AF opens additional TERA, VSP windows

The Air Force will open two new fiscal year 2014 force management Temporary Early Retirement Authority application windows, and a new voluntary separation pay application window, Air Force Personnel Center officials said today.Commonly referred to as the 15-year retirement, TERA eligibility will be

SELM testing begins with preparation

The 90th Missile Wing has been designated to participate in a Simulated Electronic Launch-Minuteman test April 11 through 17. The SELM testing is a test done every 6 months at one of the three missile bases on a rotating schedule, meaning each base is tested every 18 months. "The SELM test is a

20th AF turns 70

Today, the 20th Air Force, arguably one of the most storied organizations in the U.S. Air Force, hits a new milestone."Today marks the 70th anniversary of 20th Air Force," said Maj. Gen. Jack Weinstein, 20th Air Force commander, in an email to Airmen. "Today we honor those that have served and those

Air Force leaders announce accountability actions, way forward for ICBM force

In a press briefing at the Pentagon March 27, Air Force officials announced the findings from the Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., test compromise investigations, to include accountability actions and a way forward for the ICBM force.In January, Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James and Air

First-Ever ANG Defender: Guardsman certified as off-base convoy commander

As the Air Force aims for more total force integration, for the first time, an Air National Guardsman was certified to perform the duties of a convoy commander within a missile complex. Capt. Greg Goodman, 219th Security Forces Squadron operations officer, made Air Force history by becoming

Saving it for later: Museum curator preserved, returned ICBM parts to active inventory

For the past 15 years, the Warren Intercontinental Ballistic Missile and Heritage Museum, F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., has collected and preserved specific material that not only highlight F.E. Warren's history, but operationally contributes to a current mission.Paula Taylor, museum curator for

91st MSFS Top Dog Competition

Minot AFB rescues two stranded Mont. motorists

Members of the 54th Helicopter squadron responded to a search and rescue request involving two men trapped in the bed of their truck in Savage, Mont., when an ice flow caused the river to overrun its banks, March 10.At approximately midnight the crew received a phone call from the Air Force Rescue

DOD official discusses nuclear deterrence in Congress

The Defense Department's nuclear deterrent is the ultimate protection for the United States while also assuring distant allies of their security against regional aggression, a senior Pentagon official told Congress March 7.Elaine Bunn, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for nuclear and

New START: 564th MS silos being eliminated

The permanent removal of 50 formerly deactivated Malmstrom Air Force Base 564th Missile Squadron Minuteman ICBM III launch facilities, located in Toole, Pondera, Teton and Chouteau counties, Mont., has initiated and is scheduled to be complete by early 2015.Following the initial phase, which