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  • Air Force leaders advocate Voluntary Protection Program

    Air Force leaders here are advocating an enhanced safety program that focuses on developing and caring for the safety of Airmen, civilians and their families.The Voluntary Protection Program originates from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and focuses on incorporating the Air

  • May 27 airpower summary: Strike Eagles provide close-air-support missions

    Coalition airpower supported coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan in the following operations May 27, according to Combined Air and Space Operations Center officials here. In Afghanistan, a U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle fired cannon

  • Air Force proposes adding 23 F-15s, F-16s at Nellis

    The Air Force is proposing to base 23 additional F-15 Eagles and F-16 Fighting Falcons here and to add about 520 people as a result of changes mandated by the recent Base Realignment and Closure process. Under the proposed action, the 64th Aggressor Squadron would receive five F-16 aircraft and the

  • AFPC, Tinker work to improve civilian personnel services

    Air Force Personnel Center officials here, in partnership with members of the Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., are embarking on a test that will allow Air Force officials to closely study and review consolidated support to a large civilian employee population. For

  • Alaska A-10s are goin' to Georgia

    Four A-10 Thunderbolt IIs with the 355th Fighter Squadron are parked in position at the end of runway to be armed by Airmen from the 354th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron on April 24 at Eielson Air Force Base, Alaska. Due to the Base Realignment and Closure list the A-10 Thunderbolt II is being