U.S. Air Force News

Aug. 23, 2016
Airmen help one another after Louisiana flooding

Tech. Sgt. Ricky Lips, his wife Callie and their 2-year-old son were one of the many families affected by flash floods that swept through Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Aug. 12.
Aug. 23, 2016
Airman teaches Marines combat survival skills

It’s not every day that an Airman gets to experience firsthand what it means to “train like a Marine,” let alone teach them a few skills of his own. Senior Airman Ronnie Perez, a 460th Medical Operations Squadron medical technician, recently joined 35 Marines from Company A, Marine Cryptologic
Aug. 23, 2016
Yellow Ribbon program helps build resilient Reserve deployers

Approximately 450 Air Force Reserve Airmen and family members attended a Yellow Ribbon event in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, Aug. 20, to gain information on available resources before, during and after deployments.
Aug. 23, 2016
LEAD program develops diverse perspective in officer corps

A number of Cadet Wing leaders traded in their enlisted careers for cadet life to become Air Force officers, and have used their prior military experience to help them succeed at the U.S. Air Force Academy.
Aug. 22, 2016
Air Force releases FY17 first-term Airman retraining quotas

The Air Force has approved 1,688 fiscal year 2017 retraining quotas in 74 Air Force specialty codes for eligible active-duty, first-term Airmen.
Aug. 22, 2016
Airmen assist in Arizona highway rescue

High winds and dust whipped the uniforms of two Airmen as they attempted to rescue a woman trapped in the cab of her semitractor-trailer. One of them applied his might to the piece of metal that kept the woman confined to her vehicle while the other held the door while trying to guide her down the
Aug. 22, 2016
Charleston Airman earns Navy training distinction

A few miles from the bustling runways full of cargo planes at Joint Base Charleston, one Airman is acquiring his sea legs.
Aug. 22, 2016
F-35 prepared to undergo chemical, biological decontamination testing

After years of preparation, the 461st Flight Test Squadron and Joint Strike Fighter Integrated Test Force are ready to test the F-35 Lightning II’s ability to be decontaminated from chemical and biological weapons exposure.
Aug. 22, 2016
Windows 10 to deploy across AF

The Air Force is slated to upgrade to Windows 10 during the next couple years to improve the Air Force’s cybersecurity posture, lower the cost of information technology and streamline the IT operating environment.
Aug. 19, 2016
Around the Air Force: Aug. 19

On this look around the Air Force all three of Air Force Global Strike Command’s bombers -- the B-52 Stratofortress, B-1B Lancer and B-2 Spirit -- conduct a mission together, and A-10 Thunderbolt IIs practice tactical takeoff and landing scenarios on a highway in Estonia.

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