SOUTHWEST ASIA, July 10, 2013 – One of the most difficult aspects of deployment for service members is leaving behind friends and family. Security forces airmen in the Military Working Dog section here, however, have a unique opportunity when they deploy. "We get to deploy with our best friend," said Air Force Senior Airman Andrew Hanus, a 379th Expeditionary Security … [Read more...]

7/8/2013 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) - Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III send the following furlough message to the Airmen of the United States Air Force: As you all know, Department of Defense civilian furloughs begin this week. With few exceptions, our civilian Airmen face involuntary furlough one day per week … [Read more...]

7/5/2013 - DOVER AIR FORCE BASE, Del. (AFNS) -- On April 27, 2012, Chaplain (Col.) Steven West went to Richmond International Raceway in Richmond, Va., to speak about ministry; he left with a plan to change the world. He left his office as the chaplain for the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to meet with Dell Hamilton, a partner of Hamilton Means Racing LLC. Hamilton … [Read more...]

7/2/2013 - JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) -- Enlisted Airmen in overmanned career fields who want to retrain into an undermanned field have until July 7 to submit their application under Phase I of the fiscal 2014 Noncommissioned Officer Retraining Program, Air Force Personnel Center officials reminded Airmen. The two-phase program is used to balance and sustain … [Read more...]

7/2/2013 - HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. (AFNS) -- Dozens of Airmen received mentorship, advice and an opportunity to converse with senior NCOs at a speed-mentoring event June 21 at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The event mimicked "speed dating." Attendees rotated from one senior NCO to another with the opportunity to ask various questions - an attempt to garner a professional relationship to … [Read more...]