10/11/2012 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- The Air Force Surgeon General confirmed that no Air Force medical treatment facilities (MTFs) purchased, dispensed or administered the contaminated steroid injection that has been implicated in the fungal meningitis outbreak reported in the national news. In fact, no Department of Defense MTFs are included in the Centers for Disease Control … [Read more...]
Philippine, American Forces Meet Up to Kick Off PHIBLEX 2013
10/8/2012 By Cpl. Nicholas Rhoades , III MEF SUBIC BAY, Philippines - The opening ceremony of the Amphibious Landing Exercise 2013 took place Oct. 8, 2012 aboard USS Bonhomme Richard. More than 300 U.S. Marines, sailors and service members from the Armed Forces of the Philippines gathered here to commemorate the 29th iteration of the bilateral and interagency training … [Read more...]
Afghan, ISAF Police Bust Narcotics Smuggle with Drug Dogs
Afghanistan (Oct. 10, 2012) -- Soldiers of 563rd Military Police Company reunited with their Afghan Uniform Police partners for the highly-successful Operation Clean Sweep conducted in districts throughout Kandahar City, Oct. 3. The effective operation marked the first time a narcotics patrol detector dog was used in conjunction with an explosive patrol detector dog, during an … [Read more...]
Sister-Service PME Provides Valuable Tools
By Staff Sgt. Amanda Dick Air Force Public Affairs Agency 10/4/2012 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- As part of a career broadening opportunity, a new nomination and selection process to attend sister-service enlisted professional military education (EPME) courses has been established for senior non-commissioned officers. "The significance rests with the transformation from a … [Read more...]
Aviation Nation Returns to Nellis AFB Nov. 10-11
For Immediate Release October 10, 2012 NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. – The largest free public event in Nevada returns Nov. 10 – 11 when the U.S. Air Force hosts Aviation Nation 2012, which is the Nellis AFB open house air show. Several military air demonstration teams, including the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds and the F-22 Aerial Demonstration Team, will … [Read more...]