U.S. AIR FORCE NEWS

  • Baseball: Air Force rolls to 8-4 win over Savannah State

    Matt Alexander broke out of a slump with three RBIs and Jeff Abt hit his first career homer for the Falcons as the U.S. Air Force Academy baseball team won its second game in as many days, defeating Savannah State 8-4 March 25 at Tiger Field here. The Falcons improved to 9-12 on the season to

  • New warfighter education courseware released

    The commander of Air University has launched a major initiative aimed at enhancing the professional development of the Air Force warfighter. Lt. Gen. Stephen Lorenz recently released the first two courses of the Warfighter Developmental Education program. WDE is a Web-based educational program

  • March 25 airpower summary: KC-10s provide vital refueling support

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations March 25, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, French 2000 Mirages conducted shows of force over enemy

  • Officials remain proactive in tackling trainee illnesses

    Lackland Air Force Base officials remain proactive in its efforts to control the occurrence of upper respiratory illness amongst its Basic Military Training population. For the past two years, Lackland AFB has had one of the lowest respiratory illness rates of all Department of Defense military

  • Chief master sergeant of the Air Force visits Kunsan Airmen

    The chief master sergeant of the Air Force spoke with Kunsan Air Base Airmen about recapitalization, modernization and quality of life for Airmen and their families March 24 here. Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley also discussed force shaping challenges and emphasized why it's

  • Program takes safety, occupational health to next level

    Occupational Safety and Health Administration officials continue to focus on developing and caring for the safety of Airmen, civilians and their families to build a culture of safety with the Voluntary Protection Program, senior Air Force leaders said here recently. "The Air Force implemented VPP (a

  • Cadets give up spring break to build homes

    Pick-axes, sawdust and hammers were the dominant spring break memories for 20 Air Force Academy cadets last week in Santa Fe, N.M. The 20 are part of a group of cadets who've given up their spring breaks to build homes for needy families in Santa Fe, N.M.; Cody, Wyoming; Beaumont, Texas; and El

  • Airman's Roll Call highlights Voluntary Protection Program

    This week's Airman's Roll Call focuses on a program that takes safety and occupational health to the next level. The program is an enhanced safety program that focuses on developing and caring for the safety of Airmen, civilians and their families. Simply put, VPP is getting every one of us to

  • Dyess AFB model of energy conservation

    Dyess Air Force Base is going green. Take a tour of the base and it's easy to see how. In one building, water is pumped from a small pond, turned into ice and used to cool several dormitories; the landscaping is irrigated using effluent water purchased from the city of Abilene, Texas; and eight

  • DOD officials identify error in shipment to Taiwan

    The Department of Defense announced today that four non-nuclear ballistic missile nose-cone assembly components were mistakenly shipped to Taiwan in August 2006. Taiwanese authorities notified the U.S. they had received four nose-cones instead of the four helicopter batteries they initially ordered