April 04, 2014, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - The Air Force is the largest consumer of energy in the federal government, with 86 percent of its energy costs dedicated to aviation fuel, according to Kathleen Ferguson, the principal deputy assistant secretary performing duties as Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment and logistics. Ferguson, who testified on … [Read more...]

FORT BELVOIR, Va., April 4, 2014 - A senior Pentagon official signed a proclamation here today designating April as Sexual Assault Awareness Month and urging military and civilians to support and protect survivors of sexual assault and eradicate the crime through cultural change. Army Maj. Gen. Jeffrey Snow, director of the Defense Department’s Sexual Assault … [Read more...]

April 04, 2014, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - The top three acquisition priorities for the Air Force are the KC-46A aerial tanker, the F-35A Joint Strike Fighter and the Long Range Strike Bomber, officials told members of Congress during a hearing of House Armed Services Committee’s subcommittee on seapower and projections forces, April 2. “On any given day, the Air … [Read more...]

April 2, 2014, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James addressed the topic of women serving in combat roles during a Women In International Security-sponsored event to celebrate Women’s History Month at the Stimson Center, March 28. “In the Air Force, we were already leading the pack in terms of integration of women,” said James, … [Read more...]

April 1, 2014, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - Sequestration would degrade military readiness, senior military officials recently told a Senate panel. Army Gen. John F. Campbell, vice chief of staff; Marine Corps Gen. John M. Paxton Jr., assistant commandant; Air Force Gen. Larry O. Spencer, vice chief of staff; and Navy Vice Adm. Philip H. Cullom, the deputy chief of naval operations … [Read more...]