Daily Report

March 28, 2013

Defining the Air Force’s Value Proposition

Air Force officials “need to make hard decisions” in order to shape the service in the way “they believe it should be in the future,” said Maj. Gen. Robert Kane, global reach programs director in the Air Force Secretariat’s acquisition...

Fiscal 2013 Spending Bill Enacted

President Obama signed into law H.R. 933, appropriations legislation that will fund the Defense Department and other government agencies through the remainder of the fiscal year. Obama inked the bill on March 26, announced the White House. His signature came...

April’s Red Flag-Alaska Canceled

The Air Force has canceled the Red Flag-Alaska 13-2 exercise that was slated to take place in April, announced Pacific Air Forces officials on Wednesday. They cited “budgetary considerations” associated with sequestration as the reason. Air Force officials have previously...

Air Forces Southern Welcomes New Command Chief

CMSgt. Calvin Williams is the new command chief of 12th Air Force (Air Forces Southern) at Davis-Monthan AFB, Ariz. Williams became the numbered air force’s top enlisted advisor last month after a one-year stint as command chief of the 9th...

Personnel Data System Upgrade Complete

The Air Force has successfully completed the upgrade and transfer of its Military Personnel Data System to the Defense Enterprise Computing Center operated by the Defense Information Systems Agency, according to an Air Force Personnel Center release. Originally expected to...

Cyber Vision 2025 Released

The Air Force released Cyber Vision 2025, a vision document that provides a blueprint for where the Air Force should focus its science and technology activities in the cyber realm out to 2025, announced service officials on Wednesday. It highlights...

MEET and Greet

In March, members of the North Carolina Air National Guard’s 145th Civil Engineer Squadron have been hosting civil engineers from Total Force units in Missouri, Oklahoma, and South Carolina for a mission essential equipment training course at the North Carolina...

Student Science Project Could Help Residents Deal with F-35 Noise

Two high school students from Valparaiso, Fla., have conducted research that provides insights that could help local residents dampen the noise that enters their homes from F-35 strike fighters operating from nearby Eglin Air Force Base, reported the Northwest Florida...