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Court-martial, then clemency — this week’s Air Force Times
The military justice system gives a commander the power to nullify the verdict of a military jury, as is the case with a former inspector general whose conviction for sex assault was tossed by a...
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Service members free fall for “Hawaii Five-0,” and “Army Wives” gets a little...
Calling all “Hawaii Five-0” fans. Members of the “Hawaii Five-0″ production crew film the landing of Special Operations Command, Pacific freefall jumpers. (Photo by Tom Sanders) Two Special Operations...
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Master Sergeant arranges ‘Korn’ singer visit with wounded
Master Sgt. Jocelin Borisow, from the “Wounded Warriors” short film about Jonathan Davis’ visit to Ramstein Air Base and Landstuhl Regional Medical Center, Germany. Twice in 2012, Jonathan Davis, lead...
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The return of tuition assistance — this week’s Air Force Times
Congress has ordered the Air Force to restore tuition assistance after the service suspended the program for the remainder of this fiscal year due to budget cuts. But the program may not be entirely...
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Anniversary of Freedom: 40 years later, Vietnam POW reflects on spiritual...
“These experiences become engrained in your mind, and never go away.” March 29, 1973, marks the day when then-Capt. Robert Certain was released from a Hanoi prison during Operation Homecoming. List of...
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Tape test horror stories — this week’s Air Force Times
Airmen can resort to drastic measures to meet the service’s waist measurement requirements because exceeding the limit by just half an inch can cause them to be reprimanded, demoted or even kicked out...
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Hottest civilian jobs for airmen — this week’s Air Force Times
If you’re preparing to enter the private sector, then you want to check out this week’s cover story about which jobs defense firms are looking for and how you can get them. We provide a list of the...
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“Here’s Why” of the week
Taking our “Here’s Why” from the paper to the blog. An explanation for why something is the way it is in the Air Force/military. See how the alphabet changed over time. (Source: history.navy.mil)....
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Official: Air Force’s ISR mission in Africa could expand
An Air Force MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial attack vehicle prepares to land after a mission in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force Photo/Staff Sgt. Brian Ferguson) It’s possible that...
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MTI accused of sick stuff — this week’s Air Force Times
At least 50 trainees at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland claim they were forced to perform degrading and often painful tasks by their military training instructor, who now faces charges of cruelty,...
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Officers selected for the Thunderbirds 2014 team
By Markeshia Ricks Despite having their wings clipped this fiscal year by sequestration, the commander of Air Combat Command has selected the officers who will be part of the Thunderbirds 2014...
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USAF Seven Summits team focuses on ‘risk management’ during mountain climb
Last month, Air Force Times spoke with participants of the Air Force Seven Summits Challenge, a group of airmen who set out to climb the tallest mountain on each of the seven continents to raise money...
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How Krusinski became sexual assault prevention chief — this week’s Air Force...
In this week’s edition, the Air Force explains why Lt. Col. Jeff Krusinski met the criteria needed to be the branch head of the air Force’s Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office. Krusinski’s...
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Prince Harry learns how the colonists play ‘football’
Prince Harry, left, watches an American football demonstration Sunday with Air Force head coach Troy Calhoun, center, and team mascot “The Bird” in Colorado Springs, Colo. Prince Harry of Wales is...
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Wing members make an appearance in ‘Iron Man 3′
Headed to the movies this weekend? If you see Iron Man 3, you might see some familiar faces. Maj. Erin Karl writes that five members of the 916th Air Refueling Wing from Seymour Johnson Air Force Base,...
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President Obama’s speech at NDU disrupted by heckler
President Obama was heckled Thursday by a woman while giving a major national security speech at the National Defense University in Washington. The anti-war group Code Pink identified the woman as...
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Fundraiser to help create film ‘A Child’s Guide to War’
“A Child’s Guide to War” will document the lives of children affected by a lifetime of war. A fundraising campaign for a documentary on the lives of children affected by the wars in Iraq and...
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Welsh to headline AFA breakfast
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh will be the featured speaker for an upcoming Air Force Association breakfast on June 17 from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m. at the Key Bridge Marriott in Arlington, Va. The...
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Chief Craig Adams will be EUCOM’s senior enlisted leader
Chief Master Sergeant Craig Adams has been selected as the new senior enlisted leader for U.S. European Command, the Defense Department announced. Currently command chief master sergeant for U.S. Air...
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