U.S. AIR FORCE NEWS

  • Falcons golf team places 14th at BYU Cougar Classic

    The Air Force Academy men's golf team placed 14th out of 15 teams at the annual Brigham Young University Cougar Classic, held here April 23 to 24. The Falcons shot a three-round total 893 (294-299-300). Falcon golfer Tyler Goulding placed 12th overall to lead the team.Goulding finished the event

  • Officials: TSP good way to increase wealth

    Defense Department officials urge servicemembers to invest in their future through the Thrift Savings Plan.Now is a good time for servicemembers to start paying themselves, officials said. The current TSP open season started April 15 and runs until June 30. This is the time servicemembers can

  • Senior-enlisted course improves joint education

    U.S. Joint Forces Command officials will take a first step in kicking off the Command Senior-Enlisted Leader Capstone Joint Operations Module course at the Joint Warfighting Center here April 27 to 28.The course provides command senior enlisted Airmen, Soldiers, Marines, Sailors and Coast Guardsmen

  • Service demographics available

    Air Force Personnel Center officials here recently published the quarterly demographics report offering a snapshot of the service's active-duty and civilian force as of March 31.The report outlines information regarding the Air Force’s 375,093 active-duty Airmen and 139,373 civilian employees, such

  • Base motorcycle clubs will promote rider safety

    The formation of motorcycle clubs on Air Force bases worldwide may increase mentoring, an important element for promoting safe riding, said the Air Force’s senior safety official.Air Force leaders are alarmed at the rate that the Air Force is losing its Airmen, not only in four-wheeled vehicle

  • Mother reunites with son 24 years after birth

    On a late night, Maj. Betsy Majma returned from a temporary duty trip and was really tired, but her husband urged her to go to the airport with him early the next morning to pick up someone. She was overjoyed she did.The 81st Surgical Operations Squadron nurse anesthetist was reunited that following

  • Airmen make good use of old uniforms

    An Airman here came up with a way to use unserviceable battle dress uniforms: Sewing them into blankets for local homeless people. “I got the idea from a blanket that my sister had sewn for me out of scrap pieces of cloth,” said Senior Airman Dennis Fry, a 48th Component Maintenance Squadron jet

  • Yokota provides typhoon relief to island of Yap

    The island of Yap in Micronesia was devastated by Typhoon Sudal on April 10. The typhoon had wind speeds up to 125 mph for six to 10 hours, knocking out the island’s power, communications and infrastructure.Two C-130 Hercules aircraft, four aircrews and six crew chiefs returned here April 16 after

  • DOD leader cites department's environmental record

    The Department of Defense is a good steward of America's environmental heritage, a top DOD official said.April 22 is Earth Day, and the department has had a stellar record on the environment, said Ray DuBois, deputy undersecretary of defense for installations and environment."There are awards that

  • Elmendorf jet-engine technician earns $10K for IDEA

    A simple idea can be worth a lot of money; at least that is the case for Staff Sgt. Kevin Jackson. The 25-year-old jet-engine technician was awarded $10,000 for his submission to the Air Force's Innovative Development through Employee Awareness program.Sergeant Jackson, assigned to the 3rd