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  • Senior Airman Alzara Kimalova, Air Force Sustainment Center contract specialist, walks through power-off procedures for C-130H Hercules through virtual reality technology at the Inaugural Pitch Day hosted by the Robins Spark Cell and AFSC Contracting located at Robins Air Force Base, Ga., Sept. 20, 2019, at the Advanced Technology and Training Center in Warner Robins, Ga. The event is an initial prototype effort to assess the capabilities of current commercially available virtual reality training systems when used in a military environment, particularly within the 461st and 116th Air Control Wings at Robins. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tommie Horton)

    DoD innovation units join forces to engage small business

    Over the past few months, AFWERX, Army Futures Command, NavalX, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, the National Security Innovation Network/Defense Innovation Unit have joined forces to make this experimental concept an interagency initiative to bridge the gap between startups, small businesses and government.

  • Air Force Aid Society launches new enhancements to its mobile budget app

    The initial version of the AFAS Budget Builder App was launched in 2018 and was created primarily as a budgeting tool to help Airmen and their families improve how they save and budget their money each month. Prior to the Budget Builder App, AFAS provided paper check registers to Airmen and other service members to manually track monthly expense activity.

  • Air Force moving to comply with new certification requirements for Security Cooperation Workforce

    The Defense Security Cooperation Agency developed the requirements in response to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, which directed the Defense Department to establish a Defense Security Cooperation Workforce Development Program.
  • Chaplain candidate Saleha Jabeen was commissioned as a second lieutenant in Chicago at the Catholic Theological Union by the Air Force chief of chaplains, Dec. 18, becoming the first female Muslim chaplain in the Department of the Defense.

    Air Force commissions first female Muslim chaplain

    Chaplain candidate Saleha Jabeen was commissioned as a second lieutenant in Chicago at the Catholic Theological Union by the Air Force chief of chaplains, Dec. 18, becoming the first female Muslim chaplain in the Department of the Defense.
  • Air Force announces Spark Tank 2020 selectees

    Air Force announces Spark Tank 2020 selectees

    Spark Tank also offers Airmen the opportunity to get their ideas in front of key enabling agencies that can share expertise and resources such as funding or personnel for the projects being presented and demonstrate pathways for intrapreneurs to make their initiatives successful.

  • 14th Air Force redesignated as Space Operations Command

    Air Force military and civilian personnel previously assigned to the Fourteenth Air Force are now assigned to SPOC by virtue of the redesignation action.
  • Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett and service members deployed to Nigerien Air Base 201 pose for a photo in Agadez, Niger, Dec. 21, 2019. While at the installation, Barrett learned how each unit supports the mission from building the future of the base to defending its assets and personnel. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Alex Fox Echols III)

    SecAF visits service members at Nigerien Air Base 201

    During Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett's first visit to the African continent since taking office in October, Barrett’s focus was centered solely on the deployed U.S. service members.
  • Members of the 6th Special Operations Squadron use a tablet to upload coordinates during an exercise showcasing the capabilities of the Advanced Battle Management System at Duke Field, Fla., Dec. 17, 2019. During the first demonstration of the ABMS, operators across the Air Force, Army, Navy and industry tested multiple real-time data sharing tools and technology in a homeland defense-based scenario enacted by U.S. Northern Command and enabled by Air Force senior leaders. The collection of networked systems and immediately available information is critical to enabling joint service operations across all domains. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia)

    Air Force, Navy, Army conduct first ‘real world’ test of Advanced Battle Management System

    In the first field test of a novel approach to warfighting, communicating and decision-making, the Air Force, Navy and Army used new methods and technology Dec. 16-18 for collecting, analyzing and sharing information in real time to identify and defeat a simulated cruise missile threat to the United States.
  • Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen Wilson poses with Brig. Gen. Julian Cheater and his wife, Camila Cheater, during a ceremony to present the couple with the 2018 General and Mrs. Jerome F. O'Malley Award at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., Nov. 13, 2019. The award annually recognizes a wing commander and his or her spouse who together best exemplify the ethos of Airmen-centric service. (U.S. Air Force photo by Andy Morataya)

    Wilson honors 2018 O’Malley Award recipients

    Brig. Gen. Julian Cheater and his wife, Camila Cheater, stood out among the 147 highly-selective wing command teams across the operational Air Force in their selection for the 2018 O'Malley Award.

  • Air Force leaders assume new roles

    Donovan transitions after serving as the under secretary of the Air Force for more than two years, during which he was the acting secretary for five months.

  • Air Force improves efficiencies for special warfare Airmen

    As of Oct. 31, 2019, the new special warfare career field (1Z) includes the following AFSCs: pararescue (1Z1X1), combat control (1Z2X1), tactical air control party (1Z3X1) and special reconnaissance (1Z4X1).
  • Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett provides testimony to the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., Dec. 3, 2019. The committee examined privatized military housing for service members and their families. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wayne Clark)

    Senators frustrated by uneven pace addressing privatized housing problems

    Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett insisted to the Senate Armed Services Committee Dec. 3 that the service is moving aggressively to fix chronic problems with privatized housing while also acknowledging that the “Air Force owns part of the responsibility” for dangerous and unhealthy conditions.

  • Around the Air Force: Vision for the Future, SRB

    Today's look Around the Air Force features Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett in her first formal interview since becoming secretary and details on the release of the 2020 Selective Retention Bonus. (Hosted by Staff Sgt. Greg Cerny)
  • Safety is a key component in any holiday celebration.

    Safety: A key component in any good holiday celebration

    Throughout the past decade, 35 Airmen lost their lives to on- and off-duty preventable accidents during the holidays. Last winter alone, Airmen suffered 251 accidents that took them out of work at least one day, with a cost to readiness of nearly 11 work years.
  • Profession of Arms Center of Excellence graphic featuring the Air University and Eaker Center shields over marching students.

    PACE building up capacity, curriculum at Air University

    The Profession of Arms Center of Excellence continues to integrate its mission and personnel into Air University.
  • Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein and Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett sign a plaque for the 721st Maintenance Squadron during a tour of Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 22, 2019.

    SecAF, CSAF end overseas tour with visit to Ramstein AB

    While visiting Ramstein Air Base, Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein met Airmen from the 86th Airlift Wing, 435th Air Ground Operations Wing and 521st Air Mobility Operations Wing as they presented an array of capabilities to give the senior leaders a more in-depth perspective of the missions conducted within mainland Europe as well as in Africa and the Middle East.
  • "Thunderbirds" perform during the final show of the 2019 season

    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.
  • Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett conducts her first Air Force TV interview to Airmen at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Oct. 24, 2019. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wayne Clark)

    An introduction – Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett

    Barbara M. Barrett is a lawyer, a rancher and instrument-rated pilot with a long history of corporate and federal service, including serving as ambassador to Finland and in senior positions with the Federal Aviation Administration and Civil Aeronautics Board. Before she was 30, she was an executive with two global Fortune 500 companies.
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    SecAF, CSAF visit Bagram Airfield to thank Airmen

    As part of their first trip together to the U.S. Air Forces Central Command area of responsibility, Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein stopped by Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, to meet with and thank Airmen assigned to the 455th Air Expeditionary Wing.
  • Space Pitch Day

    ‘Space Pitch Day’ yields innovative technologies and new partners for the Air Force

    Pitch Days are a combination of product expo and reality series where the most promising developers are selected from an initial review. That group then pitches their ideas live to a team of Air Force experts and defense partners for an opportunity to compete for on-the-spot contracts.
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