Sept. 24, 2014 Air Force fighters, bombers conduct strikes against ISIL targets in Syria U.S. military forces and partner nations, including the Kingdom of Bahrain, the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, undertook military action against ISIL terrorists in Syria overnight, using a mix of fighter, bomber, remotely piloted
Sept. 19, 2014 U.S. Air Force Marathon attracts record-breaking crowds--again On your mark, get set, go! In yet another record sell-out year, approximately 15,000 runners took to the streets at Wright Patterson AFB as part of the U.S. Air Force Marathon celebrating the Air Force's 67th birthday.The number of runners exceeded last year's count by more than 3,000.Gen. Janet
Sept. 18, 2014 U.S. Air Force celebrates 67 years of airpower On Sept. 12, 2014, Air Force leadership sent a Letter to Airmen to commemorate the 67th birthday of the United States Air Force:"To the Airmen of the United States Air Force:On September 18, 1947, the 80th United States Congress created what is today the world's largest, most capable and most
Sept. 17, 2014 AFMC Airman among 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year honored by Air Force Association The Air Force recognized its 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year at a gala hosted by the 2014 Air Force Association's Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition here Sept. 15, 2014.The award recognizes 12 outstanding enlisted service members who demonstrate superior leadership, job performance,
Sept. 15, 2014 Air Force announces basing criteria for Installation and Mission Support Center Headquarters The Air Force released the criteria it will use to select candidate bases for the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Headquarters Sept. 15, 2014.The Air Force will use its strategic basing process to identify a location that best serves the mission of AFIMSC.The Secretary and Chief of
Sept. 11, 2014 Air Force revamps AEF The Air Force will deploy Agile Combat Support Airmen under its redesigned air expeditionary force construct October 1. The primary purpose of the redesign was to look at ways to deploy more ACS Airmen with their units and standardize dwell times across the Air Force as much as possible to present a
Sept. 8, 2014 Wolfenbarger notified of Order of the Sword induction In an emotional ceremony Sep. 3, Gen. Janet Wolfenbarger, commander of Air Force Materiel Command, learned she has been selected for induction into the AFMC Order of the Sword.The surprise notification was made in front of hundreds of Airmen from Wright-Patterson as well as senior leaders from
Aug. 22, 2014 SecAF makes first visit to Robins Air Force Base Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James visited Robins Air Force Base, Ga., Aug. 21-22 to get an up close look at the installation's diverse and dynamic missions.During the secretary's first visit to the installation, she spent two days touring several areas of Georgia's largest industrial
Aug. 18, 2014 Service members receiving RAND Military Workplace Survey About 580,000 service members have begun receiving e-mails or letters inviting them to participate in the first RAND Military Workplace Study, Defense Department officials said.Active and reserve component members in all military branches and the Coast Guard are being invited to participate. "The