-day continuing resolution allowing time for enrollment and signature of