Aug. 19, 2021 JBSA accepting 2022 Military Ambassadors applications The Air Force is seeking two Airmen, one male and one female, from across Joint Base San Antonio to represent the Air Force to serve as military ambassadors at events throughout the community surrounding JBSA, with Fiesta being the highlight of the program.
Aug. 17, 2021 AFRL and UK partner, Dstl, bring together worldwide competitive AI experts with Swarm and Search Capture the Flag Challenge WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – A collaborative challenge formulated by the Air Force Research Laboratory in the United States and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory, or Dstl, in the United Kingdom brought together competitive AI experts from around the world in its second
Aug. 14, 2021 Barnes Center moves enlisted Guard, Reserve distance learning to AU eSchool of Graduate PME The Air Force center for enlisted education is soon moving Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve enlisted distance learning to Air University’s eSchool of Graduate PME.
Aug. 13, 2021 CJCS Message to the Force - COVID-19 Vaccine The good health and readiness of our force is critical to America's defense. We need each and every Soldier, Sailor, Airmen, Marine, and Guardian healthy and capable of performing our duties. COVID-19 is a threat to force protection and readiness.
Aug. 13, 2021 WIDOW: Nellis AFB Airmen use tailor-made software for ABMS Nellis Air Force Base Airmen are utilizing the modern software application WIDOW, or Web-based Information Dominant Warfare, to digitize the tactical-level mission planning process.
Aug. 13, 2021 DAF Gaming League season two takes off The Department of Air Force Gaming League is back for another season with more games and prizes while expanding the community to include Air Force veterans and wounded warriors.
Aug. 12, 2021 Air Force releases additional dress and appearance changes New dress and appearance updates will soon be released following feedback, testing from Airmen and reviews conducted as a part of the 2020 Air Force Uniform Board.
Aug. 12, 2021 91st Cyber Brigade participates in Cyber Shield 21 Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Fairfax-based 91st Cyber Brigade participated in Cyber Shield 21, the Department of Defense’s largest unclassified cyber defense exercise, July 10-23, 2021.
Aug. 12, 2021 Commander Offers Strategies for Deterring Aggression from China and Russia WASHINGTON -- The commander of North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command described threats from Russia and China and ways to mitigate those threats.Air Force Gen. Glen D. VanHerck spoke today at the Space & Missile Defense Symposium, in Huntsville, Alabama.Besides battling
Aug. 11, 2021 Japanese State Minister of Defense Nakayama Visits U.S. Cyber Command FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, MD -- Yasuhide Nakayama, State Minister of Defense for Japan, visited U.S. Cyber Command at Ft. Meade on August 9, 2021 to meet with senior leaders.Minister Nakayama met with Gen. Paul M. Nakasone, Commander of CYBERCOM. They discussed strategic security challenges in
Aug. 11, 2021 Academy preps for construction of state-of-art Madera Cyber Center A multimillion-dollar construction project to build a cyber center at the Air Force Academy begins later this summer and will last through 2023.
Aug. 11, 2021 Services Will Make Call on Religious Exemptions to COVID-19 Vaccines For service members who have religious objections to receiving a COVID-19 vaccine, the path for how they might seek an exception is defined by their individual military service's regulations, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said.
Aug. 10, 2021 JBSA-Fort Sam Houston M&FRC to host ‘TAP Too’ workshop Aug. 24-25 Spouses of transitioning servicemembers will learn about resources that will help them as they re-enter civilian life during the ‘TAP Too’ workshop at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston Military & Family Readiness Center Aug. 24-25.
Aug. 10, 2021 SECDEF requests mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for military By mid-September, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III will request a waiver from President Joe Biden to make the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for service members, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said.
Aug. 10, 2021 AFRL designated as Quantum Information Science Research Center for Air, Space Force This designation, signed by then Acting Secretary of the Air Force John P. Roth in an April 23 memorandum, gives AFRL the authority to achieve faster military capability based on quantum information science.
Aug. 9, 2021 Air Force photo contest accepting submissions until Aug. 13 The submission window for this year’s Air Force Photo Contest is extended to Aug. 13. The contest launched July 1 with a theme of “What a Wonderful World.”
Aug. 9, 2021 August enlisted promotions The following 960th Cyberspace Wing Airmen earned a promotion in grade.
Aug. 9, 2021 Brown says China’s challenge must be met with speed, focus and commitment Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. told an influential audience Aug. 6 at the National Press Club that the Air Force and the nation must respond with speed, focus and commitment to China’s emergence and other global security threats just as it did 20 years ago following the 9/11 attack.
Aug. 8, 2021 RF 21-3 integrates Space with next generation warfighting In an interview from 2020, Chief of Space Operations Gen. John Raymond touched on America’s great power competitors and how they are improving their space capabilities. This has fueled U.S. joint and allied partners to invest, train and replicate in space along with intelligence, surveillance and
Aug. 8, 2021 Selfish to selfless: an Airman's 32-year journey When retired Chief Master Sgt. Kendall Briscoe enlisted in 1989 at 18 years old, he had no idea his path would take him on a journey of self-evolution from a young, selfish Airman to a selfless leader holding a record for the Air Force's longest enlistment to date.