Oct. 1, 2021 Cybersecurity Awareness Month kicks off with virtual classes WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - October is the month of spooks and scares but also the time for Cybersecurity Awareness Month.The 88th Communications Squadron’s Cybersecurity Office has joined the global effort to promote awareness for online safety and privacy as part of the monthlong
Sept. 30, 2021 National Disability Employment Awareness Month National Disability Employment Awareness Month, or NDEAM, runs from Oct. 1-31 and this year’s theme is “America’s Recovery: Powered by Inclusion.”
Sept. 30, 2021 The Counterfire Conundrum: Acceptable Levels of Risk in Large Scale Combat Operations This article seeks to create a broader understanding of the enduring importance of responsive counterfire for ground forces on today's battlefield. Furthermore, it hopes to use the example of counterfire to change joint force attitudes towards risk acceptance as the military looks toward more
Sept. 30, 2021 FEMA tips engage kids in disaster preparedness Although disasters can be scary for everyone involved, the Federal Emergency Management Agency offers tips and resources for kids to help them stay safe before, during or after an emergency.
Sept. 30, 2021 Charting China’s Future: Domestic and International Challenges Editor: David ShambaughReviewer: Richard Desjardins
Sept. 30, 2021 War at the Speed of Light: Directed Energy Weapons and the Future of Twenty-First-Century Warfare Author: Louis A. Del MonteReviewer: Dr. Mark T. Peters II, USAF, Retired
Sept. 30, 2021 Space Force selects more than 900 personnel to transfer FY22 The Space Force, working with the Army, Navy and Marine Corps, has selected 670 active-duty service members and 259 civilians to transfer into the Space Force during fiscal year 2022. These volunteers come from the pool of candidates who applied in March 2021 and members who are currently assigned
Sept. 30, 2021 IMA working group progressing in Phase II of comprehensive study Air Force Reserve Command’s Individual Mobilization Augmentee Strategic Review Team is progressing through Phase II of its thorough review of the IMA program to ensure the command’s 7,500 Individual Reservists receive proper administrative control and support to meet guidance established by the
Sept. 30, 2021 Counselors urge service members to review SBP before retirement The Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) is a voluntary program that provides the survivors of participating retirees a monthly income that starts when the member dies and retired pay stops.
Sept. 30, 2021 DOD Leaders Address Bagram Departure, Noncombatant Evacuation Operation Timing Following the U.S. departure from Afghanistan, some questioned the handover of Bagram Air Base. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said maintaining a presence there would not have helped the U.S. mission during the waning days of the 20-year war.
Sept. 30, 2021 Taliban Remains Dangerous, Harbors al-Qaida, Joint Chiefs Chairman Says The Taliban remains a terrorist organization, and has never renounced or broken its affiliation with al-Qaida, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff told the Senate Armed Services Committee.
Sept. 30, 2021 War’s Logic: Strategic Thought and the American Way of War Author: Antulio J. Echevarria IIReviewer: Capt Matthew H. Ormsbee, USAF
Sept. 29, 2021 Space Force, Purdue partner on STEM education, innovation The Space Force established an agreement with Purdue University Sept. 29, making Purdue the latest entrant into the Space Force’s University Partnership Program.
Sept. 29, 2021 Army, Navy SATCOM Mission Areas Shifting to U.S. Space Force WASHINGTON -- The Chief of Space Operations announced the transfer of Army and Navy satellite communications billets, funding and mission responsibility to the U.S. Space Force.Space Force Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond made the announcement at the Air Force Association meeting in Washington, yesterday.
Sept. 29, 2021 Human + Machine: Reimagining Work in the Age of AI Author: Paul R. Daugherty and H. James WilsonReviewer: Dr. Mark T. Peters, Lt Col, USAF, Retired
Sept. 29, 2021 Austin Gives Senate Hard Truths of Lessons From Afghanistan ''We helped build a state, but we could not forge a nation,'' Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III told the Senate Armed Services Committee, encapsulating America's 20-year involvement in Afghanistan.
Sept. 29, 2021 Global Missile Defense From Space Got More Affordable, DOD Official Says WASHINGTON -- The Defense Department hopes, within the decade, to have a meshed network of low Earth orbit satellites — linked together and to warfighters — providing real-time global awareness of missile threats and the ability to respond.However, that goal was once considered cost prohibitive,
Sept. 29, 2021 Code Militia: Tactical Coding, by the Warfighter for the Warfighter JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, WA -- Compiled and error free. For Airmen and Soldiers of the Washington Air and Army National Guard’s Code Militia Team, these are the new mission complete expressions in a fight for future air and ground dominance.To maintain America’s technological edge against near-peer
Sept. 29, 2021 Suicide Awareness Suicide Awareness Month is coming to an end, but don't let that stop you from being aware of your Airmen's mental and psychological health. Ask the question.
Sept. 28, 2021 Austin, Milley: No Debate About Courage, Commitment of Americans Who Served in Afghanistan How the Afghanistan conflict ended must not obscure the pride Americans should have for the men and women who fought there, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.