• Working smoke alarms save lives

    The 157th Civil Engineering Squadron Fire Department will recognize Fire Prevention Week Oct. 5 through 11 on base by reminding all base employees to test their fire alarm monthly. This year's Fire Prevention Week theme is "Smoke Alarms Save Lives: Test Yours Every Month."Along with firefighters and

  • 1,482 Airmen still missing: POW/MIA Recognition Day set for Sept. 19

    Nearly 1500 Airmen are still missing and unaccounted for from various conflicts. There are more than 83,000 Americans still unaccounted for across the Department of Defense.Every year the nation pauses on the third Friday of September to remember the sacrifices and service of prisoners of war,

  • AF to change instructions for oaths

    The Air Force has instructed force support offices across the service to allow both enlisted members and officers to omit the words "So help me God" from enlistment and officer appointment oaths if an Airman chooses.In response to concerns raised by Airmen, the Department of the Air Force requested

  • Air Force leadership confident in KC-46 program

    The Air Force program executive officer for tankers briefed Air Force and industry leaders on the KC-46A Pegasus's production progress and acquisition timeline at the Air Force Association's Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition here Sept. 16.After it received its official name "Pegasus"

  • AMC outlines future 'total force' mobility requirements

    The Air Mobility Command director of strategic plans, requirements and programs discussed innovation and technology that will shape the total force mobility enterprise in the coming years during an AMC requirements brief at the 2014 Air Force Association Air & Space Conference and Technology

  • AMC commander puts spotlight on Airmen

    In his comments about the state of the Air Force's Air Mobility Command, Gen. Darren McDew, the commander, lauded the capabilities of Airmen enabling the nation's global air power at the 2014 Air Force Association Air and Space Conference and Technology Exposition here, Sept. 16."I'm going to brag

  • TRICARE shines a light on suicide prevention awareness

    Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death for Americans, and military veterans make up 20 percent of suicide deaths each year. TRICARE works with the Defense Suicide Prevention Office, the Department of Defense's oversight authority to reduce the impact of suicide on Service members and their

  • Enlisted evaluation and promotion systems implementation timeline

    In July, the chief of staff and chief master sergeant of the Air Force announced a series of incremental changes to the Enlisted Evaluation and Weighted Airman Promotion Systems scheduled for implementation from August 2014 through January 2017.The evaluation and promotion systems changes are slated

  • Pease Airmen celebrate KC-46A selection

    U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen and Kelly Ayotte, U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter and members of the 157th Air Refueling Wing gathered Sept. 7 to celebrate the selection of Pease Air National Guard Base as the Air Force's first Air National Guard-led KC-46A Pegasus main operating base. Pease was selected as

  • Suicide prevention takes courage, communication, official says

    The Veterans Affairs Department has named September National Suicide Prevention Month, but the Defense Department continues its year-round, comprehensive, multi-pronged approach to address the issue of suicide in the military, a Pentagon official said recently.Army Lt. Gen. Michael S. Linnington,