Air Force combat medics serve critical role on PRT

Master Sgt. Simon Deyell stands in front of about 15 Soldiers and Airmen and tells a story of when he was on a dismounted patrol and some Afghans brought him a young boy with his head and shoulders covered in blood. When Sergeant Deyell cleaned the blood off, he discovered the cause of the bleeding

Air Force officials release staff sergeant promotion list

Air Force officials selected 13,518 of 28,510 eligible senior airmen for promotion to staff sergeant for a selection rate of 47.41 percent.The average score for those selected was 282.88, with an average time in grade of 1.97 years and an average time in service of 4.55 years, respectively. The

Airmen named top Space and Missile Systems Operators of the Year

Two Air Force Space Command Airmen are the 2009 Space and Missile Systems Operators of the Year. The annual award recognizes the best operators in the 1C6X1 Space Systems Operation career field. Tech. Sgt. Michael Rozneck, 3rd Space Experimentation Squadron at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo., won

The hunt for Vigilant Eagle: NORAD/Russian forces work together

The storyline seemed to come straight from a Cold War suspense thriller as NORAD forces working with their counterparts in the Russian Federation tracked a "hijacked" aircraft across the Pacific Ocean, but this was no movie. The North American Aerospace Defense Command and the Russian Federation

First Knight

Airman 1st Class Muhamed Mehmedovic was selected for this week's First Knight award. This award is designed to recognize outstanding Airmen each week for the work they do every day.Name: Muhamed Mehmedovic Unit: 21st Logistics Readiness Squadron Duty Title: Air Transportation JourneymanHometown:

Aragon Dining Facility: open for business

In a makeover made for television, the 40-year-old Aragon dining facility officially reopened Aug. 6 with fanfare and a new, modern look.Decorators said goodbye to mauve colors and oak finish and brought in golden patterned fabrics with cherry wood finish, etched glass, modern light fixtures and

Peterson Air Force Base: 18,000 strong force protection

Recently, the 21st Security Forces Squadron got a call about a suspicious package. They checked it out. It was nothing.But, Walberto Lugo, a member of the base's antiterrorism unit, met with the caller to say "thank you."The way he figures it, this type of vigilance by the people who work and live

8,800 Air Force employees transition out of NSPS

The first two waves of Air Force employees have successfully converted out of the National Security Personnel System, leaving less than 30,000 to make the transition.Approximately 8,800 employees were converted out of NSPS during phases I and II on July 4 and July 18. Peterson Air Force Base will

Surgeon General visit

721st Communications Squadron