News - Tag USAF

March 14, 2020
Statement by the Department of Defense on Domestic Travel Restrictions

New travel restrictions for service members, DoD civilians, and their families assigned to DoD installations, facilities and surrounding areas within the United States and its territories.
March 12, 2020
Basic Military Training graduation parade canceled at JBSA-Lackland

The 37th Training Wing canceled the Air Force Basic Military Training graduation parade scheduled for March 13 at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland’s parade grounds out of concern for the safety of the newly accessioned Airmen and their family members due to the coronavirus.
March 10, 2020
DOD issues flexible instructions on response to Coronavirus

The Department of Defense issued memos responding to the need for operations to continue during the outbreak. The DOD documents build on messages from the Office of Personnel Management issued March 7.
March 10, 2020
February Student of the Month

The Student of the Month awards and Rope of the Month award are presented by 17th Training Group leadership each month.
March 3, 2020
316th TRS hosts inaugural language fair at Goodfellow AFB

The 316th Training Squadron hosted the first Goodfellow Language Fair Feb. 28 at the event center here.
Feb. 19, 2020
AETC bases among 50 hospitals, clinics being being restructured by DoD to improve readiness

The Department of Defense announced, Feb. 19, plans to restructure 50 military hospitals and clinics to better support wartime readiness of military personnel and to improve clinical training for medical forces who deploy in support of combat operations around the world.
Feb. 14, 2020
On AFTV: AETC, UTSA partnership tied to rated diversity

Today’s look Around the Air Force features how the Air Force is aiding the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention with fighting the flu, the Air Force Academy’s move to bring back Military Training Instructors, and the Air Force’s efforts to identify the best potential pilots for training.
Feb. 10, 2020
Goodfellow's 315th TRS knows the drill

Students from the 17th Training Wing participated in the 17th Training Group's Drill Competition at the Louis F. Garland Department of Defense Fire Academy at Goodfellow Air Force Base, Texas, Feb. 7.
Feb. 10, 2020
Keesler's Hurricane Hunters fly atmospheric rivers

The Hurricane Hunters are scheduled to perform “AR recon” from January through March. Scientists, led by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at University of California, San Diego, working in partnership with the 53rd WRS, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Weather Service
Jan. 29, 2020
Mobility aviators from Altus AFB inspire youth at Aviation Day

According to the Federal Aviation Administration, there are about 600,000 active pilots throughout the United States, but that number has been gradually declining throughout the past decade. To work towards an interest in aviation careers, commercial, private and military aviation professionals