WASHINGTON, Feb. 06, 2014 (AFNS) - Using a repurposed commercial satellite, Air Force crews flew MQ-1 Predators and MQ-9 Reapers from Creech Air Force Base, Nev., during multiple missions in November and December. A test team with the 53rd Test Management Group, Detachment 4 and led by Lt. Dan Broyles successfully demonstrated inclined orbit satellite capability for MQ-1 and … [Read more...]

SOUTHWEST ASIA, Feb. 03, 2014 (AFNS) - Two civilian contracting specialists with the 380th Expeditionary Contracting Squadron volunteered to deploy and gave two active-duty service members the opportunity to remain home with their families during the holidays. John Seacrist and Timothy Lohn both joined the Air Force as civilians as part of the Jump Start Program, which … [Read more...]

WASHINGTON, January 29, 2014 (AFNS) - Contrary to some news reports, there are no plans to close military commissaries, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said. But Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey added that the budget environment is forcing the department to look for savings anywhere possible. The chairman first addressed this issue during his Facebook town hall … [Read more...]

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, January 29, 2014 (AFNS) - The Air Force will convene an officer reduction in force board June 16 to evaluate eligible officers for retention, Air Force Personnel Center officials said Jan. 27. Officers who meet the RIF board and are not selected for retention must separate by Jan. 31, 2015. RIF is among several fiscal 2014 force … [Read more...]

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo., January 27, 2014 (AFNS) - Academy cadets left their competition in the dust by winning their ninth consecutive National Sailplane Racing Championship for 2013 and earning the Collegiate Soaring Association's Robert B. Evans Trophy for the 15th time in 19 years. This year, the Academy's Sailplane Racing Team beat Embry-Riddle University and Penn … [Read more...]