WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, 2014 (AFNS) - Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James shared her observations from her visit with airmen across the ICBM community following revelations of a proficiency-test cheating scandal at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., last month. Speaking to an audience at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, James discussed her visits to bases in … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON, D.C., Feb. 12, 2014 (AFNS) - Later this year, the Defense Department will begin fully enforcing a previously optional policy regarding the reissuance of lost or stolen common access cards, a defense official said here today. Sam Yousef, a program manager for identity and benefits policy at the Defense Human Resources Activity, discussed an update to the current … [Read more...]

EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla., Feb. 10, 2014 (AFNS) - After more than a year of modification maintenance, the newly created AC-130J Ghostrider took to the sky for the first time as a gunship here Jan. 31. In early January 2013, the Air Force Special Operations Command MC-130J Commando II arrived here to begin the modification process with the goal of creating a "best of both … [Read more...]

AL UDEID AIR BASE, QATAR, Feb. 10, 2014 (AFNS) - There are bad guys in this world who live their lives trying to destroy, harm and terrorize innocent people. In response to those who prey on the weak, the Air Force relies on special agents to help counter threats and malicious behavior of bad people. Deployments to a foreign nation brings challenges to protect the people and … [Read more...]

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La., FEb. 07, 2014 (AFNS) - Senior Air Force officials put a plan into motion that will give Airmen an opportunity to make real, visible and enduring changes to the Air Force Global Strike Command. The Force Improvement Program, or FIP, is an aggressive, action-oriented effort with the goal of making rapid and substantial change to the … [Read more...]