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April 11, 2024
New DAF Mental Health Overview clarifies mental health resources for Airmen, Guardians

The overview guide contains seven brief chapters that debunk common mental health assumptions, differentiate clinical and non-clinical treatments, and provide guidance on the spectrum of mental health care available for different symptoms and levels of mental distress.
Feb. 28, 2024
Air Force holds multinational ACE conference

The multinational conference highlighted ACE doctrine outlining operational schemes of maneuver to increase asset survivability while generating airpower in a high-threat environment.
Sept. 27, 2023
DAF's 2023 DEIA Conference champions respect, recruitment, retention and readiness

This year's theme, "Respect, Recruit, Retain and Ready," aimed to empower all Airmen and Guardians, emphasizing the need for inclusive leadership, trust and belonging amid an evolving battlefield.
Sept. 18, 2023
DAF leaders emphasize modernization, readiness at AFA Conference amid great power competition

The Department of the Air Force’s top officials provided a series of keynote speeches and panel discussions at the Air and Space Forces Association 2023 Air, Space and Cyber Conference Sept. 11-13.
Sept. 14, 2023
AFWERX 'Spark Street' takes over 2023 Air, Space and Cyber Conference

AFWERX showcased the innovation from Spark Cells around the world at the Air and Space Forces Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Sept. 11-13. The aisle of four booth spaces at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center was called "Spark Street" where hundreds of
Sept. 12, 2023
Brown provides update on Air Force’s effort to ‘accelerate change’ to meet global security challenges

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. said in a Sept. 12 speech to an influential audience that the service must continue to change to meet the challenges of today’s complex security environment.
Sept. 12, 2023
US Air Force, RAF leaders sign Combined Vision Statement on Agile Combat Employment

U.S. Air Force and Royal Air Force leaders committed to future collaboration on Agile Combat Employment as they signed a Combined Vision Statement Sept. 12, 2023.
Sept. 12, 2023
Healy highlights Reserve readiness, unit integration at Air, Space and Cyber Conference

Lt. Gen. John Healy and three other senior Air Force officers discussed the importance of leading and empowering Airmen and sustaining a combat-ready Air Force.
Sept. 12, 2023
AETC commander advocates for empowered Airmen, mission command focused training during AFA

Robinson shared his message to the force about why building an innate warrior mindset within Airmen and Guardians is critical for peer-to-peer competition in the context of the National Defense Strategy.
Sept. 12, 2023
Pacific Air Forces commander releases PACAF Strategy 2030: Evolving Airpower

In lockstep with the 2022 National Defense Strategy, PACAF Strategy 2030 provides Airmen with strategic priorities to defend the homeland, deter aggression, and reinforce allies and partners in the complex and ever-changing Indo-Pacific strategic environment.
June 11, 2023
24 nations unite at Military Nursing Exchange to enhance USAFE-AFAFRICA partnerships, readiness

The conference featured talks from various international medical professionals, centered on this year’s theme, ‘Military Medics: Optimizing Partnerships and Readiness.’
May 31, 2023
AFMS holds first Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility conference

The Air Force Medical Service’s Office of Diversity and Inclusion hosted their inaugural Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility conference May 24, with a thematic focus on informing attendees on the latest AFMS initiatives and inspiriting further action.
March 22, 2023
Yokota AB AFWERX team seeks to invest, innovate, inform

Twenty members from Yokota Air Base attended the Defense and Security Equipment International Japan exhibition March 16, in Tokyo, to seek out new, cutting-edge technology in a trip organized by YokoWERX.
Jan. 19, 2023
WEPTAC 2023: Solving enterprise-level challenges

WEPTAC is Air Combat Command’s annual pinnacle of tactics and warfare with a charge to accelerate the modernization and development of solutions for the joint employment of forces across the range of Air Force core warfighting functions.
Oct. 6, 2022
12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year recognized during Air Force’s season of celebrations

The 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2022 were recognized and honored during the Air Force’s 75th Anniversary week and the Air and Space Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, Sept. 15-21.
Sept. 22, 2022
Win or die: AMC commander presents Mobility Manifesto

Gen. Mike Minihan, commander of Air Mobility Command, presented his case for the state of air mobility to a packed audience of Airmen at the 2022 Air, Space and Cyber Conference, Sept. 21.
Sept. 22, 2022
PACAF command chief cements importance of enlisted leadership at AFA conference

PACAF’s senior enlisted leader underscored why partnership capacity and enlisted leadership at the lowest levels are key tenets in terms of maximizing lethality, interoperability and readiness.
Sept. 21, 2022
PACAF boss speaks at AFA conference, emphasizes importance of a free and open Indo-Pacific

Wilsbach provided remarks as one of three panelists for a “Preparing for Global Competition” presentation, hosted a media roundtable on “Defending the Indo-Pacific Theater,” and hosted a think tank.
May 12, 2022
USAFE-AFAFRICA hosts the European-African Military Nursing Exchange Conference

United States Air Forces Europe-Air Forces Africa held the European-African Military Nursing Exchange conference, May 9-11, at Ramstein Air Base.
Dec. 30, 2021
Air Force Medical Service Airmen discuss future of medicine at annual workshop

Leaders across the Air Force Medical Service met virtually and in-person for an annual Senior Leadership Workshop in Leesburg, Virginia to share ideas focused on recalibrating operational readiness.
Sept. 22, 2021
It’s All About People panel focuses on diversity, inclusion, respect

Retired Gen. Larry O. Spencer moderated the panel, titled “It’s All About People – Join Us,” which featured Under Secretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones; retired Gen. Edward A. Rice Jr.; Lt. Gen. Brian T. Kelly, deputy chief of staff for Manpower, Personnel, and Services; and Patricia Mulcahy,
April 23, 2021
Teams deliver innovative solutions at I-WEPTAC

Teams tasked with tackling the Air and Space Forces’ most challenging Agile Combat Support issues delivered their recommendations April 21 at the 2021 Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.
April 18, 2021
AFIMSC provides link to April 21 I-WEPTAC live stream

Department of Defense members can view a live stream of the 2021 Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference outbrief held April 21 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.
Feb. 24, 2021
Working groups to present solutions at I-WEPTAC

Hosted by the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, the conference is the Air Force’s premiere innovation forum for members of the installation and mission support community. It draws experts from the various Air Force and Space Force support core functions who address mission
Nov. 9, 2020
Agile Patriot guides, grows future AFMC leaders

The Air Force Materiel Command held the first-ever Agile Patriot professional development conference, Nov. 2-5, equipping emerging leaders with a greater understanding of the AFMC mission and the knowledge, skills and expertise to help lead the organization into the future.
June 30, 2020
Air Force announces Information Technology & Cyberpower Conference 2020

The annual conference promotes dialogue between the Air Force, industry and academia to generate strategies and processes to leverage capabilities and overcome challenges in an increasingly digital world.
March 26, 2019
Total Force recruiting on full display at Women in Aviation conference

The Air Force’s new integrated total force recruiting team put on a show of force at this year’s Women in Aviation International conference at the Long Beach Convention Center, California, March 14-16.
March 18, 2019
F-35 multilateral conference sets stage for operational integration in Indo-Pacific

F-35 Lightning II subject matter experts from the United States, Australia, Japan and South Korea met to improve 4th and 5th generation aircraft theater interoperability during the second Pacific F-35 User Group Conference at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, March 12 -14.
Jan. 30, 2019
Registration opens for 3rd annual I-WEPTAC

The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center announces registration for the third annual Installation and Mission Support Weapons and Tactics Conference is open.
Jan. 9, 2019
Air University’s LEDx 2.0 promotes diverse, innovative thinking at all levels of leadership

Air University’s Air Command and Staff College Department of Leadership hosted its second annual Leadership Education Development eXperience, or LEDx, last week, promoting the theme of “Diversity at the Intersection of Leadership, Strategy and Innovation.”
Sept. 27, 2018
Airmen receive Gen. Larry O. Spencer Innovation Award during AFA ceremony

Capt. Michael Kanaan, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance enterprise lead, was presented with the Gen. Larry O. Spencer Award during the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference, Sept. 17, in National Harbor, Maryland.
Sept. 19, 2018
Panel discusses total force integration during AFA

Former Secretary of the Air Force F. Whitten Peters moderated a panel of senior leaders examining the total force during the Air Force Association Air, Space, and Cyber Conference in National Harbor Sept. 18, 2018. The panel focused on Air Force integration of Guard and Reserve personnel into
Sept. 19, 2018
Pilot Training Next cadre discuss lessons learned, way forward

Air Education and Training Command officials announced the second iteration of Pilot Training Next would begin in January 2019 during a panel at the 2018 Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference.
Sept. 19, 2018
Air Force Association recognizes Florida Reserve wing with unit award

Reserve Airmen from the 920th Rescue Wing were awarded with the Air Force Association Unit Award Sept. 18, during the opening and awards ceremony at the annual Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor.
Sept. 5, 2018
Operational squadrons key to “Air Force We Need”

Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson outlined the way the Air Force will approach its future force structure while speaking at the Defense News annual conference in Arlington, Sept. 5.
July 10, 2018
SecAF, DoD, industry leaders share stage at 2018 AFITC

Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson and the service’s new assistant secretary for acquisitions, technology and logistics, Dr. Will Roper, are two of the military keynote speakers sharing the stage with industry leaders at this year’s Air Force Information Technology and Cyberpower Conference.
June 12, 2018
We Are Airmen: 2018 Recruiting Video Contest

Calling all storytellers! Air Force officials are offering Airmen the chance to create their own recruiting video through the We Are Airmen 2018 Recruiting Video Contest. Now is your chance to showcase your creativity and pride to be an Airman in the U.S. Air Force. If you were a civilian thinking
May 16, 2018
CENTCOM helps DoD logisticians and engineers “sustain the fight, set the theater"

Logisticians and engineers throughout the Defense Department converged at the U.S. Central Command Forward Headquarters to attend the Joint Logistics Coordination Board conference May 6-10, 2018.
April 6, 2018
CMSAF addresses joint duty assignment senior enlisted leaders

“Why are you guys here?” Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright asked the first-ever Air Force Element Senior Enlisted Leader Conference at the Pentagon. More than 50 senior leaders from across U.S. combatant commands and the Joint Staff responded with answers ranging from
Oct. 20, 2017
AETC leaders learn from Airmen who celebrate life

Twenty-two Airmen, most from Air Education and Training Command and several from around the Air Force, presented their stories of resiliency and their ideas about how to celebrate life at AETC’s annual Senior Leaders' Conference at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph Oct. 19, 2017.
Oct. 4, 2017
AMC leadership conference stresses full spectrum readiness

Wing commanders, command chiefs and spouses representing Air Mobility Command gathered at Scott Air Force Base for the fall Phoenix Rally conference Sept. 26 – 28, 2017.
Feb. 13, 2017
AF senior leaders invest in STEM future

As the Air Force continues to develop and modernize its forces and equipment, the need for science, technology, engineering and mathematics professionals within the service grows.In an effort to help develop the STEM professionals of the future, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein and a
March 15, 2016
Air Force IT Conference returns with ‘cyberpower’ addition

The Air Force Information Technology Conference held annually in Montgomery, Alabama, which has been canceled since 2012 due to budget constraints, is returning to the state capital this year with an emphasis on cyberpower.
Oct. 20, 2014
Future of AF helicopter fleets discussed at conference

Air Force Global Strike Command's Helicopter Operations Division hosted the Worldwide Helicopter Conference here Oct. 7-9, to discuss the current and future state of the Air Force's helicopter fleets.
May 29, 2014
AETC Chaplain conference explores how to connect with millennials

Chaplains and their assistants from across Air Education and Training Command gathered here for a conference about connecting with millennials May 12-15, here.

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