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...]
Taking Care of People for Mission’s Sake
MAY 7, 2015, PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNS) - Military members are often told the mission comes first, but for Jane-Marie Kopycinski, military members and their families are the mission -- and some might argue the most critical component of the force. Kopycinski, a 21st Force Support Squadron Airman and Family Readiness Center (A&FRC) consultant, spent her first 10 … [Read more...]
Civilian Airmen Serve Their Country, Deploy with Military Teammates
MAY 6, 2015, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - More than two million public employees protect the nation through service in the armed forces, and more than 160,000 of them are Air Force civilian full-time, part-time, term, temp and nonappropriated fund Airmen. Often working behind the scenes in support of their military teammates, civilian Airmen help provide a stable foundation at … [Read more...]