April 18, 2017 VLPAD adds 51 jobs; more active-duty openings for officer, enlisted The Air Force has expanded the Voluntary Limited Period of Active Duty program, adding 51 additional Air Force Specialty Codes for select air reserve component officers. Reserve and Air National Guard Airmen from select Air Force officer and enlisted specialties may now serve on active duty in
April 13, 2017 U.S. bombs, destroys Khorasan group stronghold in Afghanistan At 7:32 p.m. local time April 13, 2017, U.S. Forces Afghanistan conducted a strike on an Islamic State of Iraq and Syria-Khorasan tunnel complex in Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, as part of ongoing efforts to defeat ISIS-K in Afghanistan, according to a U.S. Forces Afghanistan news
April 13, 2017 Vice Chairman Makes Case for Congress to Pass Defense Budget At an Air Force Association breakfast, the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff expressed his desire for Congress to approve the proposed Defense Department budget and to not require the department to be funded through a continuing resolution.
April 13, 2017 CSAF discusses readiness Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein addressed rebuilding the Air Force’s readiness during a discussion at the Heritage Foundation April 12, 2017, in Washington, D.C.
April 10, 2017 Historian 101: Preserving past, providing guidance for future “I am faithful to a proud heritage, a tradition of honor and a legacy of valor.” These words, as documented in the Airman’s Creed, have been recited by many Airmen in the past.
April 6, 2017 Trump Orders Missile Attack in Retaliation for Syrian Chemical Strikes The United States fired Tomahawk missiles into Syria in retaliation for the regime of Bashar Assad using nerve agents to attack his own people.
April 6, 2017 Board selects seven to pin on major The 315th Airlift Wing CY17 Major Promotion Board announced that six 315th AW and one 560th RED HORSE Squadron captains have been selected to be promoted to the rank of major, officials announced this month.
April 4, 2017 Wings of Blue train, jump with Turtles Citizen Airmen from the 701st Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina took to the sky in a C-17 Globemaster III over the Arizona desert early Saturday morning for mission critical training with the U.S. Air Force’s Wings of Blue parachute team.
April 3, 2017 Charleston Reservists earns state AFA awards The South Carolina Chapter of the Air Force Association announced their selected today of a Charleston Citizen Airman as their 2017 Outstanding Aircraft Technician and Joint Base Charleston Outstanding Person of the Year.
March 31, 2017 Stopping Sexual Assault – Not Just in April The truth is, the vast majority of Airmen we serve alongside have never – and will never – sexually assault another person in their lifetime. Let me say it again for the people in the back – the vast majority of our Airmen HAVE NEVER and WILL NEVER harm another person. Hard stop.