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Aug. 31, 2020
Family, deployment and COVID-19 – a lesson in resilience

COVID-19 changed the way the Air Force is doing business. New measures, precautions and innovative learning ensured the mission continues, but Airmen weren't the only ones who made adjustments—families did too.
Aug. 31, 2020
502nd Logistic Readiness Squadron helps recruits continue training during pandemic

The 502nd Logistics Readiness Squadron at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland has been providing clothing to new recruits at an alternate Basic Military Training location since March 2020, to help the U.S. Air Force continue forging America’s future Airmen during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aug. 31, 2020
Calculating risk in the fuel supply chain, X-Force fellows help inform operational plans

The X-Force Program, organized by the National Security Innovation Network alongside the Department of Defense, is a fellowship open to undergraduate and graduate students seeking to “serve their country by solving real-world national security problems in collaboration with the United States
Aug. 31, 2020
Boyd's rite of passage, history as greatest instrument of learning

A respected researcher and writer of history, Gary W. Boyd, the command historian of Air Education and Training Command, has lived through several significant periods of history—all of which he believes has determined our present and shapes our future.
Aug. 31, 2020
SPINSTRA powers Air Force innovation

Following Air Education and Training Command priorities, SPINSTRA constructs a ready, resilient and rapidly innovative Air Force, just like their students assemble a hovercraft from spare parts tucked away in the Nova Lab at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas.
Aug. 28, 2020
AETC Airmen come together to execute 81st LRS clothing issue

A team of Airmen from different units around Air Education and Training Command worked together to help the 81st Logistics Readiness Squadron issue uniforms to trainees at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi.
Aug. 28, 2020
Laughlin observes Women's Equality Day with all-female sortie

Capt. Kimberly Bray, 47th Operations Support Squadron executive officer and instructor pilot, performs pre-flight checks on a T-6A Texan II at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Aug. 26, 2020. Laughlin observes Women’s Equality Day by flying an all-female formation sortie with instructor and student
Aug. 28, 2020
CSAF makes first visit to AU, shares vision for the university

During his presentation to Air University’s senior military leaders and faculty, Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., Air Force Chief of Staff, explained the importance of the university’s mission and the need to focus on the leadership development of Airmen, calling them the Air Force’s “most important
Aug. 28, 2020
Hypobaric altitude chamber finds new home at 344th Training Squadron

A hypobaric altitude chamber claimed the 344th Training Squadron Career Enlisted Aviator Center of Excellence hangar as its new home at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Aug. 25, 2020. The 344 TRS team worked closely with members of 19th Air Force to make this repositioning possible and also
Aug. 28, 2020
'Connect to Protect’ during Suicide Prevention Month

September is Suicide Awareness and Prevention Month and this year’s theme is “Connect to Protect.”