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Davis-Monthan sets standard for tracking deployed Airmen (USAF - United States Air Force)

Edit Public Technologies 24 May 2016
(Source. USAF - United States Air Force) DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. (AFNS) --. Airmen at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base created an innovative tool, now used Air Combat Command-wide, for leadership to track their Airmen downrange. Two Airmen from the 355th Communications Squadron crafted the tool, called the Blue Line Tracker, for a simpler way to compile this information ... Maj ... operations, logistics, manpower and personnel ... (noodl....

Exchange program works to retain Airmen (USAF - United States Air Force)

Edit Public Technologies 24 May 2016
(Source. USAF - United States Air Force) MCCONNELL AIR FORCE BASE, Kan. (AFNS) --. In an effort to educate, retain and expand the views of Airmen here, a civil engineer squadron member has recently started an Airmen exchange program. 'It's important that we allow Airmen to have that broader view in the beginning because it saves our great Airmen,' said Chief Master Sgt. Jeremy Huggins, the 22nd CES chief enlisted manager ... (noodl....

Barksdale unit first to train with latest B-52 upgrade (USAF - United States Air Force)

Edit Public Technologies 24 May 2016
(Source. USAF - United States Air Force) BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. (AFNS) --. In a world of military budget constraints and tough acquisition choices, boosting the efficiency of current assets is a no-brainer. The last B-52 Stratofortress rolled off the assembly line in 1962, but while the airframe itself is well-seasoned, the internal components are continually upgraded to keep up with the demands of the modern battlespace ... Capt....

Eglin shows child what it’s like to be an F-35 pilot (USAF - United States Air Force)

Edit Public Technologies 24 May 2016
(Source. USAF - United States Air Force) EGLIN AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) --. After spending the past few weeks watching 'Top Gun' and videos of the F-35 Lightning II, Christian Loafman was ready for his May 18 visit to Eglin Air Force Base as its first F-35A Pilot for a Day. 'I feel the need, the need for speed,' the 9 year old said ... At age 2, Christian was diagnosed with progressive infantile scoliosis and autism ... Col ... Sgts ... Sgt ... (noodl....

EOD craftsman balances family, mission (USAF - United States Air Force)

Edit Public Technologies 24 May 2016
(Source. USAF - United States Air Force) AL UDEID AIR BASE, Qatar (AFNS) -- (This feature is part of the 'Through Airmen's Eyes ' series. These stories focus on individual Airmen, highlighting their Air Force story.). A 5-year-old boy stood in front of his kneeling father in a hotel room, the boy weighed down with 50 pounds of tactical body armor. The gear weighed more than the boy. Tech. Sgt ... Sgt. Daniel Douville, an EOD flight team leader....

Provision of Clean Drinking Water (Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan)

Edit Public Technologies 23 May 2016
Funded by the UNICEF, these projects have been completed at a sum of AFN two million and 159 thousand through the Rural Water Supply, Sanitation and Irrigation Program of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and ......

Construction work of NSP Provincial Building Completed in Herat (Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan)

Edit Public Technologies 23 May 2016
(Source ... The three-storey building has been constructed basically in 355 square meters area through the National Solidarity Program of the Ministry of Rural Rehabilitation and Development, worth of AFN 13 million and 454 thousand ... (noodl. 33738112) ....

Airman finds voice in virtual world (USAF - United States Air Force)

Edit Public Technologies 23 May 2016
(Source. USAF - United States Air Force) DAVIS-MONTHAN AIR FORCE BASE, Ariz. (AFNS) -- (This feature is part of the 'Through Airmen's Eyes' series. These stories focus on individual Airmen, highlighting their Air Force story.). Some people attach a social stigma to video games and the people who play them -- when they picture a gamer, they don't think of a well-lit room, socialization and a strong sense of community ... Opening up to others....

Hurricane Hunters, NOAA stress hurricane preparedness (USAF - United States Air Force)

Edit Public Technologies 23 May 2016
(Source. USAF - United States Air Force) KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. (AFNS) --. An Air Force Reserve 'Hurricane Hunter' aircrew with their WC-130J Super Hercules joined National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration hurricane experts May 16-20 to promote preparedness at five Gulf Coast cities ... The tour was in conjunction with the National Hurricane Preparedness Week. At each stop of the tour, officials encouraged people to prepare now....

AF defers promotion, re-enlistment ineligibility policy tied to enlisted distance learning completion (USAF - United States Air Force)

Edit Public Technologies 23 May 2016
(Source. USAF - United States Air Force) WASHINGTON (AFNS) --. The Air Force has deferred the effective date for promotion and re-enlistment eligibility associated with the Air Force policy to complete enlisted professional military education distance learning courses within 12 months of enrollment until Jan. 1 ... 'EPME is a critical component of our professional enlisted force and our expectations have not changed,' said Chief Master Sgt....

Chief becomes first AF E-9 to graduate Ranger School (USAF - United States Air Force)

Edit Public Technologies 23 May 2016
(Source. USAF - United States Air Force) MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) --. For more than two months, Ranger students train to exhaustion. They push the limits of their bodies, minds and souls, and on average, one in three candidates makes it through the grueling course. The average U.S. Army Ranger School student is in the rank of E-4 through E-6 on the enlisted side and O-1 through O-3 for the officers ... It's a team event ... (noodl....

Air Force changes utility allowance for privatized housing residents (Goodfellow Air Force Base)

Edit Public Technologies 21 May 2016
(Source. Goodfellow Air Force Base) WASHINGTON (AFNS) --. The Air Force revised its utility allowance policy May 18 to ensure quality on-base housing for military families and continue to cover utility costs for the average energy consumer. For new tenants, the revised policy for the majority of residents will now be calculated using monthly meter readings instead of a five-year average with a 10-percent buffer the previous policy used....

Around the Air Force: May 20 (USAF - United States Air Force)

Edit Public Technologies 20 May 2016
(Source. USAF - United States Air Force). FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. (AFNS) - This look around the Air Force features a B-52 Stratofortress accident at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam; Gen ... Traci Keller....
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