News - Page 310

June 21, 2022
Airbags can save your life

In fiscal year 2021, The Department of the Air Force lost 18 motorcyclists. Inexperience, alcohol and speed were a few of the root causes of those deaths. Additionally, motorcycle riders continue to be overrepresented in fatal traffic crashes, being about 28 times more likely than passenger vehicle
June 21, 2022
Off-road racer Aims High in Pro-Am, uses WEAR to compete

An Air Force staff sergeant is telling the service's story to communities in his home state thanks to a sport he has loved for decades and a program that recognizes all Airmen as potential recruiters.
June 21, 2022
Air Force begins process to incorporate critical JADO principles into PME courses

The 705th Training Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida, recently hosted visitors from Air University to review the former Multi-domain Warfare Officer, or 13O, training program to determine the best place to integrate operational planning instruction throughout various levels of the U.S. Air Force’s
June 20, 2022
Minimum wage increase benefits employees, costs consumers

While the positive effects of the federal minimum wage increase are being felt by employees and families, the impact of higher wages will also mean higher prices at some FSS functions for consumers.
June 17, 2022
49th Wing hosts change of command ceremony

The 49th Wing hosted a change of command ceremony, June 17, 2022, on Holloman Air Force Base, New Mexico.
June 17, 2022
New 97 AMW VPI targets Airman wellness, resiliency

The 97th Air Mobility Wing recently welcomed a new violence prevention integrator, Susan Bradford, to help lead Airmen and their families towards a better quality of life at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
June 16, 2022
AAFB opens new suite-style dorm for junior Airmen

Airmen and members of the Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, community gathered for the ceremonial ribbon cutting of a new 42,000-square-foot, 116-person dormitory, June 13, 2022.
June 16, 2022
First CAFB Airman selected for sniper school

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Tarriq Releford, 14th Security Forces Squadron, installation entry controller, was one of four Airmen chosen to represent the USAF at the highly selective, United States Army Sniper School, Apr. 17, 2022, at Fort Benning, Ga.
June 16, 2022
Altitude chamber takes your breath away

Enlisted aviator students in the 37th Training Wing will now experience physiological responses to flying, right from the comfort of their training base.
June 16, 2022
BMT graduation restarts tradition, returns to parade field

Over 670 Airmen, as well as their military training instructors, restarted a basic military training graduation tradition June 9. For the first time in 825 days, graduation returned to the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Parade Field.