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  • Helicopter passes flying-hour milestone

    Forty years after it came into the Air Force inventory, the 58th Special Operations Wing celebrated a rare mark of longevity when UH-1H 69-6650 passed 15,000 hours in the air May 25. "As only the second UH-1 to surpass that number of flying hours, we wanted to mark the occasion," said Lieutenant

  • Community Action Information Board's focus is building resilient Airmen

    The Air Force's Community Action Information Board wants to make sure Airmen are well taken care of.Starting at the major command level, CAIB members write policy and collaborate with Air Force leaders to come up with better solutions to elevate individual, family and installation community issues

  • IAAFA continues to expand security cooperation initiatives

    The Air Force has implemented Air Education and Training Command institutions such as the Defense Language Institute English Language Center and the Inter-American Air Forces Academy to meet the demand for security cooperation initiatives, officials said here June 20. "Graduates of IAAFA build

  • 347th Recruiting Squadron Partners with Chicago Bulls

    Twenty-five Air Force recruits swore into the Delayed Enlistment Program in front of a crowd of 26,500 Chicago Bulls fans here at the United Center Arena March 28. The DEP oath was administered by Lt. Col. Mark Formica, 347th Recruiting Squadron commander, as part of a partnership with the Chicago

  • Tips to check for testicular cancer

    Testicular cancer is the most common type of cancer in men between the ages of 20 to 34 years. It is almost always curable if treated early. This is why monthly testicular self-examinations are so very important. It is easy for a man to overlook or even ignore the early subtle signs of testicular

  • SecAF congratulates SAASS grads, marks school's 20th anniversary

    The graduation of the 20th class of the School of Advanced Air and Space Studies June 15 also marked the 20th anniversary of the school's founding, a fact highlighted in the commencement address by Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley.Secretary Donley said the ceremony honored not only this

  • Key Spouse program addresses needs of Air Force families

    Though it's a command program, the Key Spouse network focuses on the families, not the force.When a work issue arises, a military member may turn to someone in uniform. When spouses face challenges, they want to turn to other spouses, people they can relate to. This is the basis of the Key Spouse

  • Maxwell's VirtuSpheres only ones in Air Force

    The Squadron Officer College has taken virtual reality to a whole new level. Two VirtuSphere locomotive simulators have been installed and are being tested for applications in educating Airmen.The VirtuSphere, developed by brothers Ray and Nurulla Latypov, is a new simulation platform for engaging

  • New contingency aeromedical staging facility opens

    Wilford Hall Medical Center continues its long tradition of healing as it takes on a new mission to provide a temporary staging facility here for ill or injured servicemembers returning from overseas. In support of the war on terrorism, the 59th Contingency Aeromedical Staging Facility, or CASF