• AF releases new feedback forms

    During the past year, Air Force leaders have been shaping a new and more comprehensive Air Force evaluation system for officers and enlisted Airmen.The new system is designed to better meet the needs of the Air Force and Airmen, differentiate more effectively between good and great performers, and

  • CCAF: A lighthouse for enlisted searching for education

    The Community College of the Air Force serves as a lighthouse for enlisted Airmen searching for a path to receive college credits for their military service while on the road to getting their associate degrees.Established April 1, 1972, the CCAF is the world's only degree granting institution for

  • Key spouse program key to family readiness

    Air Force spouses are key to maintaining stability on the home front as Airmen maintain focus on the war front, according to the wife of the Air Force's top officer.The key spouse program is an official unit/family program overseen by commanders designed to enhance readiness and establish a sense of

  • 260 ATC airman begins new chapter

    Airmen generally enter the military with a plan; that plan, however, is subject to change throughout an enlistment, or even a career. When Airman 1st Class Abdiel Casanas began his military journey more than three years ago, the plan was simple: Gain invaluable experience in a career field that

  • Summer grilling safety tips

    After a long cold winter of being indoors, many are going outdoors to enjoy traditional summer activities such as backyard cookouts and other warm weather activities. Among the most common and potentially dangerous activity this time of year is cooking on the grill.The Pease Fire Department

  • ANG Director of Safety reminds Airmen: Don't Let Your Guard Down

    Air National Guard senior leaders and safety experts recently met at the Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center at Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, for the ANG's 2014 Executive Safety Summit.The Executive Safety Summit gathered ANG senior leaders and safety experts and covered a wide range of topics

  • Memorial Day kicks off annual safety campaign

    In 1964 the Air Force first began to highlight summer safety through a program originally known as the 101 Critical Days of Summer, now known only as the Critical Days of Summer. This year that campaign is scheduled to run May 23 through Sept. 2 with the theme, "Risk: Double checks, not second

  • Airman's Attic Opens at Pease

    Members of the 157th Air Refueling Wing attended the grand opening of an Airman's Attic here, May 15, 2014. The mission of the attic is to provide Air Force families with furnishings while they await the arrival of their household goods. Members on a first-term assignment with no furnishings are

  • SecAF, VCSAF outline top priority in memo to Airmen

    In a memo sent to Airmen across the service today, Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James and Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Larry Spencer challenged Airmen to take responsibility for creating cost saving initiatives within their areas of expertise.The memo reemphasizes one of James' top priorities since