JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, January 29, 2014 (AFNS) - The Air Force will convene an officer reduction in force board June 16 to evaluate eligible officers for retention, Air Force Personnel Center officials said Jan. 27. Officers who meet the RIF board and are not selected for retention must separate by Jan. 31, 2015. RIF is among several fiscal 2014 force … [Read more...]

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo., January 27, 2014 (AFNS) - Academy cadets left their competition in the dust by winning their ninth consecutive National Sailplane Racing Championship for 2013 and earning the Collegiate Soaring Association's Robert B. Evans Trophy for the 15th time in 19 years. This year, the Academy's Sailplane Racing Team beat Embry-Riddle University and Penn … [Read more...]

MINOT AIR FORCE BASE, N.D., January 23, 2014 (AFNS) - On the cusp of one of Minot Air Force Base's most demanding inspections this year, Airmen here welcomed the Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Corps Sgt. Maj. Bryan Battaglia. Battaglia is charged with advising the CJCS on all matters involving joint and combined total force … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON, January 21, 2014 (AFNS) - The Air Force updated the policy governing uniform wear Jan. 17, with a goal of not financially burdening Airmen. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark. A. Welsh III approved several updates to Air Force Instruction 36-2903, Air Force Dress and Appearance, with many of the changes coming directly from Airmen. During the past year, Welsh … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON, January 20, 2014 (AFNS) - Dr. Bill LaPlante testified before the Senate Armed Services Committee Jan. 16 during his nomination hearing to be the next assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition. “I’ve spent over 28 years around systems technologies, acquisition programs; touching all aspects of those programs for all services,” he said. … [Read more...]