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  • Teak Action 21 Enhances U.S.-Australian Interoperability

    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.

  • Around the Air Force: PT Updates, Relampago VI, B-21 Raider

    Today’s look Around the Air Force highlights upcoming additions to the physical fitness assessment and the MyFitness website, a collaborative exercise between the U.S. and Colombian air forces, and a first glimpse at the new B-21 Raider. (Hosted by Senior Airman Mikayla Daly)

  • AFLCMC Focus Week returns July 26-30

    Dozens of courses are available, ranging from career and functional area-specific training, coaching, seminars, and personal development classes. Focus Week also provides an opportunity to earn continuous learning points.
  • A WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft assigned to the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., takes off for a flight into Tropical Storm Elsa July 6, 2021. The 53rd WRS “Hurricane Hunters” are an Air Force Reserve unit assigned to the 403rd Wing and are the only unit in the Department of Defense that flies weather reconnaissance missions .(U.S. Air Force by Staff Sgt. Kristen Pittman)

    Hurricane Hunters wrap up Elsa recon ahead of landfall

    The Air Force Reserve’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Hurricane Hunters wrapped up their aerial reconnaissance efforts for Tropical Storm Elsa, July 7, after the storm made landfall on the northwest coast of Florida.
  • Yorktown Monument

    CSAF commemorates victory at Yorktown with French allies

    During the ceremony, a wreath was placed at the memorial commemorating the final turning point in America’s war independence.

  • Air Force makes more rights available for housing tenants

    The Department of Defense issued policy guidance in February 2021 on the implementation and timing of the remaining four provisions of the Tenant Bill of Rights, which expands protection measures for military families living in privatized housing.
  • Shown is a B-21 Raider artist rendering graphic. The rendering highlights the future stealth bomber with Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., as the backdrop. Designed to perform long range conventional and nuclear missions and to operate in tomorrow’s high end threat environment, the B-21 will be a visible and flexible component of the nuclear triad. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

    Air Force releases new B-21 Raider artist rendering

    The Air Force released a new B-21 Raider artist rendering graphic with an accompanying fact sheet today. As with past renderings, this rendering is an artist’s interpretation of the B-21 design.
  • An airman gives a COVID-19 vaccine to a senior Air Force officer

    COVID-19 pandemic not over, concerns over delta variant growing

    According to the military health system, the delta variant of the COVID-19 virus is more transmittable, causes more severe disease, and results in higher cases of hospitalization and death than any other strain of the virus.
  • Nelson, a military working dog at the 1st Special Operations Security Forces Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida.

    AFSFC assessment tool improves health, readiness of military working dogs

    The upgrades are a result of Kennel Health Assessment 2.0, Air Force Security Forces Center’s web-based evaluation system that tracks and evaluates the condition of military working dog kennel facilities across the Air Force.

  • Air Force update for COVID-19

    Below are current coronavirus disease 2019 statistics for Department of Air Force personnel:
  • Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass talks to almost 300 Airmen at a town hall during her visit to Edwards Air Force Base, California, June 29. (Air Force photo by Kyle Brasier)

    CMSAF visits Edwards AFB

    Her first stop during her visit was to the base theater, where she addressed base leadership, squadron commanders and their superintendents, first sergeants and key spouses.
  • A woman wearing a work out top flexes her arms for the camera with a big smile on her face.

    Travis AFB nurse competes in US Strongman Nationals

    Capt. Jamie Navarro, 60th Surgical Group Command Squadron charge nurse, shares her story, at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. Navarro recently competed in the U.S. Strongman Nationals and placed second.

  • Stay safe this 4th of July

    The Fourth of July, a time for America to commemorate the passage of the Declaration of Independence, is often celebrated with parades, concerts, firework shows, family road trips, barbecues, and parties where participants toast to the nation.
  • Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass coins Tech. Sgt. Darwincarl Mendoza, 61st Medical Squadron bio environmental engineer, after an enlisted all call July 1, 2021, at Los Angeles Air Force Base, California. Bass thanked Space and Missile Systems Center and 61st Air base Group enlisted members for their dedication to the U.S. Air and Space Force and their perspective and honest feedback on service-wide initiatives. (U.S. Space Force photo by Staff Sgt. Andrew Moore)

    CMSAF speaks to future, mission priorities during first visit to LAAFB

    For her first official visit with the men and women of Space and Missile Systems Center and the 61st Air Base Group, Bass was immersed in the critical space acquisition mission and met with Airmen and Guardians who expertly carry it out in support of U.S. Air and Space Force operations.

  • Air Force releases cardio and strength fitness assessment alternatives, new online capabilities

    The Air Force will provide Airmen five physical fitness assessment alternatives—three for the cardio portion and sit-up components and two for the push-up component of the physical fitness assessment beginning in early 2022.
  • Located at Eareckson Air Station, Alaska, the Cobra Dane radar can collect metric and signature data on foreign ballistic missile events from up to 2,000 miles away. The Cobra Dane radar is one of multiple radar systems supported by the Strategic Warning and Surveillance Systems Division, which has branches at both Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass., and Peterson AFB, Colo.

    Digital Directorate team wins major acquisition award

    The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force honored a Hanscom Air Force Base Digital Directorate team with a major acquisition award earlier this month.

  • Around the Air Force: Air Guard Fights Wildfires, Spark Tank and AMC Improving Passenger Experience

    Today’s look Around the Air Force highlights the Nevada Air National Guard’s 152nd Airlift Wing activation to help fight wildfires in the western U.S., transformational ideas can be submitted to AFMC’s 2021 Spark Tank competition, and Air Mobility Command has a team working to make travel experiences better for passengers. (Hosted by Tech. Sgt. Shandresha Mitchell)
  • CMSgt Bass tours Edwards AFB

    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.

  • Department of the Air Force senior leaders share Independence Day message

    As we observe our Nation’s 245th birthday, thank you for defending our values at home and around the globe. The sacrifices that you and your families make every day ensure the freedom of millions and serve as a guiding light to the world.
  • Lt. Gen. Anthony Cotton, Air Force Global Strike Command deputy commander, poses for a group photo with conference participants during the AFGSC Peer Influencer Conference at the Cyber Innovation Center in Bossier City, Louisiana, June 21, 2021. Victim advocates and peer influencers from installations across AFGSC came together to share ideas and best practices to tackle sexual assault prevention and response. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan E. Ramos)

    AFGSC holds first-of-its-kind conference to tackle sexual assault

    Victim advocates and peer influencers from installations across Air Force Global Strike Command came together June 21-25 at the Cyber Innovation Center in Bossier City, to tackle sexual assault prevention and response.
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