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April 14, 2021
AFLCMC hosts Virtual Focus Week April 26-30

The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center is hosting the second virtual Focus Week of 2021 from April 26-30. Focus week is an opportunity for personnel to complete mandatory and discretionary leadership and acquisition training and earn continuous learning points. Dozens of courses will be
April 14, 2021
58th Maintenance Group takes seven major awards in 2020

The three groups under the 58th Special Operations Wing enjoyed a prosperous 2020. Despite the pandemic, the 58th Operations, 58th Maintenance, and 366th Training Groups produced combat-ready Airmen across six locations, ranging from Alaska to North Carolina. Particularly, the 58th Maintenance Group
April 14, 2021
AFCEC construction enhances JBSA capabilities, quality of life

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The Air Force Civil Engineer Center is optimizing mission and training capabilities and improving quality of life at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas, through its multi-year construction effort. The current projects are a massive $388 million undertaking at three primary
April 13, 2021
DOD Modernization Can't Happen Alone, Defense Official Says

Technology development that's competitive with that of adversaries is something the Defense Department can't accomplish on its own.
April 13, 2021
Upgraded tactical vests offer Vance Defenders better protection, maneuverability

Before every shift, the Defenders at Vance Air Force Base inspect each other’s duty equipment at guard mount. A new item has been added to the inspection -- the latest tactical body armor issued by the Air Force Security Forces Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, called the Modular
April 13, 2021
Holloman 2020 Volunteer Recognition Ceremony

Holloman Air Force Base recently recognized its volunteers. To be honored in this year's "ceremony," members must have dedicated at least 50 hours to the local community. Honorees can be any Total Force Airmen, dependents or retirees.Below is a list of all of the 49th Wing’s honorees and
April 13, 2021
Laughlin Heritage Corner with the 47 FTW Historian

April is often considered a month connected to rebirth and change, and for Laughlin Air Force Base, that certainly holds true. Throughout the base’s history, April has ushered in multiple major mission-impacting reorganizational events and even has forced Laughlin to contend with something else
April 13, 2021
Virtually Excellent: GAFB Airmen enter virtual drill competition

Ten students from Goodfellow executed a recorded drill performance for submission to a virtual drill down, at the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy here, April 8.
April 13, 2021
Reserve recruiter uses Total Force idea sharing to get big results on social media

CLEVELAND, Ohio – They say imitation is the greatest form of flattery. An Air Force Reserve recruiter who heard an Air National Guard recruiter discussing how he trained himself in social media and made it a priority during the pandemic on a video teleconference, decided he could do the same.Master
April 12, 2021
Air University Press soliciting for DOD, DAF Arctic Strategy journal articles

In support of the Department of Defense and Department of the Air Force’s Arctic Strategy, Air University Press is soliciting journal articles to support the growing national security interests and requirements for operating in the Arctic region. Products could be historical cases with applied