AUGUST 23, 2016, JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) - The Air Force has approved 1,688 fiscal year 2017 airman retraining quotas in 74 Air Force specialty codes for eligible active-duty, first-term Airmen. “The first-term Airman retraining program allows first-term Airmen, including staff sergeants who are in their first enlistment, to retrain in conjunction with … [Read more...]
New Army directive: Officers Must be Vetted Before Promotions are Confirmed
AUGUST 23, 2016, WASHINGTON (Army News Service) - A change to Army regulations now requires that officers must be vetted before promotions are confirmed, before that officer's name ever crosses the desk of the Army secretary. While the Army has always investigated officers to ensure they are suitable for promotion, in the past such vetting usually took place at the same time … [Read more...]
F-35 Prepared to Undergo Chemical and Biological Decontamination Testing
AUGUST 23, 2016, EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS) - After years of preparation, the 461st Flight Test Squadron and Joint Strike Fighter Integrated Test Force are ready to tryout the F-35 Lightning II’s chemical and biological decontamination testing from weapons exposure. Contractors, Airmen and Air Force civilians have tirelessly worked in the high desert heat the past … [Read more...]
Marines with I MEF Strengthen Cyber Defensive Capabilities
AUGUST 23, 2016, MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. - The Corps’ ability to win on the battlefield remains strong; however, its post-9/11 enemies in operational environments like in Iraq and Afghanistan have been, by and large, a technologically inferior force. And while the Corps may need to only refine its maneuver warfare skills, there is a new battle space that is … [Read more...]
LEAD Program Develops Diverse Perspective in Officer Corps
AUGUST 23, 2016, U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AFNS) - A number of Cadet Wing leaders traded in their enlisted careers for cadet life to become Air Force officers, and have used their prior military experience to help them succeed at the U.S. Air Force Academy with the LEAD program. Cadets 1st Class Leah Young, the Cadet Wing public affairs officer and summer Cadet Wing … [Read more...]