U.S. AIR FORCE NEWS

  • Officials delay basing decision for Air Force Cyber Command

    The decision for the final location of the Air Force Cyber Command was expected to be finalized before the official Oct. 1 stand up of the command, but Air Force leaders now say it will not be made until closer to the end of the year. "This is to give us additional time to carefully review all the

  • Feb. 12 airpower summary: A-10s destroy enemy targets

    Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan during operations Feb. 12, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs and French Mirage 2000s

  • Airman's Roll Call highlights professional relationships

    This week's Airman's Roll Call focuses on effects of professional military relationships have on Airmen and what they can do to keep those relationships professional. Professional relationships are described as personal interaction that adds to morale, discipline and respect for authority. Open

  • Retired general becomes Air Force's newest fighter ace

    A retired general had been waiting on a call for some time; 55 years to be exact.Retired Lt. Gen. Charles G. Cleveland answered his home phone in January that turned out to be one of the most important calls of his life. "That's how I found out the Air Force was officially recognizing me as an ace,"

  • Top Japanese airlift commander visits CAOC

    A top leader from the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force visited the Combined Air and Space Operations Center here Feb. 9. Col. Chiyohiro Akamine, the commander of the Iraq Reconstruction Support Airlift Wing, met with senior leaders at the operations center to discuss Japan's involvement in coalition

  • Nurse commissioning program seeks enlisted applicants

    Officials at the Air Force Personnel Center here will conduct the annual Nurse Enlisted Commissioning Program board May 13-14 to select candidates for fall 2008 and spring 2009 start dates. The program offers active duty enlisted personnel the opportunity to earn a bachelor's degree in a high-need

  • Falcons conclude competition at Air Force open

    Sophomore Melissa Beerse picked up a victory in the pole vault, as the Air Force track and field team wrapped up competition at the Don Barrett-Air Force Open on Feb. 9. Competing at the Academy's Cadet Field House, the Falcons collected 26 top-10 finishes during the non-team scoring meet. Beerse

  • Airmen provide relief to China, test new initiative

    Kadena Airmen loaded more than 225,000 pounds of food, medicine and cold weather supplies onboard Pacific Air Forces aircraft here Feb. 8 as part of a humanitarian mission to China. U.S. Pacific Command coordinated delivery of the humanitarian supplies to the People's Liberation Army at Shanghai

  • AFOSI officials seek special agent candidates

    The Air Force Office of Special Investigations is seeking exceptional non-commissioned officers for duty as enlisted special agents. The AFOSI mission is to identify, exploit and neutralize criminal, terrorist and intelligence threats to the Air Force, Department of Defense and U.S. Government. With

  • Air Force conducts nuclear policy and procedures review

    The Air Force's Blue Ribbon Review of its nuclear weapons policies and procedures has found that its nuclear mission is sound but needs strengthening. "The review provided the Air Force an opportunity to improve its commitment to a sound nuclear enterprise," said Maj. Gen. Polly Peyer, chair of the