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Navy, AF Break Ground with Gulf Power on Florida’s Largest Solar Projects
WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- December 17, 2015 -- The Navy and the Air Force broke ground with Southern Company, a subsidiary of Gulf Power, today at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, marking the start of construction for three large-scale solar electric generating facilities. Combined, these facilities will have approximately 1.5 million solar panels that could generate up to … [Read more...]
US, Australia, Japan launch Operation Christmas Drop
December 9, 2015 -- ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (AFNS) -- With the holiday season now in full swing, C-130 Hercules aircrews and support personnel from Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Royal Australian Air Force and the 374th Airlift Wing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, began spreading cheer and joy while practicing critical humanitarian aid/disaster relief (HA/DR) training by … [Read more...]
National Guard – Air National Guard FAQ
Q. What is the Air National Guard? The Air National Guard is a separate reserve component of the United States Air Force, similar to the Air Force Reserves. We work part-time, one weekend a month and a few weeks a year, at a minimum, and have what is unique to the military in a dual role. While Reserve components have a federal mission under the direction of the President, the … [Read more...]
The Unstoppable Airman
PEORIA, Ill. (AFNS) - November 17, 2015 -- (This feature is part of the "Through Airmen's Eyes" series. These stories focus on individual Airmen, highlighting their Air Force story.) Airman 1st Class Tanya Brown was a fulltime everything three years ago -- beautician, livestock farmer, college student, wife and mother to four children. Then, not being one to shy away from a … [Read more...]