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Nov. 3, 2021Air Force opens enlisted DSD assignments at AFROTC detachments
        The new Special Duty Identifier 8B300, ROTC Training Instructor, places NCOs as enlisted mentors at one of the service’s 145 Reserve Officer Training Corps detachments. This position allows enlisted cadres to be a deliberate part of the detachment mentorship team and opens the duty to all career 

    Nov. 2, 2021Air Force recruiting releases docuseries on BMT
        Titled “Basic,” the eight-part docuseries was released on the Air Force Recruiting official YouTube page Oct. 28. For Air Force leaders, this is a unique opportunity to show recruits an in-depth look into their upcoming experience. 

    Nov. 1, 2021Innovative Agile Combat Employment training brings AMUs together at JBER
        The two-day training fostered the Agile Combat Employment fundamentals by teaching Airmen new aircraft maintenance skills to ensure capabilities in austere or degraded environments. 

    Oct. 30, 2021Native Seed Program grows DAF readiness
        The Department of the Air Force Native Seed Program, part of the National Seed Strategy, is a Bureau of Land Management initiative that brings together 12 federal agencies and more than 300 non-federal partners to champion ecological restoration nationwide. 

    Oct. 28, 2021‘Basic’ docuseries goes behind the scenes at USAF BMT beginning Oct. 28
        “Basic” presents the unique perspective of five enlistees from various parts of the country as they navigate the ups and downs of basic military training beginning in October 2019. 

    Oct. 26, 2021Reservists deliver agile airpower during Castle Forge
        The flight is part of Castle Forge, an ongoing U.S.-led operation in the Black Sea region. Its purpose is to test the partnerships and interoperability that make Agile Combat Employment possible. 

    Oct. 26, 2021Test Integration: three missions, three views, one goal
        The Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center, Air Force Test Center, and U.S. Air Force Warfare Center signed a Tri-Center Integrated Test and Evaluation Memorandum of Understanding which focuses on adopting a unified vision for driving integrated test and evaluation. 

    Oct. 25, 2021F-15EX undergoes first operational test mission at Nellis AFB
        The F-15EX Eagle ll is undergoing its first-ever operational test mission paired with F-15Cs and F-15Es at Nellis Air Force Base Oct. 18-25. 

    Oct. 22, 2021Offutt AFB receives first two MILCON contracts for flood recovery effort
        A season of heavy snowfall, combined with a late winter storm in the middle of March, caused widespread flooding and left roughly 30% of Offutt Air Force Base flooded. 

    Oct. 19, 2021Kendall calls for ‘technically and operationally innovative approaches’ to meet logistics challenges
        Kendall’s keynote remarks to the National Defense Transportation Association and the U.S. Transportation Command’s Fall Meeting offered in unvarnished terms the challenges facing the United States posed by China and what the U.S. must do to best maintain global stability. 

    Oct. 18, 2021AFICC acquisitions bolster EOD readiness for FY21, beyond
        The Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Readiness Directorate partnered with the Air Force Installation Contracting Center to use more than $41 million for new EOD equipment, such as a new base support robot to clear unexploded ordnance from airfields, during the past year. 

    Oct. 14, 202118th AES Airmen save life
        An hour into their flight, a group of 18th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron members responded to an overhead message calling for medical assistance where they then provided aid to a passenger, which potentially saved his life. 

    Oct. 9, 2021Web-based enrollment streamlines visitor pass process
        Each year, security forces Airmen across the Department of the Air Force issue more than 1.7 million paper passes at visitor control centers, entry control points and commercial vehicle inspection areas. Recognizing that issuing passes the traditional way is no longer efficient, the Air Force 

    Oct. 6, 2021USecAF gets firsthand look at AETC’s values-based approach to foundational readiness
        Under Secretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones visited Joint Base San Antonio, Oct. 1-4, seeing firsthand how Air Education and Training Command ingrains dignity and respect throughout the force, and how the command implements a values-based approach to training and readiness. 

    Sept. 30, 2021ACC completes Strategic Validation Exercise 4 on ACE, CAFFORGEN
        As the fourth iteration of the SVE series, this exercise was dedicated to stress testing and refining key concepts of the new Air Force Generation model, force presentation, and Agile Combat Employment at the wing level of operations. 

    Sept. 28, 2021Air Force update for COVID-19
        Below are current coronavirus disease 2019 statistics for Department of Air Force personnel: 

    Sept. 23, 2021Commencing Department of Defense Actions and Implementation to Address Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment in the Military
        The establishment of the 90-day IRC on Sexual Assault in the Military, provided the Department a set of comprehensive and actionable recommendations to improve our approach in four lines of effort: accountability, prevention, climate and culture, and victim care and support. 

    Sept. 23, 2021ACC commander speaks on Fighter Roadmap at AFA ‘21
        During his keynote presentation at the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference, Sept. 22, Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command, said today’s fighter force was designed for a different peer adversary, built for a different time, and utilized in a different place and manner 

    Sept. 22, 2021Myths and facts about the vax — debunking common COVID-19 vaccine myths
        The COVID-19 vaccine has been mandated across the Department of Defense and despite its demonstrated effectiveness and safety, a host of myths have left some Airmen and Guardians hesitant to receive it. While social media posts and some news outlets may make it harder to keep up with what is fact or 

    Sept. 22, 2021AFRC commander discusses Reserve successes, future vision at Air, Space, Cyber Conference
        During the panel discussion, Scobee discussed the uniqueness of the Reserve and the part it plays in the total force. 

    Sept. 20, 2021Kendall presents unsparing blueprint for confronting China, other threats
        Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall presented his State of the Forces address during the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference, Sept. 20. 

    Sept. 17, 2021Airmen hone expeditionary skills at Rally in Rockies exercise
        Active duty, Air National Guard and Reserve Airmen gathered in Colorado and Wyoming for 22nd Air Force’s flagship exercise Rally in the Rockies Sept. 12-17. The exercise is designed to develop Airmen for combat operations by challenging them with realistic scenarios that support a full spectrum of 

    Sept. 16, 2021Air Force Women’s Initiative Team champions women’s health care
        In the past year, the WIT’s Female-Specialized Health Care Programs have driven several policy changes. In February, hair standard policies were changed based on feedback received from Airmen who identified numerous health concerns around the bun. 

    Sept. 16, 2021COMUSAFE hosts Arctic Air Chiefs Symposium
        The conference hosted senior defense representatives from seven of the eight Arctic nations, including Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and the U.S. to discuss a variety of Arctic-focused campaigns and initiatives. 

    Sept. 14, 2021Under Secretary of the Air Force talks mandatory COVID vaccination efforts with Air Force Reserve
        The under secretary’s purpose for the short trip to JB Andrews was to meet with the AFR and have an open, face-to-face discussion on the mandatory COVID vaccination efforts and learn what the Reserve needs at the secretary level to make this initiative successful. 

    Sept. 12, 202155th Communications Squadron redesignated as cyber squadron
        The redesignation indicates the squadron will add a new Mission Defense Team to its overall capabilities while continuing to maintain their legacy mission. 

    Sept. 10, 2021Defenders beta test new weapons qualification course
        Developed by the Air Force Security Forces Center, a primary subordinate unit of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, the proposed course will seamlessly instruct, test and evaluate weapons training for the more than 38,000 active duty, Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve and 

    Sept. 9, 2021Partner nations share strengths, capabilities during PACS-21
        Gen. Ken Wilsbach, PACAF commander, hosted the Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium 2021, which was attended by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., and air chiefs from 14 other nations. This year’s theme, “Enduring cooperation toward regional stability,” focused on ensuring a mutual understanding 

    Sept. 7, 2021Family member travel screenings now automated for Airmen, Guardians
        As of Aug. 30, Department of the Air Force members with dependents selected for an assignment will receive an email and a myVector notification to complete the mandatory screening questionnaire electronically; paper copies of the AF Form 4380, Air Force Special Needs Screener, are no longer 

    Sept. 3, 2021DAF announces mandatory COVID vaccine implementation guidelines for Airmen, Guardians
        Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall has released a service implementation plan that requires Airmen and Guardians to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the following dates, unless seeking an exemption. 

    Aug. 31, 2021US, Australian forces strengthen coalition air dominance in Red Flag-Alaska 21-3
        Red Flag-Alaska 21-3 concluded at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson Aug. 27, strengthening interoperability and showcasing air dominance in the Indo-Pacific region. 

    Aug. 23, 2021Dover AFB leads joint, interagency survival training
        Members of the 436th Operational Support Squadron Survival, Evasion, Resistance, Escape flight partnered with the 3rd Airlift Squadron at Dover AFB, Coast Guard Air Station Atlantic City, New Jersey, and Coast Guard Station Indian River Inlet, Delaware, to train local search and rescue procedures 

    Aug. 23, 2021Air Force mental health leaders discuss future of field
        Mental health leaders across the Air Force met virtually for an annual conference, August 9-13, to discuss military mental health care, telehealth, the impact of COVID-19 and embedded mental health support. 

    Aug. 21, 2021AFIMSC expands eLearning platform to Total Force
        The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Directorate of Personnel team relaunched the RedVector eLearning platform recently, making it accessible to more Airmen and Guardians to provide broader support for job-mandated training requirements, professional credentialing and licensing. 

    Aug. 17, 2021505th CCW supports Navy Large Scale Exercise 21
        Airmen from the 505th Combat Training Squadron and the 505th Communications Squadron, Hurlburt Field, supported Navy Large Scale Exercise 21 – the biggest U.S. Navy exercise in a generation, according to Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday, July 28-Aug. 16. 

    Aug. 11, 2021Minuteman III test launch showcases readiness as safe, effective deterrent
        The launch involved a Hi Fidelity Joint Test Assembly re-entry vehicle that detonated conventional (i.e. non-nuclear) explosives prior to hitting the surface of the water approximately 4,200 miles downrange near Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands. 

    Aug. 10, 2021Eastern National Robot Rodeo showcases EOD emerging capabilities
        Explosive ordnance disposal and bomb squad experts in the Department of Defense and civilian sector tested the latest EOD robotics and emerging capabilities during the Eastern National Robot Rodeo and Capabilities exercise Aug. 2-6. 

    Aug. 9, 2021US-Israeli training builds capabilities, partnerships, readiness
        Army and Air Force civil engineers recently partnered with Israeli Air Force engineers to successfully test new airfield damage repair technologies in Israel. 

    Aug. 5, 2021An inside look at F-35 pilot helmet fittings
        Reservists in the 419th Operations Support Squadron play a crucial role to ensure the safety of pilots assigned to the 419th Fighter Wing, the Air Force Reserve’s only combat-capable F-35 Lightning II unit. 

    Aug. 5, 2021New Force Generation model builds high-end readiness, sustainability for Joint Force
        The Air Force announced today it is in the final phases of transitioning to a new force generation model to balance today’s combatant commander needs while building high-end readiness for the future. 

    Aug. 4, 2021Department of the Air Force begins integrated personnel, pay system modernization
        Uniformed Total Force Airmen and Guardians are invited to create Air Force Integrated Personnel and Pay System accounts as part of a two-phase personnel and pay modernization program. 

    Aug. 4, 2021AEDC tests directed energy system in wind tunnel
        The Aerodynamics Branch of the Arnold Engineering Development Complex at Arnold Air Force Base, is helping the Air Force take directed energy systems airborne. 

    Aug. 2, 2021Sword Athena 2021 drives positive change for servicewomen, families
        A coalition of volunteers from across Air Combat Command came together to identify, tackle, and propose solutions to female- and family-centric barriers to readiness during the second annual Sword Athena 2021. The group focused on two key efforts to normalize support for nursing mothers: allowing 

    Aug. 2, 2021USAF delivers helicopters, bolsters Australian alliance
        As part of the U.S. Defense Department’s Foreign Military Sales program, 9th Airlift Squadron aircrew from Dover Air Force Base transported two CH-47F Chinook helicopters aboard a C-5M Super Galaxy from Dover AFB to Royal Australian Air Force Base Townsville, Australia, in early July, further 

    Aug. 1, 2021Fueling ACE operations from afar
        Airmen from across two U.S. Air Force major commands are working together over the next few weeks in order to practice dynamic force employment operations. 

    July 29, 2021US, Israel conclude Juniper Falcon 21-2
        In support of long-standing, bilateral agreements, military members from the U.S. European Command and the Israel Defense Forces held exercise Juniper Falcon 21-2 at various locations in Israel, July 23-28. 

    July 24, 2021Undaunted service: Elite firefighters serve in austere environments
        Recently, the QRF firefighter component from the 386th Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squadron, was sent to a forward operating base in Syria to provide support to its flight line. 

    July 23, 2021Update: Air Force puts future basing plans for Davis-Monthan AFB, Nellis AFB on hold pending NDAA outcome
        The Department of the Air Force announced today it is pausing plans related to aircraft basing decisions at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona and Nellis AFB, Nevada that are dependent upon the requirement to retire 42 A-10 Thunderbolt IIs. 

    July 22, 2021Flying Jennies train in Alaska
        Working with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Airborne, 25th Infantry Division, the 815th AS provided airlift for more than 1,300 paratroopers for three days, as well as airdrops for heavy equipment on the fourth day, during a training exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. 

    July 21, 2021REPI Challenge yields more than $24M for AF installations
        The Air Force Civil Engineer Center helped secure more than $24 million to protect mission readiness and the environment at three installations: White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico; Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina; and Tyndall AFB, Florida. 

    July 19, 2021AFCEC strategy leverages Air Force buying power to support CE enterprise
        An Air Force Civil Engineer Center program to streamline contract acquisition is putting the federal government’s bulk buying power in the hands of civil engineers to keep their installations mission ready. 

    July 15, 2021MQ-9 Agile Combat Employment: A big step closer to reality
        The 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron proved the MQ-9 Reaper’s Automatic Takeoff and Landing Capability (ATLC) is ready as of July 8, enabling crews to divert to airfields without traditional launch and recovery infrastructure or personnel. 

    July 13, 2021Joint MOU targets fight against acquisition fraud, corruption
        When the Air Force Office of Special Investigations rolled out its 2018 Strategic Plan, it listed five Lines of Effort providing a clear, attainable vector for OSI Airmen to seamlessly mesh with Air Force leadership and the Department of the Air Force moving forward. 

    July 7, 2021Air Force makes more rights available for housing tenants
        The Department of Defense issued policy guidance in February 2021 on the implementation and timing of the remaining four provisions of the Tenant Bill of Rights, which expands protection measures for military families living in privatized housing. 

    July 6, 2021AFSFC assessment tool improves health, readiness of military working dogs
        The upgrades are a result of Kennel Health Assessment 2.0, Air Force Security Forces Center’s web-based evaluation system that tracks and evaluates the condition of military working dog kennel facilities across the Air Force. 

    June 30, 2021Air Force, Army build on joint contracting operations with JFCE 2021
        The Joint Force Contracting Exercise 2021, the first Air Force/Army training exercise since 2017, gave contracting teams the chance to practice unity of effort, build relationships and better understand each other’s organizational structure and methodologies. 

    June 29, 2021DAF releases technical sergeant/21E6 promotion cycle statistics
        Department of the Air Force officials have selected 9,422 staff sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant out of 34,973 eligible for a selection rate of 26.94% in the 21E6 promotion cycle, which includes supplemental promotion opportunities. 

    June 19, 2021UIPE protective gear completes ground compatibility testing
        A joint military test team recently conducted ongoing developmental and operational testing of the Uniform Integrated Protective Ensemble Air 2 Piece Under Garment at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. 

    June 11, 2021Air Force readdresses women’s hair standard after feedback
        The change addresses feedback received since the previous guidance was originally published. Specifically, women voiced concerns over difficulty related to securing hair in a manner that does not extend beyond the head. 

    May 31, 2021Luke AFB Airman saves 28 lives in Westgate shooting
        For one Airman, his childhood dream of becoming a superhero became his reality. Tech. Sgt. Michael Walker, 309th Fighter Squadron aviation resource manager, received the 2021 Air Force Sergeants Association William H. Pitsenbarger Heroism Award March 17. The AFSA presents the award annually to an 

    May 31, 2021Largest Checkered Flag exercise wraps up at Tyndall AFB
        Checkered Flag, one of the Department of Defense’s largest air-to-air exercises, is a two-week long, large-scale aerial exercise designed to integrate fourth and fifth-generation airframes to enhance mobility, deployment, and employment capabilities of aviators and maintainers. 

    May 26, 2021AFCEC initiative targets infrastructure readiness, disaster recovery
        First, it was Hurricane Michael, a Category 5 storm with sustained winds of 155 mph and pure destruction as the storm’s eye passed directly over Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, Oct. 10, 2018. A few months later and nearly 1,000 miles away, it was the icy waters of the Missouri and Platte rivers 

    May 20, 2021Northern Edge 21 achieves operational test advances for Airmen, weapons systems
        Aircraft from the 53rd Wing returned home from exercise Northern Edge 21, where they achieved test objectives for their software, hardware, and combat tactics, May 3-14. 

    May 18, 2021Deployment Transition Center resumes in-person services
        The Deployment Transition Center remained active in multiple ways during the COVID-19 pandemic, and continues its mission of providing services for military members returning home from deployment. 

    May 17, 2021Force generators train future Airmen
        To maintain the competitive edge over adversaries, the Air Force must select the best Airmen to train and educate the next generation of Airmen. 

    May 16, 2021AFIMSC Det. 4, AFCEC upgrade infrastructure at Air Base Campia Turzii, Romania
        The Air Force Civil Engineer Center and the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center's Detachment 4 are leading $152 million construction projects to upgrade infrastructure at Air Base Campia Turzii, Romania, in support of NATO operations. 

    May 13, 2021Air Force follows revised DoD transgender policies
        In March 2021, the Defense Department recognized transgender and gender non-conforming people and their continued struggle for equality, security and dignity. 

    May 13, 2021ACC establishes task force to prepare for high-end fight
        Air Combat Command leadership has created a task force to tackle the challenge of preparing combat air forces for strategic competition with a near peer, as outlined in the 2018 National Defense Strategy. 

    May 12, 2021DoD tests CBRN aircrew protective suit upgrade at Nellis AFB
        UIPE Air is a layered clothing system — gloves, respirator, undergarments, etc. — that provide chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear protection to air crews in a toxic environment. 

    May 11, 2021ROCKI 21-02: 19th AW experiments with lead wing concept
        The 19th Airlift Wing’s ROCKI 21-02 exercise at Volk Field Air National Guard Base came to a close May 6, as the wing assessed its ability to deploy into theater as a lead Air Expeditionary Wing–becoming Air Mobility Command’s first to experiment with the lead wing construct in a dynamic exercise 

    May 1, 2021Andersen AFB OSI strengthens ties with regional counterparts
        Members of the Andersen Air Force Base Office of Special Investigations worked to build relations with Guam’s neighbors, throughout the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, by traveling and meeting face-to-face with local law enforcement and security counterparts in April. 

    April 26, 2021Japan-American partnership builds cyber defense capacity
        Members of U.S. Pacific Air Forces and Japan Air Self-Defense Force visited the 552nd Air Control Networks Squadron to build cyber-defense capacity, April 4-10. 

    April 21, 2021Reaper mods targeted to provide capability for near-peer threats
        The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s MQ-9 Program Office is moving forward with several fleet enhancement capabilities aimed at increasing the MQ-9 Reaper’s effectiveness against near-peer adversary threats. 

    April 19, 2021DAF continues implementation efforts for CUI
        Department of the Air Force personnel were already well versed with the necessity of protecting mission-critical unclassified information, but the release of the DoDI brought about additional responsibilities, procedures and dissemination controls that warranted the development of new approaches to 

    April 14, 2021AAFB serves as diplomatic hub to Indo-Pacific
        The 734th Air Mobility Squadron, 36th Medical Group, along with the 36th Logistics Readiness Squadron coordinated with six DoS members to receive and load cargo in support of COVID-19 relief measures in the Indo-Pacific. 

    April 13, 2021330 Navy civilian employees transfer to the Air Force
        On Nov. 9, 2020, military senior leaders signed a Joint Base Memorandum of Agreement to change the joint region construct returning selected 18 of 44 installation support functions to the Air Force at Andersen AFB. 

    April 11, 202193rd AGOW Airmen rescue VSU student
        Two Airmen with the 93rd Air Ground Operations Wing saved a man from a near-drowning incident at Madison Blue Springs State Park, Florida, March 27. 

    April 9, 2021DAF releases Acquisition Biennial Report
        The report reviews the overall management of more than 60 of the largest acquisition programs. 

    April 8, 2021Air Force unveils new mission statement
        The Air Force released its new mission statement: To fly, fight, and win...airpower anytime, anywhere. 

    April 7, 2021Hanscom AFB team awards long-range radar integration contract with production options
        The Theater Battle Control Division, headquartered at Hanscom Air Force Base, awarded an $8.4 million integration contract to Lockheed Martin Corp. March 26 as part of the Three Dimensional Expeditionary Long-Range Radar Rapid Prototyping program. 

    April 6, 2021CSAF visits Edwards AFB
        Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., and his wife, Sharene Brown, visited Edwards Air Force Base, March 30 – April 1. 

    April 6, 2021335th EMDOS Airman translates for Brooklyn CVC community
        Efforts have been underway for almost a month to bring the COVID-19 vaccine to people at the state-led, federally-supported Medgar Evers College Community Vaccination Center in Brooklyn. 

    April 5, 2021Air Force celebrates April as Month of the Military Child
        Each year, communities worldwide look to April as an important month for children who have one or both parents or guardians serving in uniform. 

    April 1, 2021Vandenberg AFB chosen as preferred location for GBSD FTU
        Acting Secretary of the Air Force John Roth selected Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, as the preferred location for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent, a new intercontinental ballistic missile, Formal Training Unit. 

    April 1, 2021Department of the Air Force remains focused on suicide prevention
        In 2019, the Department of the Air Force suicide count and rate were the highest in recent history. 

    March 28, 2021Red Flag 21-2 creates agile, multi-domain problem-solvers
        Understanding how another allied fighting force maintains and conducts its missions is vital to asymmetric strategic advantage. During Red Flag Nellis 21-2, around 2,500 U.S. and international participants integrated to capitalize on becoming the best they can be before any future deployments to the 

    March 26, 2021Brown, Raymond attend Survivor Advocacy roundtable
        The event was designed as an opportunity for survivors to discuss support services, their benefits and provide unfiltered feedback or concerns to senior leaders. 

    March 25, 2021Acting SecAF visits Hill AFB, focuses on supporting Airmen, Guardians
        On his first visit to Hill AFB, Roth witnessed the 75th Air Base Wing, Ogden Air Logistics Complex, 388th Fighter Wing, Reserve 419th Fighter Wing and Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent Systems Directorate. 

    March 25, 2021Energy efficient B-Huts could save resources, lives
        The 823rd Air Force Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair Squadron Engineer, known as RED HORSE, and the Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Eleven Seabees unit, built two B-Huts at the Energy METER Test Site at Tyndall Air Force Base as part of an Air Force Civil Engineer Center 

    March 24, 2021AFVentures releases annual report, details efforts to expand defense industrial base, fight COVID-19
        AFVentures, the Department of the Air Force’s commercial investment group, has released its fiscal year 2020 annual report. 

    March 24, 2021CMSAF joins 332nd AEW for Women’s History Month
        The discussion was scheduled as the capstone event for the wing’s Women’s History Month and provided Airmen a chance to have their questions directly addressed by the first female chief master sergeant of the Air Force. 

    March 24, 2021First Undergraduate Pilot Training 2.5 class graduates
        Instructors from the 559th Flying Training Squadron implemented training for Air Education and Training Command’s first UPT 2.5 class, which began in July 2020. Using the T-6A Texan II as the primary trainer aircraft, the first class completed training in only seven months. 

    March 23, 2021Mission, culture at heart of CMSAF visit to Altus AFB
        Airmen from the 97th Air Mobility Wing welcomed Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne Bass during a visit to Altus Air Force Base March 2. 

    March 22, 2021CMSAF part of AETC virtual ‘Panel of Mentors’ May 25; registration now open
        Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne Bass, along with other senior enlisted leaders, will share her personal perspective on mentoring and the impact it has made on her personal life and career as part of virtual panel May 25. Registration for “From Good to Great through Personal Perspectives: 

    March 21, 2021Renewal ensures wing, Volcanic Ash Advisory Center partnership endures
        With a diverse mission that extends from space weather to meteorological operations at the top-secret level, the 2nd Weather Squadron manages the Defense Department’s only volcanic ash advisory center. 

    March 20, 2021Recruiting squadron commander wins Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award
        Lt. Col. Steven Cooper earned the award while assigned as the commander of the 23rd Special Tactics Squadron, Hurlburt Field, Florida. Cooper was deployed last year and much of his award package is based on his time downrange. 

    March 18, 2021NATO AWACS provides area surveillance during Red Flag 21-2
        Service members from seven NATO member nations are at Nellis AFB, supporting Red Flag 21-2 to test and sharpen their abilities in countering threats while building a cohesive protocol for real-world events. 

    March 18, 2021DAF offers 1,300-plus summer job opportunities to qualified students
        In past years and pre-COVID-19, the program, which runs from May through September, would have upwards of 2,000 available positions. 

    March 17, 2021B-2s land at Lajes Field to join BTF mission
        Airmen from the 509th BW will conduct a hot-pit refuel of the B-2s and a crew swap with engines running before the aircraft return to the sky to continue the mission. 

    March 12, 2021Capstone event validates AFCENT ACE capabilities
        U.S. Air Forces Central conducted an Agile Combat Employment capstone event across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility Feb. 28 through March 5.1

        


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