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  • CY15B RSSB Invitation to apply

    The CY15B Reserve School Selection Board will convene July 13 at the Air Reserve Personnel Center, Buckley Air Force Base, Colo.Both the Invitation to Apply and RSSB Application can be found on myPers located under the red "News Alert" tab or on the vPC Dashboard under the "Actions Request" tab.

  • SecAF delivers message of confidence

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James spoke to an audience of military and commercial space professionals, and space enthusiasts at the 31st Annual Space Symposium here April 16, adding to an already familiar message."You might think I am here from our headquarters at the Pentagon to bring

  • Fontanella passes torch to Gilmour during 315 AW ceremony

    Col. Greg Gilmour assumed command of the 315th Airlift Wing from Col. James Fontanella during a change of command ceremony April 11, 2015 at the base theater at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina.Gilmour was previously the commander of the 916th Air Refueling Wing at Seymour Johnson Air Force

  • Senior leaders celebrate AF Reserve's 67th birthday

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III celebrated the Air Force Reserves 67th birthday by hosting a cake cutting ceremony in the Pentagon, April 6, 2015, Washington, D.C. Also on hand for the ceremony were Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Larry Spencer, Chief of the Air Force Reserves Lt. Gen.

  • CSAF describes Air Force of the future

    In the future, the Air Force's core missions will probably not change, but the way they are carried out will, said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III on April 8.Welsh, speaking to the Defense Writers Group, said the Air Force's missions include air and space superiority, intelligence,

  • Sexual assault prevention: moving beyond awareness

    Every April since 2001, the nation has focused its attention on sexual assault awareness and the impact this crime has on those who have experienced it. This year, the Department of Defense deliberately renamed the annual effort Sexual Assault Awareness and PREVENTION Month. I want to take this

  • Canadian C-17 stops at JBC en route to Ontario

    The 429th Transport Squadron made a quick stop at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina March 30, 2015 prior to touching down at 8 Wing Trenton, Ontario with its fifth CC-177 Globemaster III aircraft fresh out of the Boeing C-17 factory in Long Beach, California .

  • Canada's fifth C-17 stops at Joint Base Charleston en route to Ontario

    The 429th Transport Squadron made a quick stop at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina March 30, 2015 prior to touching down at 8 Wing Trenton, Ontario with its fifth CC-177 Globemaster III aircraft fresh out of the Boeing C-17 factory in Long Beach, California .The CC-177 is the Royal Canadian Air

  • VCSAF: Military readiness unsustainable under sequestration

    Leaders from all branches of the armed forces testified on the readiness of each service during hearings of both the House and Senate Armed Forces Committees March 25 and 26.The vice chiefs of the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps shared concerns about America's military readiness to meet

  • DoD Warns Troops, Families to be Cyber Crime Smart

    Defense Department employees and their families should be vigilant when guarding personal and work information from expanding cyber-criminal activity, and to know how to recognize scammer tactics, according to DoD's chief information officer.Terry A. Halvorsen issued a DoD-wide memorandum March 18