5/8/2013 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A Welsh III presented the service's fiscal 2014 budget request to the Senate Armed Services Committee May 7, but much of the discussion focused on the recent sexual battery allegations involving Lt. Col. Jeff Krusinski, the Air Force's Sexual Assault Prevention and … [Read more...]

5/8/2013 - SEYMOUR JOHNSON AIR FORCE BASE, N.C. (AFNS) -- Would it be the thrill of victory or the agony of defeat? This was the question on the minds of a select few members of the 916th Air Refueling Wing here as they waited in dark theaters this weekend to see if their faces graced the silver screen in "Iron Man 3," predicted to have the second largest opening in movie … [Read more...]

5/8/2013 - AVIANO AIR BASE, Italy (AFNS) -- First term Airmen are put into a unique position when they are stationed at a base overseas, with some struggling to find ways to overcome adversity from loneliness, learning to live on their own and trying to communicate with family and friends stateside. "Instead of being only 300 miles away from home, I'm 5,000 miles away from … [Read more...]

5/8/2013 - WASHINGTON (AFPS) -- Allegations of misconduct against an Air Force officer in charge of the service's sexual assault prevention and response effort underscored the importance of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's effort to prevent sexual assault across the military. Hagel began his Pentagon news conference Tuesday by discussing the incident in which the officer was … [Read more...]

5/7/2013 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- First lieutenants will no longer meet a promotion central selection board to make captain, Air Force officials announced May 7. Effective immediately, the Secretary of the Air Force approved the elimination of the Captain's Central Selection Board. The Air Force is returning to the same promotion process that was in effect prior to July 2011. … [Read more...]