May 13, 2014, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - One congresswoman summed up the issue succinctly during a House Science, Space and Technology Committee hearing May 9: space junk is a growing problem. Lt. Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond, the commander of the 14th Air Force, Air Force Space Command and U.S. Strategic Command's Joint Force Component Command for Space, testified at the hearing, … [Read more...]
Mental Health: Essential to Comprehensive Fitness
May 13, 2014, VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS) - As Airmen begin to return from more than a decade of combat in the Middle East, and cope with the perils of war, distinguishing mental health clinics as valuable resources rather than detrimental career-enders is paramount. Although it aims to promote overall mental fitness, negative reactions toward mental health have … [Read more...]
Army Designing Next-Generation Protective Mask
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. (May 12, 2014) - It's hot. Humidity is near 100 percent, and you're in full combat gear -- including chemical-biological protection. Between your helmet and mask, your entire head is covered, leaving a sensation of suffocating heat. Sweat pours as you run, climb and crawl through enemy territory. How can you get through it? A fan blows soothing … [Read more...]
Airmen Part of International Jump Week
May 12, 2014, RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AFNS) - From May 4-9 a total of 97 foreign and allied partners tested, built and strengthened partnerships during International Jump Week alongside American Airmen and Soldiers in the skies over Ramstein. With eight European countries joining the event this year the clouds over Alzey landing zone parted ways to a sea of parachutes … [Read more...]
Oklahoma Air Support Unit Trains on Advanced Combat Simulator
May 09, 2014, OKLAHOMA CITY - Members of the Oklahoma Air National Guard's 146th Air Support Operations Squadron at Will Rogers Air National Guard Base here recently started training on the first simulator designed for their mission. The Air National Guard Advanced Joint Terminal Attack Controller Training System is the only simulator to train Joint Terminal Attack … [Read more...]