Secretary Donley to remain as SECAF

White House officials announced Feb. 26 that Secretary Michael B. Donley will remain the secretary of the Air Force. "I am very honored that the president and the secretary of Defense have asked me to continue in this capacity," Secretary Donley said. "It remains a privilege to serve the men and

Air Force looking for military training instructors

Few other figures in the Air Force exemplify leadership more than the military training instructor and more are needed to help meet short- and long-term manning goals. Because of the demands of increasing end strength, Air Force officials need to bring in about 220 additional MTIs. About 4,000

Colonel Ayyar's fini-flight

Best-selling author visits McGuire

Air Force's top enlisted Airman to retire

The Air Force chief of staff announced the pending retirement of the 15th chief master sergeant of the Air Force Feb. 26 here. Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Rodney J. McKinley will retire this summer after serving for 30 years. Chief McKinley has served as the chief master sergeant of the Air

Defense officials to allow photographs of caskets with family's permission

Defense Department officials will allow the news media to photograph the flag-draped caskets of fallen U.S. troops returning home if their families agree, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Feb. 26. The announcement authorizes family members to choose whether to allow media access to the

Missile defense capable, but needs more testing

U.S. missile defense is prepared to defend against North Korean threats, but the system needs more testing before Pentagon officials can endorse its capabilities with "high confidence," the top Defense Department tester said. In three test scenarios, the missile defense system successfully destroyed

General lists Air Force safety priorities

Although Maj. Gen. Frederick Roggero, Air Force Safety Center commander, has several priorities concerning safety in the Air Force, it is no surprise that ground safety has now quickly made it to the forefront of his priority list. During the last 10 years, on average, the Air Force has lost about

'Man's best friend' keeps Airmen, base safe

Expeditionary Center earns 14th Air Force Organizational Excellence Award

For the 14th consecutive time since the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center opened its doors in 1994, the unit has earned the Air Force Organizational Excellence Award. The award was presented to center by Air Mobility Command Jan. 30 and received at the center Feb. 24. The award period covers June