U.S. Air Force News

June 30, 2016
Senate confirms Goldfein as next AF chief of staff

Gen. David L. Goldfein was confirmed by the Senate as the Air Force’s next chief of staff during a confirmation vote June 29.
June 29, 2016
Airmen help save fishermen at sea after ship catches fire

Members of a special operations surgical team assigned to the 720th Special Tactics Group at Hurlburt Field, Florida, worked to save the lives of two critically-burned fishermen rescued 500 miles off the coast of Bermuda on June 22.
June 29, 2016
Engineers, technicians support KC-46 tanker testing on the ground

Refueling developmental testing with the KC-46A Pegasus is taking place over 1,000 miles away in the Pacific Northwest, with Edwards Air Force Base, California, supporting with chase aircraft.
June 29, 2016
AF has openings for civilian medical professionals

The Air Force is looking for qualified civilian medical professionals to work with the Air Force Medical Service.
June 29, 2016
Tech Report: Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency

Never leave an Airman behind. In this Air Force Tech Report, we look at the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency as they search far and wide for any remains of service members lost during conflicts to ensure closure is brought to their families.
June 28, 2016
Safety -- Make it a habit for life

Summertime can be an enjoyable time to relax and recharge with family and friends. These enjoyable summertime activities do not come without hazards. Too often, what was thought to be risk-free fun turns into a not so enjoyable injury or accident. In fact, in recent years, exciting and fun
June 28, 2016
Around the Air Force: June 27

In this look around the Air Force, the Osan Air Base, Japan, community remembers a hero; the Air Force secretary talks about space as a potential battlefield; and survivors of the Khobar Towers bombing recall the 1996 terrorist attack.
June 28, 2016
A family tradition: Grandfather, grandson maintain KC-135s

Phillips, the 22nd Maintenance Squadron wheel and tire section chief, is assigned to the KC-135 Stratotanker, the same aircraft his grandfather once worked on nearly 60 years before.
June 28, 2016
Students lead large-scale joint forcible entry exercise

Sixteen mobility Airmen attending the U.S. Air Force Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, participated in a joint forcible entry exercise at the Nevada Test and Training Range June 18.
June 28, 2016
Wargame provides reality check for war plans

More than 70 mobility and logistics professionals from the U.S. and three allied countries convened for an exercise known as Global Mobility, Agile Combat Support (GLOMO/ACS) at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, June 20-24. Air Mobility Command has led the biennial wargame since 2002. In

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