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  • Air transportation specialists direct and load medical supplies onto a C-17 Globemaster III

    Minnesota ANG transports aid to Honduras through Denton Program

    The shipment was originally intended to support New Horizons, a U.S. Army South-led joint humanitarian exercise that would have taken place in southern Honduras, but was cancelled due to COVID-19, and items were redirected to support local hospitals throughout Honduras.
  • The U.S. Space Force organizes, trains, and equips space forces in order to protect and defend U.S. and allied interests in space and to provide space capabilities to the joint force. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

    USSF field command structure reduces command layers, focuses on space warfighter needs

    The Department of the Air Force and the United States Space Force have finalized the new service’s organizational structure for echelons below the headquarters, reflecting the newest branch of the armed forces’ guiding principles of being a lean, agile and mission-focused organization.

  • Trailblazers: AETC honors first women pilots in Air Force history

    Located in the AETC headquarters, the newly renamed Trailblazer Room was dedicated to the first 10 women who earned their silver wings, Sept. 2, 1977.

  • JAG Corps announces Law School Programs: Funded Legal Education Program, Excess Leave Program

    Applications for the Funded Legal Education Program, or FLEP, and Excess Leave Program, or ELP, will be accepted beginning Nov. 1, 2020 through Jan. 10, 2021 including expanded eligibility for enlisted members to commission and then participate in FLEP.

  • A message for the Air Force JAG Corps

    Like many of you, I have faced a gamut of emotions especially in light of the current discussions and events in our country (and our Air Force) revolving around race and justice. Perhaps unlike many of you, these emotions are familiar to me. I am a Black woman. I have faced my fair share of bias and prejudice. I have learned to operate in our society as a person wearing a mask — one that I can only take off around family and friends, where I am confident I will be accepted and included.

  • Minority Serving Institution Scholarships to be upgraded to further Air, Space Force diversity efforts

    The Type 1 scholarship covers full tuition and fees with no monetary cap. The other scholarship opportunities include Type 2 scholarships which provide a student up to $18,000 per year, and the Type 7 scholarships which offer full tuition and fees, capped at the in-state tuition rate.
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    Negatively pressurized conexes ready to save lives

    Air Mobility Command and Air Force Materiel Command leaders joined forces early April to invite creative materiel and non-materiel solutions to address a joint urgent operational need to move large numbers of COVID-19 patients should the need for that capability arise.
  • Senior Master Sgt. Venita Smith, assigned to the 107th Attack Wing, receives the NAACP Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award for 2020, Niagara Falls, N.Y., June 22, 2020. Smith is the Air National Guard recipient of the award which is presented annually to members of the armed forces in recognition of their efforts in promoting civil rights and epitomize the qualities and core values of their respective service. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 107th Attack Wing)

    Niagara Falls Guardsman receives NAACP award

    Smith was chosen from across the Air Force for the award emphasizing those who serve their community and are dedicated to improving society.

  • JB Charleston benefits from Military Personnel Exchange Program

    The exchange program is a two-year course that personnel from NATO are able to participate in at bases across the U.S. Air Force.

  • Tricare Selected Reserve termination explained

    Office of the Secretary of Defense will allow members up to five months, instead of the original three-month period, to pay overdue premiums to have coverage reinstated and will honor any medical services and bills incurred during that time, once premiums are paid.

  • Air Force, Navy sign memo establishing Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling service-lead transfer

    A Memorandum of Agreement was signed June 24 transferring the lead responsibility of Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., from the Navy to the Air Force.

  • Total Force Recruiting starts at the squadron

    One team tackles the coordination of highly-visible national events at the headquarters level, however, regionally, 28 squadron-level NCOs plan events and advertising specific to their area.
  • Air Force awards contract for improved Female Body Armor

    Air Force awards contract for improved Female Body Armor

    Finding uniform items and gear optimized for female Airmen is an Air Force Chief of Staff initiative.

  • AFRS Det 1 to hold "Pathway to Wings" accessions and rated boards brief July 1

    The Pathway to Wings brief, hosted by AFRS Detachment 1, will give participants an overview of Air Force aviation careers, as well as information about the different types of service, missions, aircraft and military lifestyle.
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    Air Force Surgeon General authorizes 5-year shaving waivers

    In a memorandum dated June 18, 2020, Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Air Force Surgeon General authorized five-year shaving waivers for Air and Space professionals diagnosed with Pseudofolliculitis Barbae, effective immediately.
  • Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein greets Chief Master Sgt. Roderick with an elbow touch due to COVID-19 procedures outside of the 17th Attack Squadron.

    CSAF returns to Creech AFB: Praises persistence, readiness through COVID-19

    Goldfein’s first stop before touring the installation was a sit down with 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing leadership, who walked him through mission updates, the installation’s COVID-19 response, and quality-of-life improvements for the Creech AFB personnel.
  • A Michigan Air National Guard KC-135T from the 171st Air Refueling Squadron at Selfridge ANG Base in flight on a refueling mission over central United States. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Munnaf Joarder)

    Tanker Directorate team installs ADS-B Out on KC-135 fleet

    The ADS-B Out program was established to upgrade the KC-135 fleet with the next-generation transponder system that is critical for air traffic control’s visibility into their respective airspace. The system broadcasts the precise position and location of aircraft in real time, giving air traffic control better visibility to track and manage, while enhancing safety by providing aircrew more situational awareness of nearby aircraft.
  • An overturned chemical tanker truck blocked the right two lanes of I-65 Northbound near Montgomery, Ala., June 9, 2020. One of the first motorists on the scene was first-year Office of Special Investigations Special Agent Jonathan Parker, OSI Detachment 405, Maxwell Air Force Base, who coupled his Air Force and OSI training as a Good Samaritan, to render life-saving aid to the injured truck driver and assist the first responders on the scene. (ALDOT photo)

    Rookie special agent saves injured truck driver

    As Special Agent Jonathan Parker drove home June 9 from OSI Detachment 405 at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, he approached a chemical tanker truck overturned on its side, potentially causing an explosive chemical leak on Interstate-65 North, near Montgomery, Alabama.
  • Brig. Gen. Matthew Higer, 412th Test Wing commander, salutes Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein at Edwards Air Force Base, California, June 17. (Air Force photo by Giancarlo Casem)

    CSAF visits Edwards AFB

    The visit marked Goldfein’s first trip to Edwards AFB. He received a tour of numerous base facilities and was briefed on some of the current test projects on the base. He also learned about the added COVID-19 safety measures and how Edwards AFB personnel have worked through the COVID-19 safety considerations to accomplish their mission.
  • Chief Master Sgt. JoAnne S. Bass was selected June 19 to become the 19th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, becoming the first woman in history to serve as the highest ranking noncommissioned member of a U.S. military service. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

    Chief Master Sgt. JoAnne S. Bass named 19th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force

    In selecting Bass, incoming Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown said Bass brings skills, temperament and experience that the job requires and an outlook on leadership that meshes with his own.
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