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...]

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...]

MAY 26, 2015, JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) - The Air Force, in conjunction with other Defense Department services, is phasing in the use of the Employees' Compensation Operations and Management Portal (ECOMP), which is intended to eventually replace the current system used to file injury and illness compensation claims. ECOMP is a free, Web-based portal for … [Read more...]

MAY 21, 2015, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - In the face of recent aggressive and deceptive marketing practices of some compounding pharmacies targeting TRICARE, the Defense Health Agency is taking aggressive action to help TRICARE beneficiaries, DHA's chief of pharmacy operations said in a recent interview. Dr. George Jones described compounding as a way that some pharmacies prepare … [Read more...]

MAY 20, 2015 - The Air Force is pursuing a range of options that will, in combination with a reset in the number of sustainable combat air patrols, help alleviate long-term stress on Remotely Piloted Aircraft crews. Initial efforts were announced by the Air Force Secretary and Chief of Staff earlier this year; new initiatives include incentive pay increases and bonuses for … [Read more...]