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  • Hotel tax exemptions could help AF save millions of dollars

    During a time of increasing DoD budget constraints, the Air Force continuously looks for innovative solutions that save money and positively impacts the mission. Air Education and Training Command's Financial Management office said Air Force travelers could help save millions of dollars by taking

  • AF addresses use of 'bath salts' with zero tolerance

    A dangerous designer drug with an innocuous name is growing in popularity, causing concern in the military and in the civilian world.Marketed as "bath salts," these retail products contain chemicals that are synthetic derivatives of cathinone, a central nervous system stimulant, and are known to

  • Welsh 'humbled' to serve as Air Force chief of staff

    The Air Force chief of staff flag passed to the service's 20th chief in a ceremony here Aug. 10.Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, a 36-year Airman, stepped into the position, taking over for Gen. Norton Schwartz, who also retired from the Air Force during the ceremony."Mark is respected throughout the Air

  • EOD tech school puts 'battlefield' into PT

    Physical fitness workouts for Air Force explosive ordnance disposal candidates now have a battlefield twist at Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal, as the 366th Training Squadron Field Training Detachment 3 here has revamped their fitness program to turn Airmen into "tactical" athletes.Air

  • Experts detect West Nile Virus on JBSA-Fort Sam Houston

    Summer brings backyard barbecues, hiking, camping and increased outdoor activities. It also brings more mosquitoes, and with them potentially serious illnesses from germs some mosquitoes carry.West Nile Virus is an illness spread by mosquitoes that, according to the Centers for Disease Control and

  • Air Force spouse cheers her way to Olympic Games

    Reaching the stage of the Olympic Games is a dream shared by most athletes, but the opportunity to reach that stage is rare regardless of what someone wishes to compete in.Even though she always wanted to be a part of the Olympics at some point in her life, Nicole King Rollins, spouse of a Laughlin

  • Keesler medics bring expertise to Peruvian towns

    Members of the 81st Medical Group recently returned from nearly two weeks in Peru where they participated in a medical readiness training exercise.Led by Maj. Ronald Eller, 81st Medical Support Squadron Medical Logistics Flight commander, 17 dragon medics provided medical care to citizens of three

  • Pilot becomes Guard's first F-35 instructor pilot

    At Eglin's multi-service, multi-national F-35 Integrated Training Center the integrated concept became even more evident when an Air National Guard member became the Guard's first F-35 Lightning II instructor pilot.Major Jay Spohn, assigned to the 33rd Fighter Wing here as the assistant director of

  • EOD attrition drop credited to Sheppard prelim course

    It's amazing what a difference a year can make in the technical training world. The 366th Training Squadron Field Training Detachment 3 here is reaping the benefits of better-prepared Airmen attending Naval School Explosive Ordnance Disposal, with the overall Air Force attrition rate down 16 percent