U.S. AIR FORCE NEWS

  • Shaw Airman saves boy's life

    As an air traffic controller with the 20th Operations Support Squadron here, Tech. Sgt. Daniel Sluss is always observant of his surroundings while watching for incoming aircraft. This situational awareness helped him save a life while on vacation with his family in North Carolina when he and other

  • Air Force, Army, Navy family services expand for new joint base

    Family services members here will expand to support Air Force, Army and Navy personnel and their dependents as Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst moves toward full operational capability Oct. 1. The Airman and Family Readiness Center at McGuire, along with Navy Fleet and Family Services and Army

  • Memorial officials call for photos of Vietnam vets

    The National Call for Photos, a campaign to gather images of the more than 58,000 men and women whose names are on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, was launched recently at an event here hosted by officials with the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund and FedEx Office. FedEx Office officials will use their

  • Andrews Airmen help Maryland police defuse 1,000 pound arsenal

    Members of the 316th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal team at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland don't just blow stuff up, they help ensure the safety and security of the president, the country's top leaders and foreign dignitaries.These EOD members sweep the Andrews AFB

  • CMSAF visits Hurlburt Airmen

    Hundreds of Hurlburt Field Airmen gathered to meet and listen to the 16th chief master sergeant of the Air Force Sept. 22 here. Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Roy talked to Hurlburt Field Airmen about his priorities for America's Airmen, and toured the 1st Special Operations Wing, Air

  • Pacific Angel optometry team provides vision in Vietnam

    Air Force optometrists are making vision a bit clearer for Vietnamese residents during Operation Pacific Angel 2009 Sept. 15 through 24 here. The operation is a joint and combined humanitarian and civic assistance program aimed at improving military civic cooperation between the United States and

  • Airmen restore Vietnamese clinic during Pacific Angel

    A 15-member Air Force civil engineer team is refurbishing the Cam Thuy Medical Clinic here as part of Operation Pacific Angel 2009, taking place Sept. 15 to 24. The civil engineers are completing the electrical, plumbing and structural work while humanitarian medical operations take place

  • NASA officials assign crew for final scheduled Space Shuttle mission

    NASA officials have assigned the crew for the last scheduled space shuttle mission, targeted to launch in September 2010. The flight to the International Space Station will carry a pressurized logistics module to the station. Veteran shuttle commander and retired Air Force Col. Steven W. Lindsey

  • Defense Department officials to announce balanced social media policy

    Defense Department officials plan to forward a social media policy to the department leadership within the next two weeks that will balance the pros and cons of social networking sites, the department's top public affairs official said on National Public Radio's "Talk of the Nation" Sept. 22. "I

  • 'Today's Air Force' features views from the top

    In this edition of "Today's Air Force," key leaders discuss the future of the air force and aerospace development, members of an all new enlisted career field talk about their job, and two brothers enjoy a virtual reunion.Several top Air Force officials were in the nation's capitol for the 2009 Air