Congressman visits the Mountain

Air Force Year in Photos

A team of Air Force journalists and photographers selected the best photos from around the Air Force for the 2011 Air Force Year in Photos. These photos showcase Airmen around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America.View the slideshow here.

Rules restrict political activity by DOD personnel

With election activity steadily picking up, defense officials are in the process of issuing regular election-year guidance to remind military and Defense Department civilians that they're subject to rules regulating their involvement in political activities.This issue -- one the department regularly

Pete Airmen help keep families Warm and Dry

Operation Warm and Dry is a major project at the Transit Center at Manas. This year, approximately $300,000 of jackets and blankets were purchased from local vendors to be distributed to families in need, and two deployed Team Pete Airmen were helping make it possible.During a four day trip to Talas

Commander looks to new year

To recap 2011 and look at what's coming in 2012, Col. Chris Crawford, 21st Space Wing commander, held a wing all-call Dec. 16. Crawford called on members from the information assurance office, the civilian personnel office, and the judge advocate's office to provide special briefs. 1st Lt. Jerad

Gate signs deter drunk driving

A new accessory has been added to each of the gates to Peterson Air Force Base to heighten awareness of a serious topic. Signs were put up at each of the gates earlier this fall, identifying the unit that last had a drunk driving occurrence. Shortly before Thanksgiving, a policy letter was sent out

Boot camp teaches lifetime fitness habits

Smarter not harder. Airmen are familiar with the phrase encouraging better physical training practices to ensue passing fitness assessments. The first pillar of the Comprehensive Airman Fitness Program focuses on lifelong physical health, not just passing the physical fitness test. To help Airmen

Happy Hannukah

Air Force officials announce additional force management measures

In on-going efforts to continue to size and shape the force to current and future requirements, Air Force officials announced additional force management programs. The Air Force ended fiscal year 2011 about 1,200 Airmen over endstrength.For enlisted Airmen, voluntary programs from last year will

New capability keeps deployers notified of changes

Airmen getting ready to deploy have a new capability to help them prepare for their tasking. A recent change to the Air Force Reporting Instruction Tool now allows users to sign-up for instant email notifications when they occur.Prior to this change, members had to check the website often to ensure