March 13, 2014, WASHINGTON (AFNS) - Late last week, Air Force officials initiated a strategic pause to all force management programs to fully evaluate potential changes to the timing, composition and eligibility criteria for each program based on budget adjustments and early lessons learned. “Complex strategies are rarely perfect from their inception but evolve as new … [Read more...]

March 10, 2014, ALTUS AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. (AFNS) - Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James A. Cody and their spouses, Betty and Athena, spent two days here to tour the installation and meet Airmen and their families March 5 and 6. Welsh also served as keynote speaker at the Altus Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet in the … [Read more...]

03/07/2014, JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) -- Two free mobile applications produced by the Center of Excellence for Medical Multimedia, or CEMM, are now available for Airmen and all military health system beneficiaries. The CEMM Virtual Medical Center app and a pregnancy app called "My Pregnancy A to Z Journal" are available for free download from the iTunes … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON, 03/07/2014 (AFNS) - Space was the topic of discussion for Air Force leaders March 5, during on-going talks about the fiscal year 2015 budget at the Pentagon. Undersecretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning, Deputy Undersecretary of the Air Force for Space Programs Dr. Troy Meink and Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition Director of Space Programs Maj. … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON, 03/05/2014 (AFNS) - The Air Force presented its fiscal year 2015 President’s Budget request today, following similar briefings by the Department of Defense and its sister services. The FY 15 budget request repositions the force to focus on future challenges and opportunities, while continuing to recover readiness lost during sequestration in FY 13, said … [Read more...]