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Strategic agility is the future of the Air Force
August 1, 2014
633rd LRS, CES Airmen participate in fuel spill exercise
August 1, 2014
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alexis Smith, 633rd Civil Engineer Squadron fire protection crew chief, and Airman 1st Class Scott Kolar, 633rd CES fire protection journeyman, approach a fuel truck during a simulated fuel spill exercise at Langley Air Force Base, Va., July 31, 2014. During the exercise, approximately 1,000 gallons of fuel spilled, initiating response efforts to contain and clean-up the fuel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aubrey White/Released)
Repurpose, reuse, recycle: Langley Airmen keep base environmentally friendly
July 30, 2014
Edith Lynn Thompson, U.S. Air Force Hospital Langley housekeeping aid, empties a bag of recyclables into a bin at Langley Air Force Base, Va., July 29, 2014. The recycling is taken out three times daily by different shifts from every department in the hospital. Thompson said there is at least one recyclables can in each office and lobby throughout the hospital. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Devin Scott Michaels)
DBIDS implementation process update
July 29, 2014
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Justin Bass, 633rd Security Forces Squadron officer, returns a Common Access Card after scanning it at Langley Air Force Base, Va., July 29, 2014. Due to incompatibility with the Defense Biometric Identification System, retirees with identification cards created before 2003 should visit the Military Personnel Section prior to Jan. 1, 2015, to attain an up-to-date ID card; and contractors with locally-generated badges must visit the VCC for their new IDs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Austin Harvill/Released)
Senate confirms Allyn as Army vice chief
July 29, 2014
Gen. Danield B. Allyn has been confirmed as the Army's vice chief of staff. (U.S. Army photo)
Protect yourself from new-to-U.S. virus carried by mosquitoes
July 29, 2014
Chikungunya is spread by two species of mosquitoes that are commonly found in the United States, according to entomologists at the U.S. Army Public Health Command. The Aedes aegypti is one mosquito species that can spread the chikungunya virus. (U.S. Army Public Health Command photo)
AF Assistance Fund may not hit 2014 goal
July 29, 2014
Medal of Honor recipient Ryan Pitts: Bonds will never be broken
July 29, 2014
Former Staff Sgt. Ryan M. Pitts, Medal of Honor recipient, is inducted into the Hall of Heroes during a Pentagon ceremony, July 22, 2014. (U.S. Army photo)
First Soldiers awarded Army Instructor Badge
July 29, 2014
U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command's Institute for Non-Commissioned Officer Professional Development created the Instructor Development and Recognition Program, or IDRP, to coach, mentor and train Army instructors who teach at non-commissioned officer academies. The IDRP program awards Army Instructor Badges to Non-commissioned Officer Education System instructors who have completed certification and training requirements that lead to increased proficiency levels as instructors. As a first step in recognizing Army instructors, the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command developed the Army Instructor Badge. TRADOC also authored the secretary of the Army directive that advises personnel proponent offices to select the highest caliber Soldiers for instructor duty for a period of 36 months. (U.S. Army graphic)
Army researchers develop Cargo Pocket ISR
July 29, 2014
A British Soldier holds Prox Dynamics' PD-100 Black Hornet, a palm-sized miniature helicopter weighing only 16 grams. Researchers with the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Research, Development and Engineering Center are testing the Black Hornet to provide squad-sized small units with organic intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capability. (Photo courtesy of United Kingdom Ministry of Defense)