JANUARY 6, 2015, SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) - There’s nothing more exciting than watching a fighter jet loaded with munitions roar down the flight line headed off to take out the bad guy. Since hitting the ground, ammo troops assigned to an expeditionary maintenance squadron in Southwest, Asia have worked nonstop building bombs to support the war against Islamic State of … [Read more...]

January 05, 2015, JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas - Two members of the 149th Fighter Wing, Texas Air National Guard have opened their hearts and homes to future military working dogs. The dogs are from the Department of Defense(DoD) Military Working Dog (MWD) Breeding Program, which is operated by the U.S. Air Force’s 341st Training Squadron. The wing and the … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 18, 2014, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - Air Force officials announced there is no longer a need to conduct involuntary force management programs for fiscal year 2015 following a year of significant reductions designed to meet the Defense Department strategic and budgetary guidance. Officials confirmed that fiscal year 2014 goals were achieved to size and shape the force, … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 17, 2014, ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (AFNS) - The men and women from Andersen Air Force Base, Guam and Yokota Air Base, Japan, dropped its last bundle of joy Dec. 13, to the Micronesian Islands as Operation Christmas Drop came to an end just in time for the holiday season. What started as a small crew packing what they could in a small canister and dropping it … [Read more...]