News Search

  • Safeguarding your digital footprint

    Social media is a great resource for Airmen and their families to share information and stay connected to relatives at home and abroad.Although many depend on these wonderful tools, recent events have encouraged us to re-evaluate our digital footprint to ensure our personal and professional

  • AF releases criteria for new service medal

    Air Force officials released nomination criteria for the new Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal, following Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James' May 27, 2014, authorization.The medal will be awarded to individuals for their direct support of nuclear deterrence operations."This

  • Weathering the storm: AF eyes in the sky provide global weather data

    In the absolute silence of space, a special group of satellites circles our planet in a fast, low earth orbit, their cameras and sensors point toward Earth as they record endless data and images of storm systems and weather patterns moving across the globe below.Back on the ground, hidden in a D.C.

  • Total force

    "Total" (adj) - Constituting or comprising the whole; entire; involving all aspects, elements, participants, resources, etc. (Webster, 2014)"Force" (noun) - physical power or strength possessed by a living being: any body of persons combined for joint action. (Webster, 2014)"Total Force" - An

  • Airmen ‘embrace the challenge’ at AF marathon

    "The reward is the effort but you will be humbled."After 36 years of running and nearly 150 races later these are the words that Chief Master Sgt. Alex Escarcega, 310th Operations Group chief enlisted manager, lives by.Escarcega competed as part of the Air Force Space Command team in the Air Force

  • 8th SWS creates ceremonial singing group

    Members of the 8th Space Warning Squadron assembled a nine-member singing group that performs the national anthem and other songs for military events and ceremonies.The squadron saw a need for a group of singers who could perform when there would either be technical issues or a need for more

  • AFSPC Commander advocates defending space superiority

    The Commander of Air Force Space Command Gen. John Hyten charged the Air Force to defend its position and remain on the cutting edge of international space operations during the 2014 Air Force Association's Air & Space Conference and Technology Exposition here Sept. 16.Of air, space and cyberspace,

  • Airmen deliver GPS to the world

    Many people around the world use Global Positioning System receivers and applications in their vehicles and cell phones to guide them to their destinations. But few people know much about the GPS signal itself.Air Force Space Command Airmen of the 2nd Space Operations Squadron at Schriever Air Force

  • Air Force Reserve adapts to new AEF Construct

    The Air Force's re-designed Air Expeditionary Force construct will modify how reservists mobilize for contingencies and support combatant commander. The new AEF construct, scheduled to start in October, is intended to make deployments more predicable for reservists and improve opportunities for them

  • Space control Airmen ensure constant communication

    Air Force Space Command's 16th Space Control Squadron in partnership with the Air Force Reserve Command's 380th SPCS is responsible for ensuring the Defense Department has uninterrupted global satellite communications. Located at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., two squadrons are responsible for