JUNE 3, 2015, JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) - Active-duty Airmen interested in unique developmental opportunities may be eligible for the Olmsted Scholar, White House Fellows and Mansfield Fellowship Exchange programs. The programs offer unique professional career developmental experience for Air Force leaders, according to Kris Hunter, the Air Force … [Read more...]
Air Force Leaders Gather for Task Force Cyber Secure Kickoff
JUNE 2, 2015, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - Air Force senior leaders from across Headquarters Air Force and major commands gathered May 18-20 at the Mark Center in Alexandria, Virginia, to attend the Task Force Cyber Secure kickoff meeting. The task force was established to address challenges within the cyberspace domain and to synchronize efforts to improve the security of … [Read more...]
Women’s Air Force History Expands With New Four-Star
JUNE 2, 2015, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - In Air Force history a legacy has been written, by women, for women. The walls of the Women in Military Service for America Memorial are filled with stories of historic and iconic women from all U.S. military services that have served the nation. History has once again been written. Those halls now hold a new story as Lt. Gen. Ellen … [Read more...]
SecAF to cadets: ‘Lead Us Into The Future’
MAY 29, 2015, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - Cadets graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy as second lieutenants are entering the profession of arms at a time of unprecedented change and challenges, said Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James to the Class of 2015 May 28, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. Delivering the commencement speech at the Academy’s Falcon Stadium, … [Read more...]
Air Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center Certifies SpaceX for National Security Space Missions
MAY 27, 2015, LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, El Segundo, Calif. (AFNS) - Lieutenant General Samuel Greaves, Commander of the Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) and Air Force Program Executive Officer for Space, has announced the certification of Space Exploration Technologies Corporation’s (SpaceX) Falcon 9 Launch System for national security space … [Read more...]