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...]

DECEMBER 16, 2014, RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AFNS) - Most children recognize the iconic figure whose rotund physique is decked out in a red and white suit with a joyous demeanor and a belly that jiggles like a bowl full of jelly every time he lets out a "ho, ho, ho!" The figure is Santa Claus of course, and this year, in order to ensure every child has a chance to smile on … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 11, 2014, JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) - Active-duty, Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard officers and enlisted members who want to maintain copies of their pre-July 2010 fitness records need to access the Air Force Fitness Management System (AFFMS) and save or print their records by Dec. 30, Air Force Personnel Center officials said Dec. … [Read more...]