News Search

  • RSAF celebrates National Day

    Republic of Singapore and U.S. Air Force members gathered to celebrate Singaporean National Day here Aug. 5. The celebration featured food, performances and military honors celebrating the 51st anniversary of Singapore's independence.

  • 20th FW Airmen slide into sports day

    Airmen assigned to the 20th Fighter Wing jumped into a morning of sports and wingmanship during a Comprehensive Airman Fitness and sports day at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, Aug. 10.The CAF sports day gave Airmen the opportunity to recover from the unit effectiveness inspection that began

  • Airman Up! recognizes civil service

    Laura Jones, 20th Logistics Readiness Squadron logistics readiness technician, was nominated by her leadership for the Airman Up! award, which highlights her personal development as well as assistance to the Airmen of the unit.

  • 10th Air Force CC visits Moody

    U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Richard Scobee, 10th Air Force commander, talks with Airmen and leadership from the 476th Maintenance Squadron during his visit, Aug. 6, 2016, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. The 476th MXS belongs to the 476th Fighter Group, which is an Air Force Reserve unit integrated with

  • JBLE members invited to NFL military appreciation event

    Military service members from all branches were invited to participate in a mini boot camp and attend a NFL training camp July 28, 2016 at Bon Secours Washington Redskins Training Center in Richmond, Va.For the third year, the Washington Redskins and USAA hosted the camp for fifty service members as

  • Team Seymour teens learn how to “Make It Better”

    Team Seymour resilience instructors led a camp to teach the four pillars of comprehensive Airman fitness to children of military members, July 25 - 29, at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina.

  • Air Force medical multimedia office celebrates 20 years of excellence

    A one-of-a-kind Air Force resource that provides educational tools to military health providers celebrates its 20th birthday on July 27. Founded by the Air Force Surgeon General’s office in 1996, the purpose of the Center of Excellence for Medical Multimedia is to create innovative educational

  • Norfolk Tides honor JBLE Airmen

    Norfolk Bulldogs Little League baseball team players participate in a meet-and-greet with players from the Norfolk Tides minor league baseball team at the Norfolk Tides Air Force Appreciation Night baseball game in Norfolk, Va., July 23, 2016. Each member of the Bulldogs teamed-up with a Tides

  • Helping the community raise immunity

    August is Immunization Awareness Month. Immunizations are vital to the physical health of service members and their families and helps to maintain individual medical readiness.As school and flu seasons draw closer washing hands, cover coughs and keeping up with vaccines are key to preventing future

  • Langley celebrates William 'Billy' Mitchell, AF history

    F-22A Raptor from the 94th Fighter Suqadron pilots drop joint direct attack munitions during the 95th anniversary of William "Billy" Mitchell bombing the Ostfriesland at Langley Air Force Base, Va., July 21, 2016. Mitchell and the 1st Provisional Air Brigade demonstrated to the world the superiority

  • First Shirts: Showing appreciation for Airmen

    Recently, Airmen of the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing received a big ‘thank you’ for their contributions to the MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper community from the Creech Air Force Base First Sergeants Association with an Operation Warm Heart sponsored event, July 15, 2016.

  • Food for thought

    An Air Force base cannot function properly or complete its mission effectively without public trust and support from the local community. The Honorary Commander Program opens the door to good communication by allowing D-M and the Tucson, Arizona community to see how each other operate. “The program

  • Moody Airman named one of AF’s 12 OAY

    Air Force officials have selected the service’s top enlisted members, naming a Moody Airman as one of the 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2015.U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jamie K. Zimmer, 347th Operations Support Squadron intelligence analyst, was selected for one of the highest honors an Airman

  • Twentieth anniversary of former 55th CONS member honored

    Members of the 55th Contracting Squadron, along with Col. Mark Williamson, vice commander of the 55th Wing, gathered in the Ronald L. King Dining Facility June 24 to commemorate the 20th anniversary of King’s death. U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Ronald L. King lost his life, along with 18 other Airmen,

  • Supplement Safety: What does it mean to you?

    Most people would rather place their trust in multivitamins and other supplements over prescription medications, thinking them to be safer and more natural due to their over-the-counter availability.The truth of the matter is that supplements are not regulated the way that prescription medications

  • COMACC surprised with Order of Sword invitation

    Gen. Hawk Carlisle, commander of Air Combat Command, speaks during an enlisted all-call at Joint Base Langley Eustis, June 28, 2016. Carlisle’s presentation to the enlisted Airmen stationed here included facts about Operation Desert Storm, updates on the status of the Air Force and a question and

  • PTSD Awareness leads to positive treatment

    Post-traumatic Stress Disorder can be debilitating in some patients, but thanks to advancements in research and the continued training of mental health providers, treatments are getting better all the time.Maj. Joel Foster, Chief of Air Force Deployment Mental Health, said treating PTSD has improved

  • MIB: SJ Hike-Camping Club opens doors to adventure

    With each step, the crunching of twigs and leaves hits his ears as a gentle breeze brings the scent of pine and earth into his sphere of senses. In the distance, a babbling brook flows icy water around rock formations as sweat drips down his back. Wiping perspiration from his face as he pauses for a

  • Coping with stress through healthy thinking

    Stress. Even mention of the word can increase anxiety for some. Everyone deals with stress differently, but how you cope with daily stressors can have great impacts on your quality of life and overall health.Stress is actually the body’s response to any demand, including change. According to the

  • MFLC Program here to help

    Military members may face a number of unique challenges related to their service, including difficult duty assignments, long separations from loved ones, combat stress, deployments and others. Many service members also contend with issues at home that may affect their families, jobs, and local

  • Suicide prevention – hopes for the future

    To some, suicide prevention seems like a topic that is discussed without any definite solution. Every Airman sits through the annual briefings and trainings and hears the statistics that go along with them, yet suicide remains a problem within the DOD.Although there may never be a definite solution

  • AFTAC personnel awarded Nuclear Deterrence Medal

    The Air Force Nuclear Enterprise Functional Authority has authorized personnel from the Air Force Technical Applications Center here the award of the Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal effective April 13, 2016.

  • Bergdorf: Odyssey of an Airman

    The calmness prior to an engagement with enemy combatants resembles the calmness before a storm. The air is still and sounds are quiet, life is bliss and then in a moments instance muzzle flashes erupt, bullets are whistling by your head and rocket-propelled-grenades are exploding. Chaos engulfs

  • Long awaited Purple Heart

    Julius Farrar, after six decades, was awarded the Purple Heart for injuries that he sustained during the Korean War a ceremony in his honor on at Nellis AFB, on April 28.

  • 23d EMS Airmen send F-4 into retirement

    Airman from the 23d Equipment Maintenance Squadron disassemble an F-4 Phantom II, April 28, 2016, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga. Once transported, the F-4 will sit as a static display in the Veteran’s Memorial Park in Excel, Ala.

  • Creech to open new full-time SAPR office

    In an effort to better facilitate immediate care and support to members of Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, the Air Force’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response program opened its first office on base April 5.

  • CAF day: Moody socializes to build morale

    Team Moody participated in a Comprehensive Airman Fitness day. The day was designed for Airmen to develop and maintain relationships showcased through various socializing events. Airmen networked hobbies and made friends by visiting the stations of their interests to include dancing, medieval

  • Requesting permission to land: fly-in invites civilian pilots to Shaw

    More than 75 civilian aircraft touched down on the flightline here, on the morning of April 29.It was the first General Aviation Fly In event held at Shaw since 1977.“It’s an opportunity for civilian pilots to land on a U.S. military installation and get the opportunity to learn about how the 20th

  • 45 years filling "Dyer" needs

    Twoscore and five years ago, a young man named Jeffrey Dyer signed up to join the United States Air Force performing aircraft security as an air police member. It was 1967 and the country was entrenched in the Vietnam conflict, the Beatles and "The Beverly Hillbillies" dominated radio and TV and the

  • Moody memorializes fallen Airman

    Family of U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Lee Fulp receive a framed photo of the drop zone during a memorial jump ceremony, April 21, 2016, at Henry Tift Myers Airport, Tifton, Ga. The airport dedicated the drop zone to Fulp, who passed away in a motorcycle accident July 11, 2015. (U.S. Air Force photo by

  • Battlefield Airmen pay tribute to fallen brother

    More than 200 Airmen from the 93d Air Ground Operations Wing gathered to mourn and pay tribute to the life of U.S. Air Force Lt. Col William Schroeder, April 15, at Avon Park Air Force Range, Fla. Schroeder, 342nd Training Squadron commander at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, was killed

  • Ft. Meade SAAPM kicks off with over 1,900 joint service runners

    There were over 1,900 joint service members ready to participate in the Sexual Assault, Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM) garrison run to help kick off this month’s events April 8, 2016.Throughout the month of April, members form both Ft. Meade and the 70th Intelligence, Surveillance and

  • Everybody loves Ramos

    NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev.— What is it to be a hero? When hearing this word one probably automatically associates it with ‘super’ in front of it or pictures a caped crusader. One tends to lose sight that there are real-life heroes performing brave acts every day, but what defines what it really

  • CAF Month fitness challenges

    Desert Lightning Team Airmen participated in multiple fitness challenges to conclude D-M AFB’s Comprehensive Airmen Fitness Month, March 31.The 355th Civil Engineer Squadron’s explosive ordnance disposal and fire emergency service flights hosted the Fire Department Fitness Challenge and the 355th

  • Beale provides cautionary driving instruction for Airmen

    Beale's safety office spread awareness of the dangers of distracted driving to the base populace with the assistance of the Arrive Alive Tour March 28-29, 2016, at Beale Air Force Base, California.The Arrive Alive Tour provided a demonstration, which gave Airmen the opportunity to experience the

  • No mama, no papa and no Uncle Sam

    “No mama, no papa and no Uncle Sam.”The words surged out of the speakers and spread across the crowd. They are the words that were waiting on the lips of each survivor and those prepared to honor them.“Marchers, give me your attention,” said Brig. Gen. Timothy Coffin, the White Sands Missile Range