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Feb. 4, 2021
Secretary of Defense orders military stand down to address challenge of extremism in the ranks

A Department of Defense-wide stand down will occur over the next 60 days so that each service, command and unit can take the time to have needed discussions about extremism in the ranks, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said Feb. 3.
May 11, 2020
USAF Thunderbirds to salute Texas COVID-19 responders May 13

The U.S. Air Force Air Demonstration Squadron, the Thunderbirds, will honor frontline COVID-19 responders and essential workers with formation flights over San Antonio and Austin May 13.
Aug. 20, 2019
Airmen, companies tackle mission pain points during AFWERX Spark Collider

At the recent Spark Collider event hosted by AFWERX, more than 150 Airmen representing 50 bases and 200 entrepreneurs representing 100 Small Business Innovation Research Phase I companies joined together to see which missions could match up to an associated business product.
March 18, 2019
"Developing Mach-21 Airmen" explores Pilot Training Next 2.0

The fifth episode of "Developing Mach-21 Airmen," Air Education and Training Command's podcast series, was released March 18.In the episode, Lt. Col. Paul Vicars, the director of Pilot Training Next, sits down to discuss the second iteration of AETC’s innovative and experimental approach to
Feb. 28, 2019
Innovation, scalability & data the focus as PTN 2.0 begins

Innovation, ability to scale rapidly and use of big-data to drive decision-making are the three focus areas for the second iteration of Pilot Training Next 2.0, now underway in Austin.

Secretary of Defense orders military stand down to address challenge of extremism in the ranks

USAF Thunderbirds to salute Texas COVID-19 responders May 13

Airmen, companies tackle mission pain points during AFWERX Spark Collider

"Developing Mach-21 Airmen" explores Pilot Training Next 2.0

Innovation, scalability & data the focus as PTN 2.0 begins