U.S. AIR FORCE NEWS

  • Top enlisted Airman addresses key Cannon issues during visit

    The Air Force's top enlisted Airman visited here Jan. 20 and addressed issues that ranged from housing and deployments to how Cannon Air Force Base Airmen fit into the bigger Air Force picture.Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Roy told Airmen that top Air Force leaders are very aware of

  • Wilford Hall team heads to Haiti

    A team of more than 30 Air Force medics including 13 from the 59th Medical Wing here travelled to Haiti early Jan. 24 to provide medical support to earthquake victims.The 59th MDW team from Lackland Air Force Base was composed of doctors, nurses and medical technicians specializing in pediatric and

  • Chairman cites need for rapid health care solutions

    Defense Department officials must work quickly to surmount a stigma that's preventing servicemembers from seeking help for the signature wounds of today's wars, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said Jan. 25. "We are clearly just beginning to deal with the long-term effects of the signature

  • VA officials to begin recovery of GI Bill advance payments

    Veterans Affairs Department officials are beginning the process of recovering advance payments made available during the fall 2009 semester to veterans and servicemembers who applied for education benefits. "The advance payments were a huge success and helped thousands of student veterans during the

  • Photo essay: Mountain Home squadron returns from deployment

    Hailey, Trevor and Laneybelle wait for their father, Tech. Sgt. Steven Russell to return home, Jan. 19, 2010, at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho. More than 100 members of the 726th Air Control Squadron returned from their deployment in support of U.S Central Command. (U.S. Air Force

  • Official notes health system's 'amazing' impact

    The Defense Department's Military Health System has never played a clearer or more important role in the security of the nation, the assistant secretary of defense for health affairs said Jan. 25. "I'm very, very proud of the great strides we all have made to date," Ellen P. Embrey told an audience

  • Colorado reservists deploy in support of Haiti earthquake relief

    Approximately 50 Airmen and two C-130 Hercules from the 302nd Airlift Wing left here Jan. 22 to fly humanitarian missions in support of Haitian relief efforts. The reservists will support airlift operations including aeromedical evacuation and aerial delivery missions, transporting much needed food

  • JB Andrews Airmen train with state special tactical assault team

    Members from the 316th Security Forces Squadron here and the Maryland State Police Special Tactical Assault Team Element, or STATE team, conducted training exercises in unoccupied Joint Base Andrews housing units Jan. 19.The goal of the exercise for the security teams was to share experience and

  • Barksdale 'dePLAYment' program keeps children active

    Barksdale Air Force Base officials are participating in a program for families of deployed Airmen that allows them to enjoy base activities for free or reduced fees.To do so, the families receive "dePLAYment tags" that are used at Barksdale AFB facilities including the youth center, arts and crafts

  • Holloman officials mourn death of Airman

    Officials with the 49th Fighter Wing here have confirmed the death of a base Airman recently. Senior Airman Sean Patrick McGinnis died Jan. 17 in Alamogordo, N.M.Airman McGinnis, of Wichita Falls, Texas, was a munitions storage crewmember assigned to the 49th Maintenance Squadron."Members of Team