MAY 13, 2015, COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. - Service members are reminded to enroll their newborns into TRICARE within 60 days of birth or 120 days in overseas areas. When newborns are not enrolled within the first 60 days of birth, this can cause claims processing issues and parents incur costly out-of-pocket expenses. Members who want their newborns to have TRICARE … [Read more...]
EOD’s Classroom: Training Takes the Fear Away
AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy (AFNS) - Every explosive ordnance disposal mission can be lethal, considering EOD technicians must locate, identify and disarm explosives, of which there are thousands of possible variations our enemies can use. Such an intense burden could push Airmen to the edge, but instead Aviano Air Base's 31st Civil Engineer Squadron EOD Airmen look relaxed. … [Read more...]
Wright-Patterson Medical Center Improves Timelines for Veterans’ Medical Care
MAY 8, 2015, WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) - A new agreement was signed here May 1 in an effort to dramatically improve the timeliness of medical care to veterans throughout Ohio and optimize the training and readiness of personnel at the Wright-Patterson Medical Center (WPMC). Col. Timothy Ballard, the commander of the 88th Medical Group, and Jack Hetrick, … [Read more...]
First Female F-35 Pilot Begins Training
EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla., May 7, 2015 - Air Force Lt. Col. Christine Mau, 33rd Fighter Wing Operations Group deputy commander, completed her first training flight in the single-seat F-35A Lightning II joint strike fighter here May 5. Previously, Mau completed 14 virtual training missions in the F-35 Academic Training Center’s full-mission simulator. “It … [Read more...]
Obama Nominates New Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
May 7, 2015, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - President Barack Obama nominated May 5, Marine Corps Gen. Joseph F. Dunford Jr. to serve as the 19th chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and Air Force Gen. Paul J. Selva to serve as the 10th vice chairman. During an announcement in the White House Rose Garden, the president said that among military leaders, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs … [Read more...]