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Oct. 6, 2020
60th CONJEFAMER Air Chiefs discuss COVID-19, air operations, space domain

The System of Cooperation Among the American Air Forces, known as SICOFAA for its Spanish acronym, virtually hosted this CONJEFAMER, which usually is held in June by a participating nation but due to COVID-19, was postponed.
Oct. 1, 2020
Air Force lab surpasses 130K COVID-19 tests in 6 months

This number equates to about 17% of all samples of COVID-19 that have been tested across the Department of Defense. And as the demand fluctuated and continues, laboratory personnel remain agile.
Sept. 20, 2020
Air Force Recruiting Service develops electronic Officer Qualifying Test

As the COVID-19 pandemic persists, Air Force Recruiting Service continues to find innovative ways to overcome obstacles. In conjunction with the Air Force’s Personnel Center, an electronic version of the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test is now available for the first time ever.
Sept. 18, 2020
AF Week in Photos

This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
Sept. 16, 2020
Department of the Air Force pushes fitness testing to Jan. 1

To continue minimizing close contact among personnel during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and ensure units and personnel are fully ready to resume, testing has been delayed from October to January, and testing in January will move forward without obtaining waist, height and weight measurements.
Sept. 8, 2020
Air advisors host first virtual training with Panama partners amid COVID-19

This new format of instruction is vastly different from anything the MSAS has done before as their mission is typically conducted in a partner nation.
Sept. 1, 2020
AFIMSC provides AF with innovative post-COVID workspace options

The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is providing the Air Force with innovative solutions for teleworking in the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic.
Aug. 28, 2020
AF Week in Photos

This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
Aug. 28, 2020
Around the Air Force: First Joint Trip for New Senior Leaders Focused on Training & Tech

Today’s look Around the Air Force features the first joint trip by the new senior leadership team, the first Agility Prime flying car demonstration, and how a bomber unit stays ready for deployment during the pandemic. (Hosted by SrA Angelo Rosario)
Aug. 21, 2020
AF Week in Photos

This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
Aug. 12, 2020
Academy cadets celebrate Acceptance Day

Despite strict parameters to mitigate the coronavirus, including spatial distancing, mandatory wear of facemasks and a very limited audience, Acceptance Day held all the tradition one would expect at an event usually attended by thousands of friends and relatives.
Aug. 6, 2020
AFMC virtual town hall addresses COVID-19, diversity, command future

Gen. Arnold W. Bunch Jr., AFMC commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Stanley C. Cadell, AFMC command chief, addressed questions in front of a live, virtual audience during the event streamed live on the AFMC Facebook page.
Aug. 3, 2020
Coping with COVID: An Air Force Podcast

In this episode of An Air Force Podcast, we look into how the renewed focus on Squadrons has prepared and supported Airmen and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic.
July 22, 2020
AFSEC full speed ahead with virtual return to teaching

With in-resident courses cancelled, the Safety Center needed to implement some changes to the courseware and the platform used to facilitate Air Force safety training needs as quickly as possible. Accepting the challenges head on, the Training & Force Development Division adapted and overcame the
July 22, 2020
Virtual orientation prepares new leaders for success

The event, held for the first time ever in a completely online format, included briefings on AFMC and subordinate center missions, panel discussions, mentorship sessions and workshops on topics ranging from leadership expectations to information on legal, financial and support programs and
July 20, 2020
Travis AFB conducts first Indo-Pacific aeromedical evacuation mission for COVID-19

This aeromedical evacuation mission marks the first operational employment of the Transport Isolation System in support of the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility. It is the 18th employment of the TIS since its first operational use for COVID-19 April 10.
July 17, 2020
AF Week in Photos

This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
July 10, 2020
DoD launches effort to collect 8,000 units of COVID-19 convalescent plasma

The Air Force is participating in a Department of Defense-wide effort to further investigate the benefits of convalescent blood plasma.
July 10, 2020
Around the Air Force: Goldfein on Diversity and COVID Plasma Therapy

Today’s look Around the Air Force showcases the Chief of Staff of the Air Force General David Goldfein’s conversation with the Brookings Institution on the future of the Air Force, and the Air Force Medical Service researches convalescent plasma therapy to help COVID-19 patients. (Hosted by Tech.
July 7, 2020
Air Force surgeon general talks about COVID-19, innovation, leadership

Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, U.S. Air Force surgeon general, accompanied by Chief Master Sgt. Dawn Kolczynski, Air Force Surgeon General chief of medical operations, toured and learned about the Transport Isolation System aboard a C-17 Globemaster III, June 26.

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