Sept. 3, 2013 Only AF Forward Surgical Team saves service members' lives The phone rings and a medic answers. It's a service member ready to give a nine line report. There's been a rocket attack and resulting in several injuries. The medics quickly prepare for the incoming patients.All over Afghanistan service members are deployed to forward operating bases as they
Sept. 3, 2013 500th electronic tester delivered, Robins plays key part Robins Air Force Base plays a vital role in managing and sustaining electronic warfare capabilities onboard weapon systems platforms across the Department of Defense.That includes management and software maintenance for the Joint Service Electronic Combat Systems Tester, which recently celebrated
Sept. 3, 2013 Tinker ramps up repair of fighter's F119 engines The 76th Propulsion Maintenance Group is amplifying its F119 jet engine repair capabilities."We are ramping up repairs of the F119 modules, and more parts will be routed to the component repair cells," F119 Program Manager Brian Thompson said.The F119 propels the F-22 Raptor. The fighter is powered
Sept. 3, 2013 AF Heritage: Gen. Tinker still honored by native Indian tribe During the early days of World War II, an Army Air Corps major general, who was an Oklahoma native, and member of the Osage Indian tribe, was named to lead the air effort in Hawaii following Pearl Harbor.Maj. Gen. Clarence L. Tinker managed to stay close to his tribe during his 30 plus years as a
Aug. 22, 2013 Long-range radar program heading to next phase A program office here working to provide warfighters with a new ground-based, long-range radar system is ready to move forward after the completion of recent prototype demonstrations. The Theater Battle Control Division's Three-Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar, or 3DELRR, program office
Aug. 20, 2013 Airmen asked to participate in DOD anti-tobacco video competition The Department of Defense, Health Affairs, has recently announced a new countermarketing video competition that aims to target tobacco as an enemy of the military that degrades service members' health, fitness, mission readiness and work productivity. The competition, entitled "Fight the Enemy,"
Aug. 19, 2013 Communications capability surpasses 50,000 flight hours A Life Cycle Management Center program managed here that ensures warfighters can stay connected reached a significant milestone last week.The Battlefield Airborne Communications Node, or BACN, translates and distributes imagery, video, voice and data between warfighters, both in the air and on the
Aug. 7, 2013 Hagel announces reduction in civilian furlough days Hundreds of thousands of Defense Department civilian employees who have had to take a weekly unpaid day off from work since July 8 are getting some relief, as the total number of furlough days has been reduced from 11 to six, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel announced Aug. 6, 2013.Here is the complete
Aug. 2, 2013 Emerald Coast pays tribute to Air Force legend Nearly 1,000 service members, veterans and citizens from across the nation paid their respects to the life and legacy of a retired Air Force colonel during a funeral service at the Emerald Coast Convention Center on Okaloosa Island, Fla., Aug. 1.Col. George "Bud" Day, a Medal of Honor recipient and
Aug. 2, 2013 AF e-Learning offers free self-development 24/7 AF e-Learning is a robust, on-line, self-development tool that is free and available to active duty, guard and reserve military personnel as well as Department of the Air Force civilian employees 24/7. It contains a large, searchable collection of free on-line courses, books, simulations, and other