Dec. 13, 2017 AF names primaries, alternates for advanced studies Air Force officials announced the selection of 86 officers as primary or alternate participants for advanced studies at the nation’s advanced war fighting schools during the 2018-2019 academic year.
Dec. 13, 2017 Ribbon-cutting celebrates opening of Pacific Regional Training Center The largest troop-built construction project in the Pacific since the Vietnam conflict came to a close recently, with the completion of the Pacific Regional Training Center at Andersen Air Force Base.
Dec. 13, 2017 Operation Christmas Drop launches The 66th iteration of Operation Christmas Drop took to the sky Dec. 11, 2017 as military leaders ceremoniously pushed the first pallet of donated toys, food, supplies and educational materials into a C-130J Super Hercules at Andersen Air Force Base.
Dec. 13, 2017 Malmstrom AFB unit earns top DoD maintenance award The 341st Maintenance Group, at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Montana is the recipient of the 2017 Defense Department’s Phoenix Award for Maintenance Excellence, according to DoD officials.
Dec. 13, 2017 USTRANSCOM completes transportation management system proof of principle U.S. Transportation Command completed a successful proof of principle effort fusing a leading-edge, commercial off-the-shelf, Transportation Management System capability with government-integrated platforms.
Dec. 13, 2017 Around the Air Force: Dec. 13 On this look around the Air Force, Airmen will soon have the option to use the new Blended Retirement System and Reserve Airmen at Little Rock Air Force Base, receive a new C-130J Hercules. Hosted by Airman Marqus Williams.
Dec. 12, 2017 Cyber operations Airmen 'Hack the Air Force' Within 30 seconds of receiving the order to “start hacking,” researchers at the Hack the Air Force 2.0 event discovered two vulnerabilities—exactly the result the organizers were hoping for.The researchers were cyber security specialists invited to the Dec. 9, 2017 event in New York to identify
Dec. 12, 2017 JTACs, aircrews participate in joint exercise over PRTC Aircrews from Ellsworth Air Force Base worked side-by-side with members of the 582nd Helicopter Group out of F.E. Warren AFB, Wyoming and joint terminal attack controllers from the England’s Royal Air Force during a joint-training exercise over the Powder River Training Complex in western South
Dec. 12, 2017 Airmen encouraged to update their vRED, SOES information Airmen should review and update their virtual Record of Emergency Data and their Servicemembers’ Online Election System information annually, before deploying and each time they experience a major life change, such as marriage or divorce, permanent change of station or birth of a child.
Dec. 12, 2017 Air Force announces change to deployments The Air Force announced another milestone under the chief of staff’s number two focus area: Strengthening Joint Leaders and Teams.Airmen deploying on individual taskings will now deploy in teams of three or more. This move will provide mutual support during the entire deployment continuum. This