MARCH 23, 2015, BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. (AFNS) - Air Force Global Strike Command initiated the creation of a new Nuclear Leadership Development Center, which will focus on nuclear and leadership education, and professional development. "The center will have several lines of effort designed to increase nuclear knowledge and leadership across the force," said Col. H.B. … [Read more...]
Archives for March 2015
National Guard Needs Continued Investment, Generals Tell Congress
MARCH 23, 2015, WASHINGTON - Continuing to invest in the National Guard to ensure it remains accessible, responsive and capable will provide the nation a force that is proven on the battlefield and in the homeland. That was the core message shared by Army Gen. Frank Grass, chief of the National Guard Bureau; Air Force Lt. Gen. Stanley Clarke, director of the Air National … [Read more...]
First Unit Fields Apache-Shadow Combo
WASHINGTON (March 23, 2015) - Manned-unmanned operations using helicopters linked with unmanned aircraft systems, or UAS, have been used by the Army for a number of years. However, no single unit has ever actually been assigned to both assets until now, said Lt. Col. Tory Burgess, product manager for Shadow Tactical UAS. Burgess and others spoke during a media roundtable … [Read more...]
Air Force Announces OTS Rated Selection Board Results
MARCH 23, 2015, JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) - A total of 228 men and women from across America have earned an opportunity to become Air Force leaders following their selection for an officer's commission, officials announced March 20. Air Force Recruiting Service officials considered 453 applications as part of the Officer Training School Rated Selection … [Read more...]
Command Makes Officer Selection Board Training, Mock Board Materials Available Online
FORT KNOX, Kentucky (March 23, 2015) - U.S. Army Human Resources Command, or HRC, disseminated teaching materials throughout the Army, March 18, to explain the mechanics of the officer selection board, or OSB, process. An exportable mock board and related training material are available on the HRC's public website. Unit S-1s and G-1s can download and use the material to help … [Read more...]