News

Sept. 17, 2020
Air Force improves lactation support for nursing mothers

The updated policy, which is effective immediately, increases flexibility with lactation breaks and also mandates access to a refrigerator for the purpose of storing human milk.
Sept. 17, 2020
AFIMSC’s digital dashboard drives AF-wide innovation

The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is integrating innovation efforts across the Air Force through the use of its own innovation to centralize great ideas into a single application accessible by all.
Sept. 17, 2020
Joint warriors utilize JBSA landing zones for vertical lift training

Joint warriors converged on Joint Base San Antonio-Chapman Annex to formally confirm the suitability of helicopter landing zones in order to expand the maneuver space for vertical lift operations and improve home-station training for San Antonio’s military units.
Sept. 17, 2020
Enlisted-to-physician program seeks applicants

The Uniformed Services University’s Enlisted to Medical School Preparatory Program, or EMDP2, provides a pathway for promising enlisted service members interested in a career as a military physician.
Sept. 16, 2020
AETC commander discusses Air Force talent management challenges

Lt. Gen. Brad Webb, commander of Air Education and Training Command, addressed the Air Force’s current talent management challenges during a panel Sept. 16 at the 2020 virtual Air, Space and Cyber Conference.
Sept. 16, 2020
Department of the Air Force pushes fitness testing to Jan. 1

To continue minimizing close contact among personnel during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and ensure units and personnel are fully ready to resume, testing has been delayed from October to January, and testing in January will move forward without obtaining waist, height and weight measurements.
Sept. 16, 2020
Reserve recruiters enhance social media knowledge to reach more recruits

Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, recruiters have turned more to technology – including social media – to reach potential recruits. A group of 15 Total Force recruiters from the 351st Recruiting Squadron recently sharpened their social media skills by participating in the Defense Information
Sept. 15, 2020
Air Force Recruiting Service develops electronic AFOQT

As the COVID-19 pandemic persists, Air Force Recruiting Service continues to find innovative ways to overcome obstacles. In conjunction with the Air Force Personnel Center, an electronic version of the Air Force Officer Qualifying Test is now available for the first time ever.
Sept. 15, 2020
CES Airmen remove runway rubber, ensure aircrew safety

Airmen assigned to the 97th Civil Engineer Squadron removed rubber buildup on the runway leftby aircraft tires during takeoffs and landings September 12, 2020 at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma.
Sept. 15, 2020
Barnes Center remodeling CLC, building new courses for senior enlisted

To provide senior enlisted leaders with more-targeted development, the Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education at Air University is reshaping the Chief Master Sergeant Leadership Course and offering two additional courses for select students.