COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. (AFNS) August 14, 2015 -- Twenty honor guardsmen from Columbus Air Force Base and four T-38 Talons supported a missing in action ceremony Aug. 10 for a Mississippi Airman, exactly 63 years after his aircraft crashed. A native of Sumner, Capt. Frederick Partridge served in both World War II and the Korean War during his eight years of service, … [Read more...]

August 14, 2015 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) -- The Air Force selected 13,269 for promotion to staff sergeant out of 39,260 considered during the 2015 E5 cycle, for a 33.8 percent selection rate. The staff sergeant promotion selection list will be posted to the myPers enlisted promotion page Aug. 20 at 8 a.m. CDT. The list will also be available on the Air … [Read more...]

ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D., Aug. 14, 2015 – “If my peers from high school could see me now, they would be shocked,” Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Tracey House said. Before she joined the Air Force 26 years ago, House acknowledged that she “was a punk.” Today, she’s superintendent of the 28th Medical Group here. Growing up in Medford, New … [Read more...]

August 13, 2015 - BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. (AFNS) -- Like a radiologist who can see fractures without using a scalpel, there are Airmen who can find deficiencies in the B-52 Stratofortress’s bones to proactively ensure the aircraft’s structural integrity. Experts from nondestructive inspection, a shop within the 2nd Maintenance Squadron Fabrication Flight, … [Read more...]

August 12 , 2015 - SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. (AFNS) -- Air Mobility Command changed leaders Aug. 11, as Gen. Carlton D. Everhart II assumed command from Gen. Darren W. McDew during a 10 a.m. ceremony at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III presided at the ceremony. AMC, headquartered at Scott AFB, is an Air Force major command that … [Read more...]