Chiefs inducted to top 1 percent
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
AFSOC bases implement new, faster emergency notification system
HURLBURT FIELD - We've all heard the outside 'giant voice,' received a telephone call from the command post or seen that pop-up alert on our work computer during an emergency at one time or another. But do these methods provide instant accountability?
From Build to Boom: Munitions Line Delivery
HURLBURT FIELD - Those within earshot of Eglin Range can hear the sound of freedom raining from the sky as 25, 40 and 105mm rounds strike targets with precise accuracy.