An official website of the United States government
A .mil website belongs to an official U.S. Department of Defense organization in the United States.
A lock (lock ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .mil website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

NEWS

  • Military Vet Walking Across America to Raise Money for Fellow Veterans

    One step at a time.That's what military veteran Sgt. Chuck Lewis thinks about as he's making his way coast across the United States, 3,300 miles coast-to-coast, to raise money for wounded and disabled veterans.Lewis, a Vietnam veteran who served in the Marine Corps from 1970 to 1974 and in the U.S.

  • Canadian pilot calls 2nd ARS home

    Capt. Kevin Judd may not be a member of the United States Air Force, but he has certainly found a home at the 2nd Air Refueling Squadron here. The Royal Canadian Air Force CC-150 Polaris pilot from Deep River, Ontario, has been flying with the 2nd ARS for the past two years as part of the three-year

  • Aircraft Loadmasters recognized as AFAs Team of the Year

    The Air Force Association proudly announced the AFA 2013 Team of the Year March 29, 2013, honoring the Aircraft Loadmaster career field and singled out a 437th loadmaster from Joint Base Charleston as a representative of the distinguished career field.Each year, the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air

  • Aerial firefighting continues against Rocky Mountain fires

    Air Force firefighting aircraft continued dropping thousands of gallons of fire retardant June 24 in an effort to contain growing Rocky Mountain wildland fires.Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard C-130 Hercules equipped with the Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System performed two drops against

  • The Burden of Service (Part 1)

    Lugging his bags to the curb, contemplating innumerable what ifs, Tech. Sgt. Aaron Drain pauses for a moment and reassures his wife Heather that everything will be all right. Holding back her tears, she whispers softly that she loves him. As midnight approaches, one of the military's oldest rituals

  • More military aircraft join fight against wildland fires

    Two additional Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System-equipped military C-130 Hercules are joining the battle against wildland fires in Colorado.The U.S. Forest Service requested the additional aircraft through the National Interagency Fire Center here.Two aircraft from the California Air National

  • Military children attend 49ers linebackers' two-day football camp

    Approximately 250 children, ages 7 to 14, participated in the Patrick Willis Football ProCamp at Gunn High School in Palo Alto, June 15 and 16, half of them being military children from the local area.The camp was a two-day event which had various stations, specialized to hone the fundamental skills

  • Special Victims Counsel available here for victims of sexual assault

    Earlier this year, the Air Force spearheaded a pilot program for the Department of Defense which provides special counsel to victims of sexual assault.The Special Victims Counsel is currently composed of 60 specially-trained military lawyers.The SVC Program gives sexual assault victims legal

  • Every Airman responsible for preventing sexual assault

    The Air Force and Fairchild Air Force Base are doing everything they can to identify and prevent sexual assault.Earlier this month, Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. Mark A. Welsh III, re-emphasized to the Senate Armed Services Committee along with the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and service