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Feb. 26, 2021
Ready, Set, DISS! video

The Defense Information System for Security (DISS) is replacing the Joint Personnel Adjudication System (JPAS). JPAS will transition to a read-only mode on March 15, 2021, and will be retired on March 31, 2021. All updates to eligibility, access, and visit data must be completed in DISS prior to
Feb. 26, 2021
Disinfecting key element in stopping spread of coronavirus

Determining what needs to be cleaned, how areas will be disinfected and what resources and equipment will be needed to clean and disinfect are important steps for protecting individuals from the COVID-19 virus.
Feb. 25, 2021
AFRS creates public page for line officer accession paths

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas – Trying to get information out to the masses on opportunities to become an officer in the United States Air Force or Space Force can be challenging since pages often require the use of a common access card or sometimes aren’t suitable for the information.Air
Feb. 25, 2021
Reduction initiative axes 506 publications, aims to empower leaders

In a letter dated Aug. 29, 2018, the Secretary of the Air Force, CSAF and the Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force explained their desire to empower commanders at all levels to use their best judgement when making decisions to accomplish the mission.
Feb. 24, 2021
30 years later, Desert Storm remains a powerful influence on Air, Space Forces

Today, 30 years after combat ended on Feb. 28, 1991, Desert Storm’s influence on the United States military, and especially the Air Force and Space Force, remain substantial and entrenched.
Feb. 24, 2021
DLA Intelligence publishes new controlled unclassified information policy

Say goodbye to For Official Use Only. A Defense Logistics Agency policy published Jan. 28 by DLA Intelligence provides new guidance on labeling unclassified information that’s sensitive but doesn’t require classification.
Feb. 23, 2021
In Their Own Words- Report on the Cybersecurity Legislation of Major European Countries

This is a report from Fudan University, Shanghai, China. The report is from Oct 2020. Please click here for the full report in EnglishAs important cyberspace actors, China and Europe are key to building a global governance system in cyberspace. China is the fastest-growing newcomer in cyberspace,
Feb. 23, 2021
Ruthless Competition: What the Pursuit of a PlayStation 5 Teaches about Future Conflicts

The author brings the personal experience of hectic online holiday shopping to understand the effect of strategies used in attacks against cybersecurity. Comparisons are drawn between hackers bypassing US government security and online bot mechanics used to outspeed online store reservations.
Feb. 22, 2021
More options to get COVID-19 vaccine

Are you and your family looking to get a COVID-19 vaccine near you? If so, you’ll soon have more options for where you can go to get it. As part of the ongoing response to COVID-19, the federal government has launched the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program for COVID-19 Vaccination. This new program is
Feb. 22, 2021
Help End Serial Offenders

Remember the last time you had the wind knocked out of you. It brought you to your knees, eyes were stinging, you are gasping to breathe, you feel a little disoriented, and you can hardly speak. Early on in my Air Force career I was recovering from a trauma, and I focused on just trying to
Feb. 21, 2021
Air Force Wounded Warrior program serves injured and ill Airmen

No other time than during the current pandemic has the Air Force’s mental health, family advocacy, and other support programs been so important. One program – the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program – has been essential in providing wounded, ill, and injured Airmen a place to turn for assistance.
Feb. 21, 2021
The Myths of Lyme Disease: Separating Fact from Fiction for Military Personnel

Servicemembers are particularly at risk for Lyme disease; they live, work, and play on bases where Lyme is rampant. Some 75 percent of all U.S. military installations are located in states where 99 percent of the approximately 500,000 tickborne disease cases reported to the Centers for Disease
Feb. 20, 2021
AFSOC Cyber Squadron Initiative: Arming for the 21st century battle

Air Force Special Operations Command hosted a Mission Defense Team Conference, Feb. 2-5, 2021, focusing on identifying the organic cyber capabilities needed to protect missions against threats in, through, and from cyberspace.Gen. David Goldfein, former Chief of Staff of the Air Force, signed the
Feb. 20, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine does not affect fertility, immunization experts say

You're pregnant, or you’re breastfeeding. Should you get a COVID-19 vaccine?That’s a question on the minds of many military frontline health care workers today. The short answer is that it’s an individual’s choice, and military health experts say the vaccine is well worth considering.
Feb. 19, 2021
DOD Taking Steps to Prevent Sexual Assault, Extremism

Sexual assault and extremism will not be tolerated in the Defense Department, and steps are being taken to ensure that, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said at a Pentagon press briefing.
Feb. 18, 2021
Know your Rights for reemployment, USERRA

Veterans Employment and Training Service, an agency of the Department of Labor, oversees grants for Veterans seeking employment, maintains transition assistance programs for employment, and it also runs the Compliance and Investigation Division for employment complaints, which is responsible for
Feb. 17, 2021
Updated Air Force Guidance on Use of Masks

(The acting Secretary of the Air Force, John P. Roth signed the following updated memorandum for all Department of the Air Force personnel regarding the required us of cloth masks. a PDF version of the memo is also provided.)
Feb. 17, 2021
It’s Not Just About Cyber Anymore: Multidisciplinary Cyber Education and Training Under the New Information Warfare Paradigm

Education and training have been complementary philosophical cognitive frameworks necessarily focused on harmonious, yet separate, areas of information delivery to people in a vast array of careers. Much research has compared and contrasted these two philosophies, revealing the need for an
Feb. 16, 2021
JBSA suggests protecting pipes, storing water during freezing weather

As severe winter weather and extremely low temperatures continue throughout the Alamo Region, adequately preparing is important. For those who are without power or water, the below information may be helpful and is provided, in part, by the American Red Cross.
Feb. 16, 2021
59th MDW reduces operations for Feb. 17

Due to inclement weather, the 59th Medical Wing will have reduced services available at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center, Gateway Bulverde and Randolph Medical Treatment Facilities Feb. 17, 2021.

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