U.S. Air Force News

July 15, 2015
GPS IIF-10 successfully launched from Cape Canaveral

The Air Force and its mission partners successfully launched the tenth Boeing-built Global Positioning System IIF satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V launch vehicle from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, at 11:36 a.m. EDT.
July 15, 2015
Airmen save millions by making repairs

Deep inside one of the 20th Maintenance Group hangars is a windowless room, where Airmen peer into microscopes and solder electronics as they work to save the 20th Fighter Wing millions of dollars.
July 15, 2015
CMSAF, Airmen display resiliency on Mt. Fuji

Airmen from Yokota Air Base, Japan, tested many of the Comprehensive Airman Fitness pillars as they climbed Japan's tallest mountain on July 11. To reach the summit of Mount Fuji, hikers had to climb over 5,000 feet, starting at the fifth station at an altitude of 7,562 feet, and ending at the
July 15, 2015
613th AOC synchronizes first USAF, RAAF nonstop C2 mission from Alaska to Australia

Airmen from the 613th Air Operations Center at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, were the nerve center for the movement of seven C-17 Globemasters carrying almost 450 U.S. Army paratroopers on a nonstop flight from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, to Royal Australian Air Force Base
July 15, 2015
TAAC-Air advisors provide C-130 medevac training to Afghan medics

Ten Afghan National Army flight medics and one flight nurse did hands-on training in a C-130H Hercules at Hamid Karzai International Airport, Afghanistan, July 9.
July 15, 2015
AF rolls out details to improve RPA mission

In response to a critical shortage of remotely piloted aircraft pilots, the Air Force rolled out more details of its plan to fix the problem in both the short and long term. The most recent initiatives include creating bonuses for RPA pilots of $15,000 per year beginning in fiscal year 2016; placing
July 14, 2015
AF bands bring holiday weekend patriotism, entertainment

Hazy skies and scattered showers kept neither the three Air Force bands nor their thousands of fans from appearing at various locales throughout the region on July 4.
July 14, 2015
Dwell time, PT exemptions for new AF mothers increase to 1 year

The six-month deferment for female Airmen to accomplish their fitness assessments following childbirth will be increased to 12 months to align with recent changes to the deployment deferments, Air Force officials announced July 14.
July 14, 2015
AF Community Partnership Program signs 100th partnering agreement

Eielson Air Force Base and Fairbanks community leaders recently signed the 100th Air Force Community Partnership Program partnership agreement.
July 14, 2015
OPM acts to protect federal workers, others from cyber threats

U.S. Office of Personnel Management officials announced July 9, the results of the interagency forensics investigation into a recent cyber incident involving federal background investigation data and the steps OPM is taking to protect those affected.

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