7/30/2013 - SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFNS) - One of the biggest defense mechanisms of any expeditionary air base is the ability to launch aircraft to neutralize threats. Several 380th Air Expeditionary Wing agencies are charged with getting air operations back up and running as soon as possible should the flightline or runway be attacked. The 380th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive … [Read more...]

7/30/2013 - AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy (AFNS) - Pilots in the 555th Fighter Squadron are overcoming various challenges as they return to flying status after a three-month hiatus from the cockpit due to sequestration. In what the 31st Operations Group commander describes as a "crushing blow to readiness," the 555th FS pilots now require a minimum four to six months of retraining … [Read more...]

7/29/2013 - SHALIMAR, Fla. (AFNS) - One of the most decorated Airmen in Air Force history, whose career spanned three wars and four decades, has passed away. Retired Col. George Everett "Bud" Day, an Air Force pilot, shot down during the Vietnam War and imprisoned in the infamous "Hanoi Hilton" along with Sen. John McCain, defiantly resisted the North Vietnamese for more … [Read more...]

7/26/2013 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) - Technical and master sergeants, captains, majors and lieutenant colonels in certain Air Force specialties may apply to retire with fewer than 20 years of active service under the Temporary Early Retirement Authority, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced. Commonly referred to as the 15-year retirement, TERA … [Read more...]

7/25/2013 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The Defense Department continues working toward its goal of ensuring the mission is met with fully qualified and capable personnel, regardless of gender, the Pentagon's director of officer and enlisted personnel management said here yesterday. Speaking at a House Armed Services Committee subcommittee hearing on women in service, Juliet Beyler … [Read more...]