Budget request provides for best Air Force possible, Welsh says

The Air Force's $114.1 billion fiscal 2014 budget request will provide for the most capable airpower arm possible, the Air Force chief of staff said here today.Testifying with Secretary of the Air Force Michael B. Donley, Gen. Mark A. Welsh III told the House Armed Services Committee his service's

Air Force restarts tuition assistance

The Air Force has officially restarted military tuition assistance, effective immediately. The service restarted the program as a result of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2013, where Congress called for the MTA program to continue in the current fiscal year. As a

DOD releases FY 14 defense budget proposal

President Barack Obama today sent to Congress a proposed defense budget of $526.6 billion in discretionary budget authority to fund defense programs in the base budget for fiscal year (FY) 2014. The budget continues the department's commitment to good stewardship of taxpayer dollars by seeking

Reservists asked to participate in Community Assessment Survey

The 2013 Air Force Community Assessment Survey launched April 5, and all members of the Air Force Reserve team who are asked to participate are encouraged to do so.The assessment is designed to assist chaplains and people working in installation-level Airman and family readiness centers, family

445th AW announces 2012 annual award winners

The 445th Airlift Wing held its 2012 Annual Awards Banquet March 9 at the National Museum of the United States Air Force. More than 500 Airmen, family members and community leaders celebrated a night of achievements and accomplishments.Chief Master Sgt. Jose Barraza, 3rd Wing command chief, Joint

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Air Force Reserve celebrates 65 years of historic service

President Harry S. Truman signed legislation on April 14, 1948, establishing the modern-day Air Force Reserve. The new organization reaffirmed the "Citizen Airmen" concept that reaches back to the Army Air Service reservists of the First World War. This came seven months after Truman established the

Wing provides telecommunications policy reminder

The next time you think about e-mailing your MyPay password or some other password from a ".mil" to a ".com" or vice versa, remember that what you are sending is subject to monitoring. The Air Force employs telecommunications systems such as telephones, cellular phones, radios, facsimile machines,

Hagel to return part of his salary during furloughs, spokesman says

In solidarity with the Defense Department's 800,000 civilian employees facing furloughs, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said he will voluntarily return part of his salary to the U.S. Treasury, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said April 2.Though furlough-exempt as a presidentially appointed,

445th AW April Spotlight Performer

Rank/Name: Senior Airman Jacob Emberton Unit: 445th Aeromedical Staging Squadron Duty Title: Pharmacy apprentice Hometown: New Carlisle, Ohio Civilian Job: Currently providing full-time support for 445th ASTS Hobbies: Playing guitar, working out, spending time with my basset hounds and family