Force management programs necessary despite budget deal

Despite a congressional budget deal that lessens the impact of sequestration on the Air Force, it doesn't go far enough to halt actions to shrink the service, senior service officials said. Under Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning and Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, the Air Force chief of staff, said

20th Air Force and Task Force 214 welcome new commander

Maj. Gen. Jack Weinstein assumed command of the 20th Air Force, Dec. 19 at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo. Active-duty Airmen, Reserve, retired, family and friends attended the ceremony. Among the guests were commanders, command chiefs and civic leaders from 20th Air Force's three missile bases

Maj. Gen. Weinstein assumes 20th AF, Task Force 214 command

MINUTEMAN III TEST MISSILE LAUNCHES FROM VANDENBERG

A team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen successfully launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile today at 4:36 a.m. PST from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Every test launch verifies the accuracy and reliability of the ICBM weapon system, providing valuable data

AF officials announce FY14 civilian workforce shaping

The Air Force will reduce the size of its civilian workforce by about 900 positions in addition to maintaining approximately 7,000 vacancies across the force to meet the demands of a constrained fiscal 2014 budget, officials announced. Specific reductions by location have not been determined.The Air

AF announces additional force management programs to reduce force size

Air Force leaders announced force management programs Dec. 11 designed to reduce the force by thousands of Airmen over the next five years as a result of sequestration.Fiscal 2014 force management initiatives are in addition to the announcement made in July, stating the Air Force will implement

“Value the mission,” U.S. Strategic Commander speaks to Airmen Conducting Strategic Deterrence

Admiral Cecil D. Haney, commander, U.S. Strategic Command, and a career Navy submariner, visited F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo. following his trip to Minot Air Force Base, N.D., to see the deterrence mission close up, and share his thoughts and insight with base personnel at a commander's call, Dec. 3, at

Airmen volunteer, set record at Operation Thanksgiving

Spending Thanksgiving away from friends, family and their hometown is a common sacrifice many military personnel must make during their time in the service. For more than 60 Malmstrom Air Force Base members, they spent their Thanksgiving away from home helping make others feel less alone this year.

Global Strike Command Enlisted aide of the year

Please help us in congratulating Master Sgt. Oziel Morales, 20th Air Force commander's aide, on his selection as the Global Strike Command Enlisted Aide of the Year in the NCO category.

Air Force focuses on nuclear security, operations

The Air Force's nuclear mission continues to have the attention of leaders across the discipline, the Air Force chief of staff said here yesterday.Gen. Mark A. Welsh III categorically stated that he is not worried about the surety and security or the operational capability of the Air Force's nuclear