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Aug. 9, 2024
Around the Air Force: SECAF Talks Modernization, DAF Priorities, New Rules for Dogs Entering the US

In this week’s look around the Air Force, SecAF Frank Kendall highlights modernization and innovation, USecAF Melissa Dalton addresses global challenges, and new rules are in effect for people returning from overseas to the U.S. with dogs.
Nov. 6, 2017
Managing pests, keeping the mission going

The goal for pest management and entomology is to keep the bases insect, rodent and feral animal population at a manageable level, Argo said. To do this they use a variety of control measures, everything from setting up traps for feral animals, the use of rodenticides and pesticides to utilizing
Oct. 3, 2014
No greater friend

Service dogs can range from being a person's eyes, sensing a seizure or low blood sugar, to sniffing out improvised explosive devices on the battlefield. For some of the Air Force's wounded warrior athletes, service dogs provide so much more than just physical assistance.

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