U.S. AIR FORCE NEWS

  • Photo essay: Tyndall Airmen prepare for morning dive

    Combat controllers in training prepare to head out for an early morning dive during a combat dive course held at Panama City Beach, Fla. June 10. The Airmen are assigned to the 342nd Training Squadron Det. 2.View the slideshow:

  • Transition force creates air power in Afghanistan

    About 450 U.S. and NATO forces are working to bring the 3,300 members and 48 aircraft of the Afghan army air corps up to par as part of a long-term effort to give the country a self-sufficient air force, the Air Force general leading the transition team said June 10. "Our mission is to set the

  • Global Strike Command Airmen respond to incident scenario

    Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen conducted their first-ever Response Task Force exercise here June 1 through 4."We are training and preparing for a variety of contingency scenarios to ensure our readiness for any situation that may arise," said Gary Oldham, Air Force Global Strike Command's

  • Airmen missing from Vietnam War identified

    Department of Defense Prisoner of War/Missing Personnel Office officials announced June 11 that the remains of nine servicemembers, missing in action from the Vietnam War have been accounted for and returned to their families for burial with full military honors. Col. William H. Mason, Camden, Ark.;

  • Special operations Airmen train from the air to the water

    It's 3 a.m. in Panama City Beach, Fla. The bay looks like black liquid glass as the motor boat filled with combat controllers-in-training cuts through the water.The boat comes to the insertion point. The controllers sit on the edge of the boat and when the order is given, they fall backward over the

  • Latest 'Perspective' features nuclear enterprise priority

    The Air Force's top enlisted Airman released his latest "Enlisted Perspective" and it focuses on strengthening one of the service's priorities, the nuclear enterprise. Over the last few months, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Roy has visited some of the Air Force bases involved with the

  • 4 Airmen die in helicopter crash

    Department of Defense officials announced June 9 the deaths of four Airmen who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.They died June 9, near Forward Operating Base Jackson, Afghanistan, in a helicopter crash. Killed were:--Staff Sgt. Michael P. Flores, 31, of San Antonio, Texas, assigned to the

  • Air Force Week in Photos

    This week's photo highlights feature Airmen around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.View the slideshow.

  • June 9 airpower summary

    Coalition airpower integrated with ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force troops in Afghanistan during operations June 9, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here.Air Operations in AfghanistanClose-Air SupportAsmarAir Force B-1B Lancer aircrews,

  • Mullen stresses precision, innovation to graduates

    The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told graduates of the National Defense University here June 10 that their careers will be dominated by their understanding of the precise application of military force and national power.NDU's National War College and the Industrial College of the Armed