August 20, 2014, PATRICK AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) - Officers interested in continuing to serve the Air Force as a judge advocate are able to apply to the Funded Legal Education Program, or FLEP, and the Excess Leave Program, ELP. Officers selected for FLEP have the opportunity to attend law school at the Air Force's expense while also continuing to receive full pay, … [Read more...]
Changes to Academic Degree and Developmental Education Expectations
August 19, 2014, WASHINGTON, (AFNS) - Air Force officials announced actions designed to set clear expectations, restore Airmen's time and refocus officer promotions on job performance. The Air Force has addressed long-standing perceptions that to be promoted, officers must complete an advanced academic degree, and those officers selected by a promotion board to attend … [Read more...]
CMSAF and Congressional Representatives Discuss Military Family Life
August 18, 2014, FAIRCHILD AIR FORCE BASE, Wash. (AFNS) - Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody participated in a Congressional Military Family Caucus at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Aug. 14, affording more than one hundred military family members the opportunity to discuss various issues with congressional representatives and Air Force … [Read more...]
New ‘Urban Beat Cop’ Surveillance System to Keep Military Operators Out of Harm’s Way
August 15, 2014, WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) - In an urban (non-combat) environment, information is typically collected by local law enforcement officers who are “walking their beat,” officers can become familiar with areas of the city by observing, interpreting and understanding what they see on a daily basis. Air Force expeditionary forces in … [Read more...]
Obama Praises Success of Humanitarian Operations in Iraq
August 15, 2014, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - President Barack Obama has announced an end to the siege of Iraq's Mount Sinjar where Iraqi Yezidis had fled to escape Sunni terrorists, and that U.S. airdrops to those who were trapped there will likely end. But he said airstrikes will continue to protect Americans in the country. "Our military was able to successfully strike ISIL … [Read more...]