JUNE 29, 2015, JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska (NNS) - Calmly soaring at 30,000 feet in the midst of nearly 100 fighters, bombers and refueling tankers executing a battle scenario, an Air Force E-3G Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) surveys every aircraft in a 300 mile radius, calling out commands, verifying target hits and sending aircraft back home safely. … [Read more...]

JUNE 26, 2015, KADENA AIR BASE, Japan (AFNS) - Being in the U.S. military can be a tough balance between career and family. For some, it comes down to a choice between the two; however, for Katie Evans, a temporarily separated captain and the former 18th Force Support Squadron manpower and personnel flight commander here, it's about keeping both. Evans took a sabbatical from … [Read more...]

JUNE 26, 2015, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - The attack on the Office of Personnel Management’s computer system illuminates a larger issue of deterrence, said the Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper June 25. Clapper, speaking at the annual GEOINT Symposium, said of the challenge such a hack presents, “until such time as we can create both the substance and … [Read more...]

JUNE 24, 2015, WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) - Imagine facing down a raging fire, up close, with little or no time to save lives and protect property; hauling 75-pound hoses up multiple flights of stairs; carrying victims out and repeatedly putting your life on the line. Then imagine doing it nearly every day. It’s an extreme job and the constant stress … [Read more...]

JUNE 24, 2015, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - The Air Force released a vision document June 22 written by its former chief scientist which helps define a path to increased and effective autonomy. Autonomous Horizons, authored by Dr. Mica Endsley, provides direction and guidance on the opportunities and challenges in the development of autonomous systems for Air Force operations, and … [Read more...]