NOVEMBER 20, 2014, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - After extensive internal review, the Air Force on Nov. 9, released the basing criteria that will be used to select candidate bases for the first Reserve-led KC-46A main operating base. The KC-46As will begin arriving at the first Air Force Reserve-led global mobility wing in fiscal year 2019. The basing criteria under consideration … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 20, 2014, JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) - Airmen at 19 Air Force installations around the world will soon have access to a new 200-title audiobook and eBook digital library, Air Force officials said. The 19 participating installations will help test digital content distribution using the new Air Force eReader AERO; a single portable device developed … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 19, 2014, U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFNS) - The Air Force Academy's Manpower and Personnel Directorate released statistics Nov. 18 on cadets selected by the Air Force Personnel Center for non-rated Air Force careers. Of the 453 Air Force Academy cadets classified into non-rated career fields, which are career fields not directly related to flying aircraft, … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 17, 2014, U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFNS) - International education programs not only allow Academy cadets here to study different languages and cultures in different pockets of the world, but also to cultivate foreign relationships that track back 45 years. Through the Office of International Programs (DFIP) in the Academy's foreign languages department, … [Read more...]

NOVEMBER 13, 2014, U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFNS) - The purpose of the Airmen Powered by Innovation program, launched in April, is to make every dollar count and allow Airmen to share innovative ideas to improve the Air Force. One human resources assistant here did just that, saving the Academy time and $33,000 annually. In May, Luana Kennedy, who has worked here for … [Read more...]