U.S. AIR FORCE NEWS

  • Enlisted quarterly assignment listing available Oct. 11

    The Enlisted Quarterly Assignment Listing for Airmen returning from overseas and continental United States mandatory movers for February to April 2006 will be available Oct. 11. Airmen need to work through their commander's support staff to update their preferences by Oct. 27. Deployed Airmen or

  • CDC, health pros offer programs, tips to help children

    “I miss my mommy,” said Emani Wilcox in a matter-of-fact tone that only children can seem to muster. For a second, there was a swelling of tears in her eyes. Then she saw the camera and was all smiles. “Cheese!” Once the camera flashed, she was back to playing and laughing with her friends. Other

  • Recent changes improve Korea assignment program

    Recent policy changes to the Korea Assignment Incentive Pay program allow Airmen to apply for the program before or after their arrival in South Korea. The program authorizes $300 monthly payments to Airmen who sign a written agreement to serve the prescribed tour length in South Korea plus an

  • Academy sports recap: Falcons finish third in track and field tourney

    Backed by a second-place finish from Nick Wilson and a 10th-place finish from Nicole Graham, the Air Force men’s and women’s cross country team finished third at the Willamette Invitational in Salem, Ore., on Oct. 1. Other top finishers were Mark Walter with an 11th-place finish behind a time of 24

  • Security escorts eyes, ears for base security

    They are “not your average babysitter.” In fact, the 376th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron’s security escorts are referred to as the frontline of defense and the eyes and ears of security forces here. “They provide the base with the ability to support multiple contracts without impacting the

  • Officials announce lieutenant colonel selections

    Air Force officials selected 1,371 majors for promotion out of 7,439 considered by the lieutenant colonel line, biomedical sciences corps and nurse corps boards. The results and selection statistics are as follows: In-the-promotion zone: -- 1,073 line officers were selected from 1,454 considered for

  • Loyal partners sniff out trouble in Iraq

    After a couple of years apart, Ori and Tyreese are partners again. And the security forces duo is deployed and back on the job sniffing out trouble at an entry control point here. Staff Sgt. Tyreese McAllister was the first handler Ori was assigned to after the German shepherd graduated from the