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  • Morin talks sequestration, near-term budget actions

    The acting under secretary of the Air Force described how the nation's fiscal challenges are affecting the service to a group of civic and industry leaders in Arlington, Va., Jan. 15.Dr. Jamie Morin spoke to members of industry, the Air Force, the Air Force Association and media as part of AFA's

  • Air Force leaders deliver budget guidance to force

    Air Force leaders delivered guidance to the force recently, telling them to begin planning for the uncertain budget environment ahead, Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley said Jan. 11 in a press briefing."Even though we're not presuming this worst case will occur, prudent planning for the

  • Physical fitness: Struggle between mind, body, pain

    Losing weight isn't easy. It took almost five months to accomplish my goal of losing 40 pounds.I am physically average, but mentally I am tough. To lose the weight, I motivated myself after I experienced a humiliating personal setback. I was serving in a position my old eating habits did not

  • AF releases new 'vision' document

    The Air Force released a new Vision document today outlining the force's vision and way forward."Focused on 'Airmen, Mission, and Innovation,' I believe this short document captures what today's Air Force is all about and where I think we ought to focus on for tomorrow," said Air Force Chief of

  • Panetta: Fiscal crisis poses biggest immediate threat to DOD

    The "perfect storm of budget uncertainty" howling around his department is the biggest immediate threat facing the U.S. military, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta told reporters here today.Panetta and Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stressed during a regular

  • 940th Wing hosts MLK breakfast

    The 940th wing will host a Martin Luther King Day observance breakfast Friday Jan. 18 at the Recce Point club on base. Dr. Joseph Slade, pastor at Central Praise Ministries, will be the key note speaker and a choir from the Bethel AME Church from Olivehurst Calif. will be performing during the

  • Reservists to get help with travel vouchers

    Air Force Reserve Command is adding resources and changing business practices to make travel voucher processing easier for reservists.Throughout FY13 the command will increase the number of Defense Travel System travel technicians to assist reservists with their travel vouchers, according to Michael

  • 940th Wing Reservists awarded at commander's call

    Three members of the 940th Wing Civil Engineer Squadron where presented with the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal during a ceremony here Jan. 6. Colonel Patricia Brewer, 940th Wing Mission Support Group Commander, presided over the ceremony honoring the airmen for their actions in support of

  • Re-enlistment crosses service boundaries

    Air Force Reservist Major Christopher, 940th Wing Executive Officer, administers the oath of enlistment to Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Brian McKenzie, near an RQ-4 Global Hawk at Beale Air Force Base, Calif., on Dec. 21, 2012. The two military members are life-long friends who have managed