Nov. 4, 2020 SecAF emphasizes importance of Language and Culture Skills at AFCLC, AU’s Symposium Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett addressed attendees virtually for the Air Force Culture and Language Center and Air University’s fifth annual Language, Regional Expertise, and Culture (AU LREC) Symposium. During her pre-recorded remarks, Barrett thanked Air and Space Professionals for
Nov. 3, 2020 AETC female fighter pilots among five to test modified ATAGS 'G-suit' Five female fighter pilots tested a modified version of the Advanced Technology Anti-Gravity Suit Oct. 26-30.
Oct. 16, 2020 F-35A, A-10 demo teams brief capabilities to Laughlin students The A-10 Demonstration team from Davis-Monthan Air Force, Arizona, and the F-35 Demonstration team from Hill AFB, Utah, are touring the Air Force’s Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training bases to brief students in training on their capabilities.
Oct. 16, 2020 Lankford EPME center officials reflect on fiscal year's adversity, agility, victories Officials at the U.S. Air Force's enlisted professional military education center in East Tennessee looked back at the Fiscal Year 2020.
Oct. 2, 2020 CAP helps train Air Force officers aspiring to fly Civil Air Patrol is one of the four partners in the U.S. Air Force Total Force. Consisting of CAP as the Air Force auxiliary as well as the Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve and active-duty Air Force, each partner has specific missions that often foster collaboration.
Sept. 24, 2020 Air Force improves lactation support for nursing mothers The Department of the Air Force recently announced new guidance that will improve support to nursing mothers when they return to work after having a baby. The updated policy, effective immediately, increases flexibility with lactation breaks and also mandates access to a refrigerator for the purpose
Sept. 23, 2020 Kingsley Field firefighters save local homes from catastrophic fire In the late evening of Sept. 7, the Kingsley Field Fire Department, part of the 173rd Fighter Wing of the Oregon Air National Guard, received a dispatch call for assistance for a wildland fire burning near Chiloquin, a neighboring community north of the small town in the southwest corner of Oregon.
Sept. 21, 2020 Air Force Recruiting teams up with College Football Hall of Fame At the beginning of 2020, the Air Force entered into a three-year agreement with the Chick-fil-A College Football Hall of Fame to build a permanent exhibit for the Air Force AIR RAID QB Sim experience.
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. 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.