Dec. 12, 2016 One Gladiator’s impactful mission As the Air Force’s functional communities are leading a number of initiatives designed to impact cyber awareness and culture, one Cyber Gladiator recently had the opportunity to help educate a group of senior leaders on the integration of cyber requirements for Air Force systems undergoing testing
Dec. 9, 2016 Senate confirms 442d Fighter Wing Commander to be Brigadier General The following named officers were confirmed by the Senate on Dec. 7, 2016, for appointment in the Reserve of the Air Force to the grade indicated under title 10, U.S.C., section 12203:To be Brigadier GeneralAir Force Col. Brian K. Borgen has been nominated for appointment to the rank of brigadier
Dec. 5, 2016 Air commando assumes command of 920th Rescue Wing Col. Kurt Matthews assumed command of the 920th Rescue Wing here Dec. 3 in a change of command ceremony officiated by Maj. Gen. Richard Scobee, 10th Air Force, Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas. Matthews replaced Col. Jeffrey L. Macrander who served as the 920th RQW commander
Nov. 30, 2016 Whiteman pilot logs 6000 A-10 hours Nearly three decades of flying and 11 combat deployments later, Marks has achieved a milestone that equates to 250 days in the cockpit, which most fighter pilots will never reach and puts him among the highest time fighter pilots in the U.S. Air Force.
Nov. 30, 2016 Show me the money: AFAS offers education financial programs for military families If you’re a military family member seeking higher education, the Air Force Aid Society is offering several opportunities to help foot the bill.The programs are open to dependent children of active duty, Title 10 Reserve, Title 32 Active Guard and Reserve, retired Reserve, and deceased Air Force
Nov. 19, 2016 Citizen Airman support successful rocket launch of weather satellite Against a clear fall night on Florida's Space Coast, Citizen Airmen piloting an Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter, a few miles from Space Launch Complex 41 here, had the best view of an Atlas V rocket as it pierced the sky carrying a Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R spacecraft
Nov. 15, 2016 MXS holds assumption of command U.S. Air Force Col. Christopher D. Ogren, the 477th Fighter Group commander, passed the 477th Maintenance Squadron guidon to Lt. Col. Aaron C. Milner during an assumption of command ceremony Nov. 6, 2016 at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska.
Nov. 15, 2016 Air Force Reservist leads citizenship ceremony As an Immigration Services Officer in Orlando, Air Force Reservist Tech. Sgt. Angela Borders, 920th Force Support Squadron, Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, led a U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Ceremony November 8, 2016, as the Mistress of Ceremony.
Nov. 15, 2016 OTS flight commander positions open to reservists The Air Force has opportunities for air reserve component members to tap into the Voluntary Limited Period of Active Duty program in the Officer Training School at Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama.
Nov. 10, 2016 442nd Fighter Wing comes to visit Civic leaders from the 442d Fighter Wing toured Tenth Air Force and the 301st Fighter Wing at Naval Air Station Fort Worth Joint Reserve Base, Texas.