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  • Phase inspections keep the B-52 flying

    Just like a car, the B-52 Stratofortress needs its oil changed, tires rotated and its engine looked at to keep it running and prevent future damage.

  • From rejected to selected

    Each year hundreds of Airmen apply to commissioning programs, but only a few ever get selected and receive the opportunity to serve as an officer.

  • Air Force provides employment support for spouses

    Professionals at Airman and Family Readiness Centers stand ready to support military spouses with achieving their short and long-term employment goals regardless of where they are stationed. Employment skills counselors Air Force-wide understand military spouses face unique challenges in the work

  • Perfecting human weapon system with healthy fueling

    The Air Force Services Activity, through its comprehensive healthy food initiative, or HFI, continues zeroing in on the human weapons system – our nation’s Airmen – and providing them “with the right nutrition to increase lethality; ensuring a more ready force to meet mission requirements,” said

  • Finding ways to help

    Sixteen years ago, a squirmy three-year-old launched Julie Cooley on a path that lead her to be named this year’s Armed Forces Insurance Military Spouse of the Year at Barksdale Air Force Base. Mrs. Cooley’s journey began one Sunday during a church service in Destin, Florida. At the time, Mrs.

  • Air Force formalizes policy on retention of non-deployable Airmen

    In accordance with Department of Defense policy on military retention of non-deployable service members, the Air Force implemented its guidance in a memo signed Feb. 19. Airmen who have been non-deployable for more than 12 consecutive months will be notified by their chain of command and evaluated

  • Called to Duty

    It was Wednesday, March 21, 2018 when Tech.Sgt. Tony Hanks got the call.  The religious affairs specialist was needed at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan and he would only have 11 days to prepare.  The short time frame, coupled with the fact that he would deploy on Easter Sunday, created a difficult

  • Conventional Rotary Launcher upgrade tested

    An upgrade to the B-52 Stratofortress and the Conventional Rotary Launcher, was tested here, Feb. 11, 2019.  The change is designed to increase mission flexibility and make the B-52 more lethal in a combat environment. The CRL, a weapons system designed for the B-52, can carry a variety of