FY 14 budget: Sequester puts key Air Force objectives at risk

Upon release of the Air Force Fiscal Year 2014 budget here April 10, the services' senior leaders said the shadow of sequestration in 2013 and on-going fiscal uncertainty will affect critical programs and objectives for years to come.While Air Force officials have scrambled to minimize impacts on

DOD releases FY 14 defense budget proposal

President Barack Obama today sent to Congress a proposed defense budget of $526.6 billion in discretionary budget authority to fund defense programs in the base budget for fiscal year (FY) 2014. The budget continues the department's commitment to good stewardship of taxpayer dollars by seeking

DEERS streamlined for better efficiency

A modification in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System is expected to streamline personal records for better efficiency, the director of the Defense Manpower Data Center said here yesterday.In an interview with American Forces Press Service and the Pentagon Channel, Mary Dixon said

HAWC to roost at Warrior Fitness Center

The 99th Aerospace Medicine Squadron Health and wellness Center is moving to the Warrior Fitness Center.This move is being executed in order to maximize the success of both facilities missions and to offer as many health and fitness benefits to the Nellis community as possible."There are three true

Airmen take Aim at Archery Event

Nellis, Creech Air Force vehicle validation visit dates change

The Nellis and Creech vehicle validation visit has been rescheduled due to budget constraints. Air Force vehicle management staffs will be at both bases to conduct a vehicle validation May 6-10. The original validation visit was scheduled for March 18-22.The VVV is a process to validate the vehicles

Nellis sweeps ISR awards

Congratulations to the following Airmen who were recognized for their exceptional efforts and accomplishments in support of the Air Force and national missions:Capt. Ryan T. Hudson, 19th Weapons Squadron, 57th Wing -- Air Force's Outstanding Officer Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance

Service members, civilians, spouses can take 2013 Air Force Community Assessment Survey

The 2013 Air Force Community Assessment Survey began Air Force wide April 5.The CAS will be administered to randomly selected active-duty service members and their spouses; reservists and their spouses; civilian employees and, for the first time since the survey started in 1998-1999, guardsmen and

Lightning strikes through clear skies of Nellis

Lightning seldom appears in the Las Vegas sky, but when it does, it is always something to behold.Local residents can attest to the unique opportunity in Southern Nevada of seeing one bolt of lightning dash across the sky with the Las Vegas skyline in the background. However on April 4, witnesses

Month of the Military Child: FSS hosts appreciation event for military children

The 99th Force Support Squadron held a Military Child Appreciation Day April 6 at the Nellis Youth Center. The event provided an opportunity for military children to interact with Airmen from different career fields and to see the importance of what their parents do in the Air Force."It was a