APRIL 15, 2015, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - Air Force officials announced April 14 that Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma; Seymour-Johnson AFB, North Carolina; Westover Air Reserve Base, Massachusetts; and Grissom ARB, Indiana are candidate bases for the first Air Force Reserve-led KC-46A Pegasus location. The KC-46As will begin arriving at the first Air Force Reserve-led Global … [Read more...]
Kisling NCO Academy Recognized as Best of Best
APRIL 14, 2015, RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AFNS) - The halls of the schoolhouse are crowded with technical sergeants rushing into classrooms, gathering books and learning from the best NCO academy in the Air Force. The U.S. Air Forces in Europe's Kisling NCO Academy was named the 2014 U.S. Air Force Professional Military Education Team of the Year. This is the fifth time in … [Read more...]
Navy, Air Force Collaboration Benefits Babies, Taxpayers
APRIL 13, 2015, PORTSMOUTH, Va. (NNS) - By combining resources in a joint initiative between Naval Medical Center Portsmouth and the 633rd Medical Group at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, more than $1.5 million of taxpayer money has been saved in less than a year. This joint venture means Air Force service members have Navy doctors caring for their children in an Air Force … [Read more...]
Local Solutions Yield DOD-Level Award
APRIL 13, 2015, ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AFNS) - The Precision Attack System Program Office here, in partnership with Lockheed Martin, has been awarded the 2014 Secretary of Defense Performance Based Logistics Award, at the sub-system level, for its solutions in delivering support of the Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod. Lockheed Martin's Missiles and Fire Control is the … [Read more...]
Air National Guard Introduces Command Chief Mobile App
APRIL 10, 2015, JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. - The office of the Air National Guard Command Chief, along with the Safety Directorate and Community Action Information Board, Thursday announced the launch of the ANG CCM Mobile App. This application is available in the iTunes App Store (for iOS devices) and on Google Play (for Android devices). It is expected to connect more than … [Read more...]