Dec. 5, 2021 Robins AFB remote control aircraft tug creates safer work environment F-15 aircraft maintenance workers with the Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex (WR-ALC) have 10 TowFLEXX 5.4 (TF-5), low profile aircraft tugs to move the aircraft around hangars where traditional tugs can’t maneuver.
Dec. 4, 2021 Special tactics Airmen compete together for Team USA bobsledding Maj. Chris Walsh, a special tactics officer, and Staff Sgt. Matt Beach, a combat controller, competed together at the International Bobsled and Skeleton Federation North American Cup for a chance to represent Team USA at the 2022 Winter Olympics.
Dec. 3, 2021 CMSAF Bass visits Ramstein AB, holds all-call Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass visited Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Nov. 29–Dec. 1.
Dec. 3, 2021 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.
Dec. 3, 2021 Department of the Air Force reaches 95% Total Force vaccination rate This final deadline for Department of the Air Force service members to be fully vaccinated resulted in more than 95% of the total force having at least one COVID-19 vaccine dose.
Dec. 3, 2021 Around the Air Force: New Deadline for RPP, EOD Training, Recruiting VR Game This week’s look Around the Air Force has details on the extended deadline for Airmen to apply to the Rated Preparatory Program, which helps with qualification for aviator positions; Explosive ordnance disposal experts train with multinational forces on handling dangerous situations; and what
Dec. 3, 2021 DAF COVID-19 Statistics - Dec. 3, 2021 Below are current coronavirus disease 2019 statistics for Department of Air Force personnel.
Dec. 2, 2021 Civil Air Patrol celebrates 80th anniversary Civil Air Patrol members throughout the United States and in overseas squadrons are celebrating the organization’s commitment to community service today — a commitment that began Dec. 1, 1941, and has continued for 80 years.
Dec. 2, 2021 DAF selects Airmen, Guardians for promotion in 21E9, 21S9, 22S8 cycles; lists post Dec. 9 Department of the Air Force officials selected 505 Air Force senior master sergeants for promotion to chief master sergeant out of 2,775 eligible for a selection rate of 18.19% in the 21E9 promotion cycle, which includes supplemental promotion opportunities.
Dec. 2, 2021 Department of the Air Force wins 6 Federal Energy and Water Management Awards The Department of the Air Force won six Department-of-Energy led 2021 Federal Energy and Water Management Awards for its significant contributions to energy and water efficiency and resilience, cybersecurity, distributed energy, and fleet management within the federal government.
Dec. 2, 2021 Hurricane Hunters wrap up 2021 season; brace for winter ops Nov. 30 marked the end of the Atlantic and Pacific hurricane seasons and for the second year in a row, the Atlantic tropical basin produced a full list of named storms. Eight of those storms made landfall in the U.S. with two making landfall as hurricanes, one of those being a major hurricane in
Dec. 1, 2021 PACAF, partner nations deliver critical supplies during 70th annual Operation Christmas Drop Operation Christmas Drop is an annual U.S. Air Force tradition of packaging and delivering food, tools and clothing to more than 55 remote islands in the South-Eastern Pacific, including the Federated States of Micronesia, and the Republic of Palau.
Dec. 1, 2021 Air Force to field new bladder relief device, works toward ‘suite of options’ The Air Force recognized that current devices were not optimized for long-duration sorties, and as a result, aircrew were routinely dehydrating themselves to delay the need for bladder relief. Dehydration can lead to reduced endurance and G-force tolerance while in the aircraft, as well as other
Dec. 1, 2021 AFRL’s drone killer THOR wins Popular Science ‘Best of’ award Each year, Popular Science reviews thousands of new products and innovations, to choose the top 100 winners across 10 categories. To win, the technology must represent a significant advancement in its category.
Nov. 30, 2021 Grassroots innovation at Nellis AFB impresses chief scientist The Department of the Air Force's chief scientist visited several organizations on Nellis AFB to observe their missions at the operational level.
Nov. 30, 2021 Air Force Under Secretary visits Cape Cod air, space installations While at Otis ANGB, Jones was briefed by wing leadership on a variety of topics including the wing’s two intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions, cyber engineering and installation mission, as well as the wing’s significant successes over the last year.
Nov. 29, 2021 Air Force Under Secretary tours EADS Air Force Under Secretary Gina Ortiz Jones toured the Eastern Air Defense Sector operations floor and recognized Airmen for outstanding performance.
Nov. 29, 2021 Air Force hosts Coalition Virtual Flag, premier coalition virtual air combat exercise Coalition Virtual Flag exercises led by the U.S. Air Force focus on major combat operations in a realistic theater against a near-peer threat in a dynamic training environment.
Nov. 29, 2021 National American Indian Heritage Month: Protecting Nihi kéyáh, preserving culture Airman 1st Class Verneon Reed, 319th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron Detachment 1 RQ-4 Global Hawk maintainer, is of the Navajo people. Navajo culture is one of many Native American cultures pushed out by the American government for centuries. Despite forced assimilation in order to return home,
Nov. 27, 2021 Afghan translators, Air Force reservists, assist evacuees A pair of former Afghan translators are temporarily assigned to Holloman AFB, New Mexico, to support Operation Allies Welcome – the Department of Homeland Security-led effort to support vulnerable Afghans as they safely resettle in the United States.