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June 3, 2024
Building Prevention Together: The Integrated Resiliency Office

Recently, the 17th Training Wing established the Integrated Resilience Office to strengthen and promote the resiliency and readiness of military members through enhancing initiatives that support the overall well-being of service members and their families.
March 8, 2024
DAF leaders talk budget, reoptimizing the force

DAF senior leaders emphasized the need for on-time appropriations and provided their perspective on the priorities and needs current and future budgets must fulfill.
Nov. 20, 2023
AFIMSC leads new ACE and military pilot training mission beddown project

The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is leading a more than $500 million facilities construction project to facilitate expeditionary skills training and military pilot training at Ebbing Air National Guard Base, Ark.
Aug. 28, 2023
DoD announces changes to special leave accrual policy for service members

The revised provisions of section 701 U.S.C. title 10 reduced the maximum amount of accrued leave that may be retained by a service member at the end of the FY from 120 days to 90 days.
Aug. 17, 2023
DoD releases actions to transform climate, enhance prevention of harmful behaviors at military service academies

In a memo to DoD senior leaders, SecDef Austin noted that while the military service academies are dominant in many domains, they have far more work to do to halt sexual assault and harassment.
Aug. 16, 2023
DAF opens public comment period for Support of Military Families basing-decision scorecard updates

The Department of the Air Force opened a public comment period regarding recent updates to the background and methodology for Support of Military Families scorecards for spouse licensure portability and dependent education surrounding department bases.
Aug. 9, 2023
Holloman | Senior defense officials visit Holloman, learn about 49th Wing mission

Gilbert R. Cisneros Jr., Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, and Alex Wagner, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Manpower and Reserve Affairs, visited Holloman to learn about the critical contributions to national defense made at the base and what the day-to-day life is
Aug. 7, 2023
New benefit gives military families more flexibility in paying for dependent care

The Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, or DCFSA, initiative provides accounts that allow eligible service members to set aside up to $5,000 per household in pre-tax earnings for qualified dependent care expenses.
July 31, 2023
Air University Public Affairs | The 42nd Medical Group gets a ‘check up’ from surgeon general team

Lt. Gen. Robert I. Miller, Air and Space Forces surgeon general, and Chief Master Sgt. Dawn M. Kolczynski, medical enlisted force and enlisted corps chief for the Office of the Air Force Surgeon General, visited the 42nd Medical Group, Officer Training School and Air Force Reserve Officer Training
June 23, 2023
Maxwell AFB-Gunter Annex introduce River Region students to installation, STEM opportunities

So far this year, the wing has organized ten school activities or events, including base tours, motivational talks, essay competitions, career-shadowing opportunities, and high school graduation recognition.