The first in a series of congressional hearings on the use of US military force in Syria kicked off on Tuesday. Secretary of State John Kerry, accompanied by Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Martin Dempsey, made...
The Obama Administration seeks Congress’ authorization only for use of “limited force” in Syria and does not intend to involve the United States military directly in Syria’s civil war, said the senior Administration witnesses and several senators at Tuesday’s hearing...
During Tuesday’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) sought the assurance of Secretary of State John Kerry that the Obama Administration would abide by the result of Congress’ vote on whether to authorize the use of US...
A financial analysis technician with the 2nd Comptroller Squadron at Barksdale AFB, La., SSgt. Joseph C. Senteno is one of the Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2013. Senteno excelled in managing the 2nd Bomb Wing’s second...
The Air Force will consider any decision on whether to move the 18th Aggressor Squadron from Eielson AFB, Alaska, to Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in the state in the context of the service’s goals in the Pacific theater, Chief of Staff...
For more than two decades, airmen have deployed to contingencies and wars in Southwest Asia far from garrisons, and have trained to new skill sets and utilized their career competencies in new ways. Now, as the Air Force transitions to...
The Air Force continued to post strong recruiting numbers for the fiscal year through July, according to the Pentagon’s latest recruiting statistics. The service’s Active Duty component met its numerical accession goal for the first 10 months of Fiscal 2013,...
The State Department announced on Tuesday that 1,000 observation flights have now taken place under the Treaty on Open Skies since its entry into force on Jan. 1, 2002. “We recognize the dedication and professionalism of our colleagues in the...
Members of the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 154th Wing last month returned home to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam from the Philippines after a week of exchange with Philippine airmen on air defense and command and control issues, according to a...
Officials at Dyess AFB, Tex., recently awarded Balfour Beatty Communities of Newtown Square, Pa., a contract to privatize the base’s military housing, according to a Dyess release. Col. Glen VanHerck, Dyess’ 7th Bomb Wing commander, signed the base’s first privatized...
