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  • Senate Confirms Carter as 25th Secretary of Defense

    The U.S. Senate Feb 12 confirmed former Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter as the 25th secretary of defense.Two days after the Senate Armed Services Committee voted unanimously to approve Carter's nomination, the full Senate, in a 93-5 affirmative vote, confirmed President Barack Obama's nominee

  • Reservist leads new program for unit fitness

    Master Sgt. Aaron Meadows was feeling the burn.Rivulets of perspiration trickled down his face as he lay on his back, panting for air while recovering from an intense round of bear-crawls, done while pushing a 45-pound plate across the floor."Oh man...that hurts," he gasped, before slowly pulling

  • vESD 2.0 rolls out Air Force wide

    EDIT: vESD has been deprecated as of 1 Oct, 2024. The current system of record is EITaaS, here: https://eitaas.servicecenter.af.mil/esc. Please note, a CAC is required to access EITaaS. A brand new version of the Virtual Enterprise Service Desk (version 2.0) is now available on unclassified computer

  • President's Budget Request restores manpower to the Air Force Reserve

    The Department of Defense budget request for fiscal year 2016 includes a number of proposed changes for the Air Force Reserve.If enacted into law, the DOD budget request would restore 2,100 manpower positions to the Air Force Reserve and increase the Air Force Reserve's presence in a number of

  • AF officials announce FY16 budget force structure changes

    Air Force officials released force structure changes resulting from the fiscal year 2016 President's Budget, Feb. 6.The fiscal year 2016 budget will continue the Air Force's divestment strategy presented in fiscal year 2015, but will re-phase the retirement of several weapons systems later into the

  • 442 FW Wing Commander selected for Brigadier General

    It is our distinct pleasure to announce that our Wing Commander, Colonel Hubert. C. Hegtvedt has been selected for promotion to Brigadier General. This honor could not have been more well deserved. Congratulations Sir, your Airmen stand behind you.A pin-on date has not been determined.

  • Military OneSource offers tax help

    You could pay for financial counseling and tax consultations, but why? You could pay for your tax software, but why? Military OneSource helps service members and eligible family members by providing access to no-cost financial counseling, tax consultations and secure online tax preparation and

  • Air Force presents FY 16 budget request

    The Air Force presented its fiscal year 2016 President's Budget request Feb. 2, following the Defense Department and sister services budget briefings.The Air Force fiscal year 2016 budget request supports the defense strategy and combatant commander requirements. It continues readiness recovery,

  • Air Force Wounded Warrior Program provides Airman with hope

    Some Airmen dream of a 20-year career. Some know they'll serve one enlistment and then separate. But some have that decision taken right out of their hands.Retired Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Harper met a major career obstacle in 2011. Harper served in the Air Force Reserve as a loadmaster for the 89th

  • The man with two careers

    The sun had barely risen at Moody Air Force Base the morning of January 11. A stream of runners trickled over the finish line of their fitness test run as giant red numbers ticked off a large timer.Chief Master Sgt. Ken Koyles sprinted across the finish line."That's it!" Koyles exclaimed, as he