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Dec. 11, 2020
DOD fire academy trains vertical ventilation

Joint services collaborate in vertical ventilation training simulations at the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy here, Dec. 10.
Dec. 11, 2020
Know how to celebrate the holiday season safely

Each year, approximately 400 fires occur that involve Christmas trees, according to the National Fire Protection Association, or NFPA, resulting in more than a dozen deaths, numerous injuries and more than $10 million in property loss and damage.
Dec. 11, 2020
Strengthening family through diversity

Between the vast waters of Lake Superior and woodlands stretching over 890,000 acres sits the Bay Mills Indian Community, traditionally called Gnoozhekaaning, Michigan, home to the Ojibwa or Chippewa tribe.Staff Sgt. Zachary Leblanc, 81st Security Forces Squadron supply NCO in charge, grew up in the
Dec. 10, 2020
Military spouses eligible for unemployment benefits following PCS

Military spouses often move with their service member, which can mean having to leave a place of employment.
Dec. 10, 2020
CSAF releases action orders to accelerate change across Air Force

In August, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., released his strategic approach entitled Accelerate Change or Lose, in which he described his view of the strategic landscape as Air Force chief of staff and, from that, his emphasis on why change is necessary. The newly-released action
Dec. 7, 2020
Air Force Surgeon General visits the 82nd Medical Group

Lt. Gen. Dorothy A. Hogg and Chief Medical Enlisted Force Advisor Chief Master Sgt. Dawn M. Kolczynski spoke with members of the 82nd Medical Group during an all-call event, reminding them that medical readiness and delivering trusted care to beneficiaries continue to be the two essential parts of
Dec. 7, 2020
97 MDG highlights readiness to AETC surgeon general team

Medical leadership from Air Education and Training Command in Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas, visited Altus Air Force Base to take part in an immersion tour of the 97th Medical Group, Dec. 3, 2020. The immersion tour showcased the 97th MDG’s readiness capabilities to Col. Michael Higgins,
Dec. 7, 2020
CSDS leader provides perspective to USSTRATCOM Deterrence Symposium

Al Mauroni, CSDS director, took part in the session titled “Is Deterrence in the Cold War Applicable to the Multi-polar World,” moderated by Dr. Brad Roberts, director of the Center for Global Security Research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Dec. 7, 2020
Department of the Air Force moves Physical Fitness Assessments to April 2021, removes waist measurement from composite score permanently

To ensure social distancing practices remain in place during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and to give Airmen and Space Professionals time to prepare, testing was delayed from October to January and is now further delayed to April.
Dec. 7, 2020
Annual DOD Housing Survey opens for tenant feedback Dec. 8

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Department of the Air Force is asking tenants of its privatized and government-owned housing to share their experiences and opinions of the programs via the DoD Tenant Satisfaction Survey beginning Dec. 8. The survey, administered by CEL & Associates,