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  • AF releases furlough-related pay information

    (Editor's note: This story originally ran on www.af.mil, and is reposted here for visibility).Air Force officials released Oct. 8, the following furlough-related questions and answers to aid service civilians with processing time and attendance. This information was coordinated with manpower and personnel, financial management, and general counsel
  • Members of the 352nd Special Operations prepare to start the Tough Mudder U.K. Southwest 2013 at Crickhowell, Wales, Sept. 21, 2013. All members of the “352 SOG Tough Mudders” team completed the 11-mile obstacle course, which according to Tough Mudder’s website, is “designed to test ones strength, stamina, determination and camaraderie.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephen Linch)

    Muddy wingmen: Building bonds with mud, sweat, fitness

    Members of the 352nd Special Operations Group participated in the Tough Mudder U.K. Southwest 2013 event Sept. 21, at Crickhowell, Wales.During the event, members of the "352 SOG Tough Mudders" team helped each other carry logs, scale walls, get through tunnels, jump ditches, cross a river and traverse miles of muddy trail before crossing the

  • Soldier saves life at Hurlburt gym

    Sept. 19 was just another day to work out at the Aderholt Fitness Center for Army Spc. Robert Taylor, a health care specialist attached to the 6th Ranger Training Battalion. However, Taylor noticed something out of the ordinary during a water break."I saw a man sitting on the floor between two treadmills and a woman trying to get him to drink," he

  • Hurlburt DOD civilians return to work Monday

    A majority of Hurlburt Field's Department of Defense civilians will return to work Monday, Oct. 7 after being furloughed due to the government shutdown. Hurlburt had to furlough around 1,200 civilian employees, which equated to about 15% of the base's overall force."It is great news; we have been authorized to return all of our furloughed employees

  • SecDEF: Most furloughed DOD civilians to return to work next week

    Today I am announcing that most DOD civilians placed on emergency furlough during the government shutdown will be asked to return to work beginning next week.Immediately after President Obama signed the Pay Our Military Act into law, I directed DOD's Acting General Counsel to determine whether we could reduce the number of civilian personnel

  • DOD Continues Prudent Planning for Government Shutdown

    DOD officials believe a government shutdown will not occur when current spending authority expires Sept. 30th, but continue prudent planning in case it does.Deputy Defense Secretary Ash Carter released a memo today entitled Guidance for Continuation of Operations in the Absence of Available Appropriations.An attachment to the memo provides

  • From training to trauma: A testament of heroism

    Editor's note: Tech. Sgt. Matty Garcia is deployed from the 6th Special Operations Squadron, which falls under the Air Force Special Operations Command Air Warfare Center.It started as any other training day for the crew of Jayhoon 11; however, events unfolded Sept. 7 which proved to be a true test of tactics, training and teamwork."Start up and
  • U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Travis Norton, 3rd Special Operations Squadron commander, addresses attendees during a Prisoner of War/Missing in Action retreat ceremony Sept. 20, 2013 at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M. Since 1979, POW/MIA Day has been observed across the nation on the third Friday of September each year, allowing Americans to remember those service members who made selfless sacrifices for their nation and those who never came home. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Whitney Tucker)

    Cannon remembers

    Local veterans and Air Commandos stood at attention as the familiar notes of the national anthem reverberated through a loudspeaker, enveloping the assembly as it has for more than 230 years, and signifying the commencement of a Prisoner of War/Missing in Action retreat ceremony Sept. 20 at Cannon Air Force Base, N.M.In a gesture as timeless as Old
  • Airman 1st Class Michael Diaz, 4th Special Operations Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, fits Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning’s oxygen mask prior to flying on a CV-22 Osprey and AC-130U Spooky at Hurlburt Field Fla., Sept. 9, 2013. The visit is part of Fanning’s familiarization with various Air Force missions since becoming the acting secretary. (U.S. Air Force photo/ Senior Airman Krystal M. Garrett)

    Acting SecAF visits Hurlburt

    Acting Secretary of the Air Force Eric Fanning spoke with more than 500 Air Commandos about the future of special operations at an all-call during his two-day visit here, Sept. 9-10.This visit, his first to the base, was part of his familiarization with different Air Force missions since assuming office June 21."There is nothing like getting out
  • Airmen from the 320th Special Tactics Squadron ride out in an inflatable motor raft to retrieve another STS Airman during training off the coast of White Beach Naval Facility, Okinawa, August 28, 2013. The STS Airmen conducted water landings as part of a quarterly training requirement to ensure they remain current and proficient in both static line and free fall jumps. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Kristine Dreyer)

    Catching air

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