Nov. 25, 2020 Mobile lactation pods provide secure location for nursing mothers to breastfeed/pump The Air Force released an Air Force Guidance Memorandum that requires bases to establish lactation rooms for nursing mothers within unit facilities. The memo identified the requirements for the lactation pods, such as having a private, secure and sanitary area.
Nov. 21, 2020 Building digital literacy through Digital University Digital University strives to fit the needs of all Airmen by providing 100,000 licenses to access more than 12,000 courses.
Nov. 20, 2020 AF restores military tuition assistance cap, AF COOL funding $4,500 per fiscal year and online preparatory course funding for fiscal year 2021, effective immediately.
Nov. 14, 2020 VCSAF Wilson ends longest tenure in AF history Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen “Seve” Wilson retired Nov. 13 in a ceremony at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling in Washington, D.C., ending the longest tenure in the position.
Nov. 12, 2020 COMPUSEC automation delivers time, cost savings A three-person team of Matt Seibert, AFICC chief information officer and information technology specialists, Mia DeLucia and Liam Randall, competed in the Air Force's "Rise of the Digital Wingman Challenge," an Air Force-wide competition that empowers Airmen to automate and learn about Robotic
Nov. 11, 2020 Air Force releases “Red Tailed Angels” docuseries “The Red Tailed Angels” documentary series showcases the hardships, struggles and ultimately the successes of the Tuskegee Airmen.
Nov. 11, 2020 AF leads cross-agency partnership on Privoro security platform for commercial mobile devices The agreement consolidates and expands upon more than a year of prototyping and pilot work with the U.S. Air Force, the Defense Information Systems Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy.
Nov. 10, 2020 App for military resources available to service members, families The purpose of Military OneSource is to put as many resources as possible in one place, so people have an easier time finding what they need, said Erika Slaton, Military Community Support Programs associate director. The app makes it more convenient when users are away from their computers and are
Nov. 6, 2020 Vice Chief’s Challenge creates new document templates, saves Airmen time The 2020 Vice Chief’s Challenge launched in February with a focus on working faster and smarter, and finding innovative ways to give Airmen back their time.
Oct. 27, 2020 Air Force’s Spectrum Management Office officially transfers to ISR and Cyber Effects Operations staff to continue to integrate ‘information warfare’ Air Force’s Spectrum Management Office joins the Cyberspace Operations and Warfighter Communications Directorate assigned to the Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Cyber Effects Operations. This is a vital move in a larger plan to support, from a Headquarters
Oct. 26, 2020 Halloween safety tips The COVID-19 pandemic may make things a little different this year, so here are some tips to get through this Halloween safely. As always, please ensure to follow the guidelines of the Center for Disease Control.
Oct. 21, 2020 Department of the Air Force to conduct focus groups on interpersonal violence The focus groups are scheduled to begin the week of Oct. 26 and consist of interpersonal violence survey participants who volunteered to take part in small-group discussions.
Oct. 20, 2020 Air Force Services Center software innovation enhances deployment readiness The Contingency Quarters Management Accountability Platform, or CQMAP, gives services managers a real-time, enterprise-wide view of quarters around the globe, letting them know how much space and equipment is available before putting forces on the ground.
Oct. 19, 2020 Historic agreement opens defense data to academia One of the largest owners of data, the Department of Defense, known for its steadfast protective oversight of this digital gold, embarked on a historical first this year: a first with the ability to improve the effectiveness, agility, affordability and speed of operations for a myriad of
Oct. 13, 2020 “SpeedDealer” demos wrap, new radar agreement expected early 2021 Using a try-before-you-buy strategy, a team within the Digital Directorate headquartered at Hanscom Air Force Base, completed a series of live-fly demonstrations Sept. 26 to evaluate three commercially available, production-ready and deployable long-range radar systems.
Oct. 9, 2020 Department of the Air Force family suicide prevention training now available The new online training video, Equipping Family Members to Help Airmen in Distress, aims to build and strengthen relationships and connectedness among family members and loved ones.
Oct. 7, 2020 Air Force deploys commercial IT capability Working with the EITaaS office through an Other Transaction Agreement, the Accenture Federal Services team passed commercial internet traffic from the Amazon Web Services and Azure Impact Level 5 cloud environments through the Defense Information Systems Agency’s Boundary Cloud Access Point, or
Oct. 4, 2020 Lt. Gen. David W. Allvin confirmed to be next VCSAF The U.S. Senate confirmed Lt. Gen. David W. Allvin’s nomination to receive his fourth star and serve as the next Air Force vice chief of staff during a late night unanimous vote Sept. 30.
Oct. 3, 2020 Army, Air Force form partnership, lay foundation for CJADC2 interoperability Unity among military branches and a combined, all-domain effort could be the difference in winning large-scale, multi-domain battles the Army expects to fight in the future.
Oct. 2, 2020 AFRS to host "Pathway to Wings" brief Oct. 7 Air Force Recruiting Service will host a “Pathway to Wings” interactive career briefing Oct. 7 at 6 p.m. central time for potential future Air Force officers interested in learning more about accessions and rated boards.