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...]

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md., January 17, 2014 (AFNS) - Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody addressed upcoming changes to enlisted performance reports and effects of force management during his 2nd worldwide CHIEFchat at Defense Media Activity here Jan. 9. CHIEFchat is a recurring initiative, designed to give Airmen around the world a direct connection to the … [Read more...]

FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md., January 17, 2014 (AFNS) - Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody addressed upcoming changes to enlisted performance reports and effects of force management during his 2nd worldwide CHIEFchat at Defense Media Activity here Jan. 9. CHIEFchat is a recurring initiative, designed to give Airmen around the world a direct connection to the … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON, January 16, 2014 (AFNS) - Thirty-four intercontinental ballistic missile launch officers at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., have been implicated in cheating on the ICBM launch officer proficiency test, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James said Jan. 15. The revelations emerged during an investigation into alleged illegal drug possession, James said. The officers … [Read more...]

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla., January 9, 2014 (AFNS) - Tinker AFB Airmen will update ground maintenance and mission planning software in support of a new Air Force contract that will increase the B-52 Stratofortress's "smart-weapons" capacity by 50 percent. The $24.6 million agreement stipulates that Boeing will develop a modification to existing weapon launchers so the … [Read more...]