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AF may use V-22s for combat rescue mission
The future of a long-stymied Air Force effort to buy new combat search-and-rescue helicopters is once again uncertain as top-level generals are intensely debating the type of aircraft and which arm of the service is best suited to conduct this critical mi

Dorr: New UH-72 Lakotas could better protect missile sites
- June 18, 2013
An Army helicopter may be the solution to the Air Force's need for security at the nation's intercontinental ballistic missile sites.

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- June 18, 2013
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AF targets another 600 for cuts

Not enough airmen have volunteered to leave this year, and now 1,700 are at risk of being forced out under a new round of date of separation rollbacks.
- Jun. 19, 2013
Retirement credits add up for some Guard, Reserve

National Guard and Reserve airmen who have served nontraining active-duty tours over the past five years have been accumulating credits that can significantly reduce their eligibility age for retirement benefits, according to officials with the Air Force
- Jun. 18, 2013
Dorr: New UH-72 Lakotas could better protect missile sites

An Army helicopter may be the solution to the Air Force's need for security at the nation's intercontinental ballistic missile sites.
- Jun. 18, 2013
Spencer: Every airman deserves dignity and respect

While at Andrews Air Force Base a couple of weeks ago to recognize some of the airmen from the 11th Logistics Readiness Squadron for their contribution to the 'Airmen Powered by Innovation' campaign, I took the opportunity to speak to the squadron about s
- Jun. 18, 2013
Editorial: Let go of unwanted C-130s

The all-but-obsolete C-130H is a symbol of the ridiculous situation lawmakers put Air Force leaders in. Those leaders, under intense pressure to slash $10.8 billion this year under sequestration, have cut thousands of airmen and grounded squadrons because they don’t have enough money for flying hours.
- Jun. 18, 2013
Blue rope loses stripe for minor offenses

Senior Airman Dcoridrion Hicks achieved in June 2012 the elite title of master military training instructor, a feat no other MTI of his rank had accomplished in at least a decade.
- Jun. 17, 2013
Summer sees spike in motorcycle deaths

More than half of the 16 off-duty fatalities last summer involved motorcycles.
- Jun. 13, 2013
Chaplain Chief: 'We don't impose religion'

Some boys pretend to be sports heroes. Some even pretend to be soldiers.
- Jun. 13, 2013
Dorr: 747-400 tragedy at Bagram raises questions about plane's payload

A disturbing video — now viral — shows the April 29 crash of a Boeing 747-400 freighter at Afghanistan's Bagram airfield.
- Jun. 11, 2013
Editorial: Misogyny and shame

The military's sex-assault epidemic is a fixation in Washington, with lawmakers and the brass at odds over how to confront the cultural mindset that condones misogyny and makes sport of harassment.
- Jun. 11, 2013
Tailhook's whistle-blower talks sexual assault

In the fall of 1991, hundreds of naval aviators mobbed the Las Vegas Hilton for the annual Tailhook convention, a gathering of the Navy's entire aviation community.
- Jun. 11, 2013
3-star's career stalled over sexual assault case

For most of her career, Lt. Gen. Susan Helms has defied gravity, rising from astronaut to one of only three female lieutenant generals in the Air Force. But her decision to overturn a sex assault conviction may bring an end to her heretofore meteoric trajectory.
- Jun. 10, 2013
Editorial: Camo envy is big waste

The services have spent billions over the past decade to develop and field at least 10 camouflage designs for the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines.
- Jun. 10, 2013
Deadly virus spreading from the Middle East

A deadly virus that has begun to creep from the Middle East into Europe has gotten the attention of the Office of the Air Force Surgeon General.
- Jun. 9, 2013
Editorial: Reward 1st shirts better

First sergeant duty is 24/7. Though it can be rewarding, it's hard. It's driving across town after hours to get one of your airmen out of trouble; it's motivating others to excel in their jobs, on promotion exams, PT tests and beyond.
- Jun. 9, 2013
970 NCOs must retrain

The Air Force needs nearly 1,000 noncommissioned officers to switch from jobs with too many airmen to those with shortages.
- Jun. 7, 2013
Furlough exemptions keep child care open

Despite fears that civilian furloughs would force airmen to scramble for child care services, Air Force officials say exemptions to the furloughs, announced May 14, will help them keep day care center doors open.
- Jun. 6, 2013
Air Force expected to start selecting first sergeants

Top performing NCOs may soon be ordered to spend three years as a first sergeant, the 24/7 job that every command needs but is one of the toughest to fill with volunteers.
- Jun. 6, 2013
AF study: Spouse abuse decreases post-deployment

The first study to compare combat-related deployments and spousal abuse among Air Force couples found that abuse decreased after airmen returned from tours in Iraq and Afghanistan.
- Jun. 6, 2013
Editorial: Misguided sex law

A May 23 split ruling by the Court of Military Appeals for the Armed Forces raises questions about the reach and application of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, and points again to the need to align the UCMJ with current legal and social norms.
- Jun. 6, 2013
Dorr: Air Force works its way to zero tolerance for sexual assault

Sex. Keep it out of the workplace. Keep it off the flight line and out of the back shops.
- Jun. 6, 2013
7 squadrons may get higher readiness

The Air Force could use limited funding to make five fighter squadrons and two E-3 Sentry squadrons fully mission capable, but would not have enough to return grounded squadrons to the air.
- Jun. 5, 2013
Guard rescue crew garners 6 Bronze Stars, 1 Silver Star

Seven medals for valor went to one squadron in the Alaska Air National Guard for missions in Afghanistan that crossed services and countries.
- Jun. 4, 2013
Tricare West patients still lack care despite waivers

Medical providers in Tricare's West Region continue to be reluctant to accept military patients because UnitedHealthcare, the new regional contract manager, is slow to reimburse claims, say patients and physicians in the 21-state area.
- Jun. 3, 2013
10 Minot officers reinstated following inspection missteps

At least 10 of the missile officers reprimanded and forced into retraining at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., have been cleared for duty, with the others 'progressing very well' through the program, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh said.
- Jun. 1, 2013

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Journalist who took down Army four-star dies in car wreck

Michael Hastings, whose stunning 2010 report for Rolling Stone led to the removal of Gen. Stanley McChrystal as head of coalition forces in Afghanistan, died in a fiery car crash Tuesday in Los Angeles, according to numerous media reports....
- Officers
- Careers
Military Entrance Processing Command chief removed from duty

The chief of U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command at Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Ill., was abruptly relieved of command this week....
- Careers
AF targets another 600 for cuts

Not enough airmen have volunteered to leave this year, and now 1,700 are at risk of being forced out under a new round of date of separation rollbacks....
- Military Technology
- News
AF may use V-22s for combat rescue mission

The future of a long-stymied Air Force effort to buy new combat search-and-rescue helicopters is once again uncertain as top-level generals are intensely debating the type of aircraft and which arm of the service is best suited to conduct this critical mi...
- Guard & Reserve
- News
F-15s begin leaving Montana Guard base

The first of 20 F-15 fighter jets assigned to the Montana Air National Guard has left Great Falls for Fresno, Calif., as the 120th Fighter Wing begins changing its mission....
- Retirement
- Pay & Benefits
Military funeral procession changes

There's a change happening Air Force-wide in the mortuary affairs program, and most may not know about it until, well, it's too late....
- Congress & DOD
- News
Obama sparks new fight in seeking huge nuke reductions

President Barack Obama upped the ante in a growing political debate, announcing to a crowd in Berlin that he is set to propose slashing the U.S. nuclear arsenal by one-third, or about 500 warheads, in the coming years....
- News
Promotion rates offer good news for most ranks

As new high-year tenure limits force some airmen to step aside, others are getting an opportunity to move up....
- Careers
AF targets another 600 for cuts

Not enough airmen have volunteered to leave this year, and now 1,700 are at risk of being forced out under a new round of date of separation rollbacks....
- Careers
Master sergeant promotion list released

The Air Force released its master sergeant promotion list today. Of the 20,528 eligible technical sergeants, 3,841 were selected for promotion to master sergeant, for a promotion rate of 18.71 percent....
- Careers
AF targets another 600 for cuts

Not enough airmen have volunteered to leave this year, and now 1,700 are at risk of being forced out under a new round of date of separation rollbacks....
- World News
- News
16 dead: Militants infiltrate U.N.'s Somalia office

Seven al-Qaida-linked gunmen detonated a pickup rigged with explosives at the gate of the U.N....
- Congress & DOD
- News
Obama sparks new fight in seeking huge nuke reductions

President Barack Obama upped the ante in a growing political debate, announcing to a crowd in Berlin that he is set to propose slashing the U.S. nuclear arsenal by one-third, or about 500 warheads, in the coming years....
- Careers
AF targets another 600 for cuts

Not enough airmen have volunteered to leave this year, and now 1,700 are at risk of being forced out under a new round of date of separation rollbacks....
- News
Journalist who took down Army four-star dies in car wreck

Michael Hastings, whose stunning 2010 report for Rolling Stone led to the removal of Gen. Stanley McChrystal as head of coalition forces in Afghanistan, died in a fiery car crash Tuesday in Los Angeles, according to numerous media reports....
- Officers
- Careers
Military Entrance Processing Command chief removed from duty

The chief of U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command at Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Ill., was abruptly relieved of command this week....
- World News
- News
Afghan leader backs away from Taliban talks

Afghanistan's president said Wednesday he will not pursue peace talks with the Taliban unless the United States steps out of the negotiations, while also insisting the militant group stop its violent attacks on the ground after it claimed responsibility f...
- News
2 killed in Colo. wildfire had AF connections

Bob and Barbara Schmidt dashed to their home on a dirt road in a heavily wooded area northeast of Colorado Springs as smoke from what would become the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history filled the air....
- Military Technology
- News
AF may use V-22s for combat rescue mission

The future of a long-stymied Air Force effort to buy new combat search-and-rescue helicopters is once again uncertain as top-level generals are intensely debating the type of aircraft and which arm of the service is best suited to conduct this critical mi...
- Crime
- News
Blue rope loses stripe for minor offenses

Senior Airman Dcoridrion Hicks achieved in June 2012 the elite title of master military training instructor, a feat no other MTI of his rank had accomplished in at least a decade....