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  • AF welcomes new vice chief of staff

     The Air Force welcomed an Airman to the rank of four-star general and announced the appointment of the new Air Force vice chief of staff during a ceremony at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., Aug. 6.Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A Welsh III presided over the ceremony for Gen.

  • Maintenance commander's call recognizes Airmen, addresses mentoring

    The 482nd Maintenance Group held a commander's call to address Airman's questions, provide new resources and information on Aug 8 in the Sam Johnson Fitness Center at Homestead Air Reserve Base, Florida.The briefing began with distinguished Airmen being recognized for their actions. These Airmen

  • Air Force upgrades 100-year-old technology

    COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. (AFNS) --  Spatial disorientation, the inability to determine one's position in an open space, can lead to a dangerous scenario inside a cockpit.The disorientation is caused when the body's internal gyros do not match up with aircraft instrument readings and what the

  • ESGR Bosslift shows employers Reserve mission

    Employers throughout the south Florida community experienced what it's like to see F-16s refuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft at the 482nd Fighter Wing in Homestead, Florida.Members from the 507th Air Refueling Wing from Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma, ventured out to the base to support the

  • Air Force Reserve announces wing leadership changes

    The 482nd Fighter Wing is set to receive a new commander as the Chief of the Air Force Reserve announced senior leadership changes.Brig. Gen. Christian G. Funk will transition to be the vice commander of 19th Air Force, Air Education Training Command, located at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas.Col.

  • Air Force Reserve announces senior leader changes

    WASHINGTON - The Chief of Air Force Reserve announces the following senior leader actions:Brig. Gen. Thomas E. Kittler, from Mobilization Assistant to the Commander, 18th Air Force, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, to  Mobilization Assistant to the Commander/Commander, Joint Transportation Reserve

  • James visits Hill, addresses AF challenges, priorities

    HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah (AFNS) --  Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James visited Hill Air Force Base, July 23-24, for the first time since taking the on the job a year and a half ago.James' visit included updates on the transition from the F-16 Fighting Falcon to the F-35 Lightning II, the total

  • New Airman Comprehensive Assessment Worksheet emphasizes mentorship

    Someone once told me that during our time in the Air Force, we should always either be learning or teaching, and this is a concept that is really at the heart of mentorship."Mentor" was originally a character in Homer's The Odyssey. Mentor was a friend of Odysseus and when Odysseus left for the

  • AF must keep pace with today's digital customers

    The United States Air Force has a critical mission: Fly, fight, and win in Air, Space and Cyber Space. Like every successful military general in history, Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, understands that if he takes care of his troops, they will take care of the

  • OPM announces steps to protect workers from cyber threats

    The U.S. Office of Personnel Management announced the results of the interagency forensics investigation into a recent cyber breach involving federal background investigation data and the steps it is taking to protect those impacted.As information has become available and verifiable, the agency has