June 4, 2014, SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, S.C. (AFNS) - After their successful 2013, six-episode series on Air Force Combat Rescue, a National Geographic Channel camera crew went back to Afghanistan for a 2014 two-hour special. The follow-up special, “Inside Combat Rescue: The Last Stand,” provides a real-time look at the experiences of the Airmen, Soldiers and … [Read more...]
AF Museum Breaks Ground on $35.4M Expansion
June 4, 2014, DAYTON, Ohio (AFNS) - The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force broke ground today on a new $35.4 million building that will house aircraft from the museum's Presidential, Research and Development (R&D) and Global Reach collection, as well as a new and expanded Space Gallery. The 224,000 square foot building, which is scheduled to open to the public in 2016, is … [Read more...]
Permissive TDY Allowed for Voluntary Force Management Separation
June 3, 2014, JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) - Airmen who separate under voluntary and involuntary force management programs may be eligible for permissive TDY. Airmen should check their separation orders to ensure the statement is included in the remarks block. The statement should read "Member separating voluntarily under force management program and may be … [Read more...]
Battlefield Airborne Communications Node Ensures Warfighter Connectivity
June 2, 2014, HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. (AFNS) - Three recent achievements demonstrate how a critical communications capability managed here is continuing to keep warfighters connected. The Battlefield Airborne Communications Node, or BACN, translates and distributes imagery, video, voice and data, often from disparate elements, improving situational awareness by … [Read more...]
U.S. to Keep Nearly 10,000 Troops in Afghanistan in 2015
WASHINGTON, May 28, 2014 - President Barack Obama today announced the United States plans to keep nearly 10,000 American troops in Afghanistan next year - a level largely in line with what U.S. commanders had requested - and that nearly all U.S. forces will leave the country by the end of 2016, bringing to an end a U.S. military mission that began in response to the 9/11 … [Read more...]