May 9, 2017 Care under fire: Nurses provide medical, emotional support for those in need A doctor’s office can induce feelings of uncertainty and anguish, but those emotions quickly fade away when a warmhearted nurse greets you.Whether the nurse is checking your pulse or taking blood, their hospitality quickly puts patients at ease.In a deployed environment, where stress levels are
May 9, 2017 Airmen transport dolphins to San Diego NMMP Airmen from the 301st Airlift Squadron transported four Bottlenose Dolphins and their handlers from Naval Air Station Key West, Florida, to the U.S. Naval Marine Mammal Program, San Diego April 29, 2017.
May 8, 2017 Senate confirms Wilson as Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson will be the next secretary of the Air Force, following her confirmation by the Senate May 8, 2017.
May 8, 2017 Focus on fall prevention can reduce serious injuries Air Force Occupational Safety will focus on the importance of life-saving fall prevention measures during Fall Prevention Focus, May 8 – 19, 2017, marking the fourth year the Air Force has partnered with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and the National Institute of Occupation
May 8, 2017 F-35 complete first European training deployment Eight F-35A Lightning IIs from the 34th Fighter Squadron, along with supporting units and equipment from Hill Air Force Base, Utah, completed the first F-35A training deployment to Europe, May 7, 2017.
May 8, 2017 MQ-9 Reapers add to arsenal with first GBU-38 drop Airmen from the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing, here, and the 26th Weapons Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, made history earlier this week, by employing the first GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munition from an MQ-9 Reaper.
May 8, 2017 Aircrew training device saves AMC time, money Members of Joint Base Charleston celebrated the standup of the Total Force Aerospace and Operational Physiology Team along with the unveiling of the reduced oxygen breathing device (ROBD) and hypoxia familiarization trainer during a ceremony here May 2, 2017.
May 7, 2017 X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle-4 lands at Kennedy Space Center The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle mission 4 (OTV-4), the Air Force's unmanned, reusable space plane, landed at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center Shuttle Landing Facility May 7, 2017.
May 5, 2017 First group of enlisted Airmen complete RPA training program The first three NCOs have completed the Air Force’s undergraduate remotely piloted aircraft training program here May 5, 2017, and one was a distinguished graduate.
May 5, 2017 Cyber Squadron Initiative: Arming Airmen for 21st century battle The Air Force cyber landscape of today is not the same as 10 or even five years ago; every Air Force core mission is impacted and connected by cyber. In response, the service has created the Cyber Squadron Initiative.