U.S. AIR FORCE NEWS

  • Photo essay: Eglin workers minimize pollutants

    Contract workers use a new air curtain incinerator to burn test materials here recently. The burner consumes massive amounts of the wood waste quickly and minimizes the amount of pollutants released.View the slideshow.

  • Nov. 14 airpower summary

    Coalition airpower integrated with Operation New Dawn partners in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations Nov. 14, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.

  • Nov. 13 airpower summary

    Coalition airpower integrated with Operation New Dawn partners in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations Nov. 13, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.

  • Nov. 12 airpower summary

    Coalition airpower integrated with Operation New Dawn partners in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations Nov. 12, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.

  • New commander takes reins of AETC

    Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr. took command of Air Education and Training Command from Gen. Stephen R. Lorenz during a ceremony here today.AETC, headquartered in San Antonio, is the Air Force major command responsible for recruiting, training and educating America's Airmen through innovation."The set of

  • Nov. 11 airpower summary

    Coalition airpower integrated with Operation New Dawn partners in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations Nov. 11, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.

  • Program easing medical separation rolls out forcewide

    A pilot program that eases medical separation and speeds benefit payments for servicemembers too wounded, sick or injured to stay in the military will soon roll out to the entire force. "We are proud that the disability evaluation system is making progress," a senior defense official said this week.

  • Shaw officials host safety day for EOD Airmen and families

    Officials from the 20th Civil Engineer Squadron here held an explosive ordnance disposal safety day Nov. 10 to help explain the challenges of EOD operations.Organizers divided the day into two main sections, one intended for just the flight members and the other for their families."Our civil

  • VA officials launching new personalized Veterans Health Benefits Handbook

    Department of Veterans Affairs officials are testing a new, personalized Veterans Health Benefits Handbooks. The handbooks are tailored to provide enrolled veterans with the most relevant health benefits information based on their own specific eligibility. In essence, each handbook will be written

  • Cyber attacks present 'huge' threat, Gates says

    Leaders are taking steps to bring defense industrial and domestic partners under an umbrella of protection from cyber attacks, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Nov. 16."There is a huge future threat and there is a considerable current threat (from cyber attacks)," Gates said during a