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Grandson of legendary Air Force Pilot Reflects Family Legacy

Written by Staff Reporters on January 30, 2014. Posted in Military, News.

Col. Paul W. Tibbets IV, the Air Force Inspection Agency commander, is the grandson of retired Brig. Gen. Paul W. Tibbets Jr., the pilot in command of the “Enola Gay” when it dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, Aug. 6, 1945.

MyICP gives military spouses new career planning tool

Written by Staff Reporters on January 30, 2014. Posted in Military, News.

American Forces Press Service Washington (AFNS) -- Military spouses who need guidance on education and careers have a new online tool at their fingertips, a program analyst for the Spouse Education and Career Opportunities program, or SECO, said in an interview last week.

Chiefs inducted to top 1 percent

Written by Staff Reporters on January 23, 2014. Posted in Military, News.

Hurlburt Field, Fla. -- The Hurlburt Chiefs' Group hosted a chief master sergeant induction ceremony at the Soundside Club here Jan. 10.

Air Force uniform policy update: welcome back morale t-shirts, badges and limitless athletic shoes

Written by Staff Reporters on January 23, 2014. Posted in Military, News.

Washington (AFNS) --The Air Force updated the policy governing uniform wear Jan. 17, with a goal of not financially burdening Airmen.

New Secretary of the Air Force to Airmen: With change comes opportunity

Written by Staff Reporters on January 16, 2014. Posted in Military, News.

The Air Force’s most senior leader gave insight into her life and shared career advice with Airmen across the Air Force during her first town hall Jan. 9.

AFSOC commander nominated for Order of the Sword

Written by Staff Reporters on January 16, 2014. Posted in Military, News.

HURLBURT FIELD, Fla. -- Enlisted Air Commandos lined the flight line here to surprise Lt. Gen. Eric Fiel, Air Force Special Operations Command commander, on his Order of the Sword nomination Dec. 13.

Budget woes cause AF to refine funding priorities

Written by Staff Reporters on January 9, 2014. Posted in Military, News.

WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- Budget battles here are causing tectonic shifts in the Air Force, the service's leaders said during a Pentagon news conference today.

Eligible officers, enlisted members offered early retirement

Written by Staff Reporters on January 9, 2014. Posted in Military, News.

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas -- Staff through senior master sergeants and captains through lieutenant colonels in certain Air Force Specialty Codes may apply to retire with fewer than 20 years of active service under the Temporary Early Retirement Authority, Air Force Personnel Center officials announced.

B-1B accident report released

Written by Staff Reporters on January 9, 2014. Posted in Military, News.

A displaced fold-down baffle in the left overwing fairing of a B-1B Lancer led to a fuel leak and a series of detonations that disabled the aircraft prior to it crashing Aug. 19, 2013, near Broadus, Montana, according to an Air Combat Command Accident Investigation Board report released Dec. 30, 2013.

No comm, no bomb

Written by Staff Reporters on December 26, 2013. Posted in Military, News.

HURLBURT FIELD - Silence. Picking up the phone or transmitting over a radio to get no response on the other end can be an eerie feeling, especially when Airmen deployed to a remote location seek directions on what they need to do, where they need to go, and how to get there.