Juny 8, 2014, Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas (AFNS) - Majors not selected for promotion for a second time during the current year 2014A lieutenant colonel line of the Air Force J central selection board, including those who declined continuation, may be eligible for the temporary early retirement authority program, Air Force Personnel Center officials said July … [Read more...]

July 1, 2014, Washington (AFNS) - Air Force leaders want Airmen to share their stories with the world and designed the 2014 American Airman Video Contest with that purpose in mind. “Every Airman has a story -- and smartphone technology now allows those Airmen to share those stories to a wider audience than ever before,” said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. … [Read more...]

July 1, 2014, Scott Air Force Base, Ill. (AFNS) - In 1986 Airman Basic Bridget Lanier arrived at Royal Air Force Station Greenham Common, England, as one of only two females in the 501st Tactical Missile Maintenance Squadron Munitions Operations as a munitions supply clerk. In 2006, she became the first female African-American chief master sergeant in the Equal Opportunity … [Read more...]

June 30, 2014, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - Some of the manned and unmanned aircraft that the United States is flying over Iraq are armed to protect newly arrived American military advisers on the ground, Pentagon press secretary Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby said June 27. The aircraft are being flown with the Iraqi government's permission, the admiral said during a regular Pentagon … [Read more...]

June 27, 2014, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - The Air Force awarded a $1.28 billion contract for the initial engineering and manufacturing development phase of the new combat rescue helicopter to Sikorsky Aircraft Company on June 26. The contract also includes procurement of the first four of the program’s planned 112 aircraft. “Over the last 10 years, the Air Force has … [Read more...]