MilPDS upgrade begins

This one of a series of articles to inform total force Airmen about personnel programs affected by the Military Personnel Data System upgrade occurring in March.The Military Personnel Data System will be offline for 23 days, as of this morning, to allow the Air Force Personnel Operations Agency to

99th Security Forces Staff Sgt. receives medal for providing aid

Hacking away at tomorrow's threats: Red Flag incorporates cyber domain

The United States has achieved global air superiority. It has a well trained and equipped military force, and the resources to provide and maintain peace and stability throughout the world. With these requisites met, many wonder how Nellis' Red Flag exercise can possibly continue to prepare Airmen

Air Force cuts aviation support at public events

As the Air Force braces for potential sequester, leadership has cancelled all aviation support to public events for at least the remainder of the fiscal year and is standing down the Thunderbirds aerial demonstration team to save flying hours to support readiness needs. Effective today, active-duty,

Pentagon lifts F-35 grounding following inspections

The Defense Department lifted its grounding of the F-35 Lightning II joint strike fighter after analysis concluded that a cracked turbine blade in an engine on a single plane resulted from overuse in test operations, according to an official with the F-35 Joint Program Office.In an email statement,

Sequestration measures cancel Thunderbirds' appearances past 1 April

In response to sequestration actions, the Air Force and Air Combat Command (ACC) officials have canceled aerial demonstration team performances to include the U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds past 1 April. This decision enables ACC to reallocate flying hours to combat readiness training, which will

23 master sergeants earn next stripe

Air Force officials selected 1,360 of 12,834 eligible master sergeants for promotion to senior master sergeant for a selection rate of 10.65% percent.The average overall score for those selected was 673.11. Selectees' average time in grade is 4.02 years and time in service is 18.89 years. Other

Nellis, Creech to undergo Air Force vehicle validation visit

In these days of severe budget limitations there are tough questions that are going to have to be answered in regards to government-owned vehicles.Are unit vehicles underutilized? Can units justify all their vehicles?In fact, these questions need to be answered next month by every unit on base.Air

99th Dental clinic gets modernized

The 99th Dental Clinic patient treatment rooms at the Mike O'Callaghan Federal Medical Center will be undergoing renovation from Feb. 25 through Mar. 25, 2013.The renovation project will upgrade the clinic's cabinets, supply carts, computer desks and provide a fresh coat of paint. There will be more

The writing on the wall: 'Tigers' preserve spot in Red Flag history

As Airmen gear up for the start of Red Flag 13-3, they arrive at the 414th Combat Training Squadron Red Flag building here and shuffle into the main auditorium for a commander's briefing about their involvement in the three-week exercise.They are stopped dead in their tracks upon entering the mass