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Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, AFRC commander and chief of the Air Force Reserve, and Chief Master Sgt. Timothy White, AFRC’s command chief and Scobee’s senior enlisted advisor, rolled up their sleeves at the base medical facility. They will receive their second, News, features and commentaries about Air Force Reserve people, equipment and missions

Five more military families sue privatized landlord alleging mold, vermin, lead paint and raw sewage January 7 Mold is shown growing in the Hill home in a privatized housing community at Randolph AFB, Texas. The family left the house in May, 2020. (Photo courtesy of Kari Hill) Five military families are suing the privatized housing landlords for Randolph Air Force Base for their “deplorable” housing conditions which they say led to medical and financial problems. The four Air Force fa...

By TONY CAPACCIO | Bloomberg | Published: January 6, 2021 WASHINGTON (Tribune News Service) — Defense legislation passed in spite of President Donald Trump’s veto will bring a heightened focus on diversity issues and efforts to combat white supremacy and extremist behavior within the U.S. military. Along with billions of dollars for new weapons systems and a pay raise for troops, a new deputy inspector general’s position was created by the bipartisan defense authorization bill to carry ...

By CHAD GARLAND | STARS AND STRIPES Published: January 6, 2021 Senior Master Sgt. Rick Johnson had deployed twice before to combat zones, but he never experienced the panic and confusion he saw in Iraq last March during a fatal rocket attack on Camp Taji. “All around me, people were screaming,” he said in a recent Air Force statement. “No one knew what to do. You go through all this training, but when it actually happens, you’re frozen in fear.” But he chose to act, earning an Air ...

HILL AIR FORCE BASE — Long before Col. Jenise Carroll became an accomplished military officer she had a strong sense that she could attain whatever goals she strived for if she put in the effort, even if, she says, it wasnt always necessary. "(I was) very energetic, all around sports and very smart," the Houston native described herself growing up in southeast Texas. "(I) made straight As in school, never studied. Im one of those kids. Would do my homework and go out and play football, dodgeb...

President Donald Trump was impeached, but acquitted at the beginning of 2020. As the year closed, he lost the presidential race to Joe Biden. The former vice president was last candidate standing in a record field that saw more than 25 Democrats run for the nomination including Kamala Harris, Bernie Sanders and surprise newcomer Pete Buttigieg. These are just a few highlights of the events that took place throughout this year. A photograph is known to be worth a thousand words, so here’s a lo...

. CAMP HUMPHREYS, South Korea — An Army doctor was first among U.S. troops in South Korea to receive the Moderna vaccine against the coronavirus as inoculations here began Tuesday. Army Lt. Col. Brian Cohee, a pulmonary and critical care physician, and about 20 other service members lined up for the shot at the Brian D. Allgood Army Community Hospital at Camp Humphreys. “I consider it a huge privilege to be able to be the one to start it off here in Korea,” Cohee said. “I have taken ...

. TOKYO –  Three U.S. military bases in Japan reported 57 new coronavirus cases as of 6 p.m. Wednesday as the year staggered to a close. December has emerged as Japan’s worst month of the pandemic, far surpassing the countrys previous records for new infections and deaths. A record high 1,110 people have died in Japan so far this month, according to Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, and a record 74,824 new infections were identified. In Tokyo, the virus produced another 944 new...

The visit began with breakfast with Airmen at the La Dolce Vita Dining Facility, where senior leaders spoke directly with Airmen to learn about Aviano AB’s contributions to the Air Force mission. “Meeting the senior leaders of the force was extremely rewarding,” said Staff Sgt. Alban Rivas, 31st Maintenance Group weapon systems coordinator. “After speaking to our (Air Force senior leaders) I was able to learn key factors of their vision and (how) they want to take the (U.S. Air Force) t...

8 The blank space on the nose or tail of an aircraft beckons to be filled. For as long as there have been airplanes, aircrew and aircraft maintainers have felt compelled to paint stuff on them. Historically nose art was created as a way to christen an aircraft and as a way to boost morale. Airmen from the Iowa National guard recently unveiled their latest aircraft design as an homage to their unit’s history. The paint scheme includes a huge retro “bat” tail flash along w...