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  • Leaders talk budget, strategy, force mix at AFA conference

    As Air Force leaders look to the future, their vision is shaped around leveraging strengths of the Total Force - Active, Guard and Reserve as a team - to address the challenges of budget cuts and a new National Strategy.Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley addressed the future of the Air

  • Leaders issue Air Force birthday message

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force James Roy issued the following message to the Airmen of the United States Air Force:As we celebrate the United States Air Force's 65th birthday, we salute all of the

  • MilPDS scheduled for upgrade in December

    The Military Personnel Data System will be upgraded and migrated to the Defense Information Systems Agency's Defense Enterprise Computing Center in December. MilPDS will be unavailable during the upgrade project, which is scheduled to take 23 days to complete.MilPDS is a personnel records database

  • New DOD policy on air travel begins Oct 1

    Beginning Oct. 1, 2012, any travel authorization that includes air travel must be approved and ticketed at least 72 hours in advance of the scheduled flight departure to avoid airline reservations from being cancelled. This is due to a new policy being instituted by the airlines under the FY13 GSA

  • Local elementary school honors local heroes on 9-11

    Most of the students at Valley Forge Elementary School in Huber Heights, Ohio, had not been born by Sept. 11, 2001, yet that did not stop more than 600 Kindergarten through 6th graders from honoring their heroes. On Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, the students of Valley Forge hosted a memorial ceremony at

  • 445th AW September Spotlight performer

    Rank/Name: Senior Airman Sachi SunamotoUnit: 445th Aeromedical Evacuation SquadronDuty Title: Healthcare services management apprenticeHometown: Cincinnati, OhioCivilian Job: Administrative Resident at the Cleveland Veterans Administration Medical CenterEducation: I received a bachelor's degree in