FEBRUARY 3, 2015, JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. (AFNS) - Airmen from the 633rd Security Forces Squadron refined their marksmanship skills Jan. 26, using a new weapons simulator at Joint Base Langley-Eustis’ Combat Arms center. The Meggitt Training Systems’ simulator allows Airmen to gain real-world experience with the use of realistic situations, while saving … [Read more...]
Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine Mandatory for Certain PACAF Locales
FEBRUARY 2, 2015, JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (AFNS) - Starting Feb. 1, the Japanese encephalitis vaccine will be mandatory for active-duty Airmen who are either permanently stationed or who will be temporarily assigned for more than 30 days to Japan or South Korea. The implementation was signed into effect Jan. 9, by Air Force Surgeon General Lt. Gen. Thomas … [Read more...]
Air Force Risks Becoming Too Small to Succeed Under Sequestration
JANUARY 29, 2015, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - During testimony on Capitol Hill Jan. 28, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III stressed the negative impact sequestration will have on future Air Force capabilities, emphasizing further budget cuts will lead to low morale and declined readiness in the Air Force. “Pilots sitting in a squadron looking out at their … [Read more...]
Some Temporary, Seasonal, Intermittent Employees Eligible for FEHB
JANUARY 28, 2015, JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) - Some temporary, seasonal and intermittent employees are now eligible for coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits program (FEHB), said Office of Personnel Management officials. Temporary, seasonal or intermittent employees who anticipate working 130 or more hours per month for 90 consecutive days … [Read more...]
Hanscom ‘Pockets’ the U.S. to Improve Homeland Defense
HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. (AFNS) - A new program known as the Pocket J system was recently completed and implemented to connect the nation's continental air defense sectors to aircraft flying the homeland defense mission. The program, managed under the C3I and Networks Directorate at Hanscom Air Force Base provides the primary tactical data link messaging capability … [Read more...]