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March 15, 2020COVID-19: Important information for Reserve Citizen Airmen
        In an effort to inform Reserve Citizen Airmen and their families with facts on COVID-19 effects, Air Force Reserve leaders encourage all to visit the Air Force’s COVID-19 web page for the latest on the virus and how it is affecting the service. 

    March 14, 2020Statement by the Department of Defense on domestic travel restrictions
        New travel restrictions for service members, DoD civilians, and their families assigned to DoD installations, facilities and surrounding areas within the United States and its territories. 

    March 13, 2020Air Force suspends all international military student travel to the US
        Air Education and Training Command officials announced all travel for international military students scheduled to begin Air Force-sponsored training in the United States has been suspended effective March 13, 2020. 

    March 13, 2020Air Force Wounded Warrior Trials postponed due to COVID-19
        The eight-day paralympic-style competition was scheduled for March 20-28 at facilities throughout the Las Vegas area. 

    March 12, 2020Training for the joint fight
        This predeployment training was focused on the Marine Corps integration into joint personnel recovery. 

    March 11, 2020Military health officials begin screening Air Force basic trainees for COVID-19
        Each trainee is screened by qualified medical professionals upon arrival at the BMT reception center and anyone identified as a potential infected person would then be isolated from the rest of the population and provided treatment. During screening, all appropriate Centers for Disease Control 

    March 10, 2020Joint Base San Antonio suspends public attendance for non-mission essential mass gatherings, to include BMT graduation
        JBSA officials will continue to monitor and discuss the situation with medical experts to determine when guest attendance at graduation events will resume. 

    March 10, 2020DOD issues flexible instructions on response to coronavirus
        The department issued memos responding to the need for operations to continue during the outbreak. The DoD documents build on messages from the Office of Personnel Management issued March 7. 

    March 5, 2020386th AEW Airmen, Italian Air Force strengthen partnership via immersion
        The immersion program allows both forces to meet and discuss each nation’s mission strategies while enhancing their skills together as a cohesive team. 

    March 4, 2020COVID-19 discussed during 52nd MDG table-top exercise
        Airmen ranging from airman 1st class to colonel attended, representing each section of the 52nd MDG while they discussed the check-in process, possible work-flow challenges, understanding host-nation requirements, testing for the virus and what processes will be implemented when there is a positive 

    March 4, 2020DOD outlines priorities in combating coronavirus
        Military officials and their civilian counterparts are learning together how to combat the novel coronavirus, Defense Department officials said March 4. 

    Feb. 27, 2020PACAF invites Australian air force to lead multinational HADR exercise during Cope North 2020
        For the first time in Cope North history, Pacific Air Forces invited the Royal Australian air force to lead the Humanitarian and Disaster Relief, or HADR, mission of Cope North, with an integrated tri-nation team from the U.S., RAAF and Koku Jieitai Japan Air Self-Defense Force. 

    Feb. 26, 2020Skillbridge helps service members transition to civilian workforce
        The Skillbridge program is an opportunity for service members to gain valuable civilian work experience through specific industry training, apprenticeships, on-the-job training or internships during the last 180 days of service. 

    Feb. 26, 2020Kunsan Air Base: COVID-19 updates
        U.S. Forces Korea has established a website for all decisions and directives associated with the COVID-19 outbreak across the Korean Peninsula. 

    Feb. 26, 2020ACC Bridge connects Airmen worldwide
        Air Combat Command’s Directorate of Manpower, Personnel and Services partnered with a public affairs team to develop a new website exclusively focused on resources that will build resiliency, improve diversity and prevent violence. They chose to call it The Bridge because it will connect ACC 

    Feb. 19, 2020Grey Wolf begins testing
        The Air Force’s newest helicopter, the MH-139A Grey Wolf, completed its first combined test flight, Feb. 11. 

    Feb. 19, 2020AFLCMC Gunsmith Shop creates rifle for aircrew
        Known as the Aircrew Self Defense Weapon (GAU-5A), the 7-pound, 5.56 mm caliber rifle is based on the M4 carbine and was designed by the Gunsmith Shop in close coordination with the small-arms engineer to provide downed aircrew with additional firepower while they wait for rescue. 

    Feb. 18, 2020AFIMSC holds world-wide finance conference
        Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center's Financial Operations Division hosted their third annual Air Force Financial Operations Conference Feb. 11-13. 

    Feb. 18, 2020Air Force implements pathfinder program for cybersecurity certification
        The Security+ certification can be acquired through passing the Security+ exam and is necessary to validate that an individual possesses the necessary skills to perform in an information technology security-based career. The exam is known to be complex and difficult and many Airmen fail and lose 

    Feb. 16, 2020Reinstated pilot first to fly F-15 Eagle with cervical prosthetic disc
        Col. Todd Hofford, 142nd Fighter Wing vice commander, Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore., is the first pilot in the U.S. Air Force to fly a high-G fighter jet with a prosthetic disc in his neck. 

    Feb. 13, 2020Joint forces kick off Cope North 2020
        More than 100 aircraft will soar over the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the Federated States of Micronesia as U.S. forces, Koku Jieitai (Japan Air Self-Defense Force) and the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) collaborates during exercise Cope North, Feb. 12-28. 

    Feb. 11, 2020Newest F-35A squadron brings fifth-generation capabilities to Red Flag
        The exercise, which takes place from Jan. 27-Feb. 15, is meant to give at least 10 combat-representative sorties to younger pilots to better prepare them for real combat against very capable adversaries. The 421st Fighter Squadron is the most recent squadron to transition to the F-35A in the 388th 

    Feb. 10, 2020Total Force Integration team assesses Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph
        Total Force Integration officials visited Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph to learn from the successes and improve the challenges of JB San Antonio-Randolph Airmen Feb. 4-6. 

    Feb. 10, 2020DoD has enduring role in election defense
        The Defense Department plays an important role in that whole-of-government partnership, spearheaded by the NSA and Cybercom's Election Security Group, formed in the wake of the successes of the Russia Small Group during the 2018 midterms. 

    Feb. 6, 2020AFRL’s Epidemiology Lab supports world health officials in flu vaccine development
        The USAFSAM Epidemiology Lab, part of the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing, is the sole clinical reference lab for the Air Force. 

    Feb. 3, 202040th Helicopter Squadron rescues missing snowmobilers
        The crew responded to King’s Hill, a local recreation site, to locate and retrieve the snowmobilers who were reported missing after the 341st Missile Wing command post received the distress call. 

    Jan. 28, 2020Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson mechanic innovates safety solution
        Thanks to the innovation of a mechanic at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, de-icing trucks at the joint installation will feature simple modifications to protect mechanics from falling off the trucks. 

    Jan. 28, 2020Coronavirus: What providers, patients should know
        Believed to have originated at an animal market in Wuhan City, China, novel coronavirus has sickened hundreds and killed at least four. Military health officials say that an informed, common-sense approach minimizes the chances of getting sick. 

    Jan. 27, 2020Total-force aviators take flight during Sentry Aloha 20-1
        Sentry Aloha 20-1, an air-to-air combat exercise, is hosted by the Hawaii Air National Guard and designed to train Airmen from around the country in a joint and interoperable venue on a large scale. 

    Jan. 19, 2020MilTax: Military OneSource offers free tax prep
        MilTax kicks off on Military OneSource Jan. 22, offering electronic filing via do-it-yourself software and personalized support from a tax consultant. 

    Jan. 14, 2020Air Force beta-tests adaptive learning platform in basic military training
        On Dec. 11, 2019, about 110 trainees with the 321st Training Squadron received the computers as part of a six-month Cooperative Research and Development Agreement beta test designed to test adaptive and personalized learning in the basic military training setting. 

    Jan. 13, 2020US, Japan forces welcome new year with bilateral jump
        This is the first year the Air Force participated in the event featuring the bilateral collaboration between U.S. and Japanese forces, utilizing aircraft from both the Air Force and Japan Air Self-Defense Force and jumpers from the U.S. Army and the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force. 

    Jan. 10, 2020AFMC beta-tests diagnostic fitness assessments
        As the Air Force continues to review the overall current fitness assessment guidance for Airmen, AFMC has elected to implement diagnostic testing as a potential part of the policy change. 

    Jan. 9, 2020Air Force relaunches Employee Assistance Program
        The Air Force Employee Assistance Program has relaunched with a new phone number and website. The program will provide the same services as it did in the past, and at no cost. It may be accessed 24/7 by all Air Force civilian personnel (APF and NAF), Guard/Reserve and family members. 

    Jan. 6, 2020Hill AFB aims to improve vehicle ops training with state-of-the-art simulator
        The simulator offers more than 150 preset scenarios and can generate nearly any driving condition imaginable, as trainers control variables such as weather, road conditions, visibility and malfunctions. 

    Jan. 6, 2020432nd Wing/432nd AEW brings Reaper airpower into new decade
        In early 2009, a recently reactivated combat unit, now named the 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing, achieved the mark of 500,000 hours of combat, for a relatively new form of airpower, known as remotely piloted aircraft. 

    Dec. 27, 2019Air Force sets foundation for energy optimization, lethality
        As 2020 approaches and the Air Force prepares to take on the challenges of the next decade, we must also review our successes and lessons learned from the last year. For Air Force Operational Energy, 2019 was a year for laying the foundation to build a more optimized and lethal force in the years to 

    Dec. 26, 2019Air Force studies fatigue, sleep to enhance readiness
        Researchers with the Air Force Research Laboratory 711th Human Performance Wing, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, are looking for ways to better equip Airmen and their leadership with crucial data to ensure that Airmen are getting the necessary rest to maximize mission execution.A team of 

    Dec. 23, 2019Air Forces Africa establishes Cadre of African Bridge Advisors
        U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa recently implemented a new program, AFAFRICA Cadre of African Bridge Advisors, across the command aimed at improving the cultural and language gap when operating in Africa. 

    Dec. 23, 2019Air Force, Navy, Army conduct first ‘real world’ test of Advanced Battle Management System
        In the first field test of a novel approach to warfighting, communicating and decision-making, the Air Force, Navy and Army used new methods and technology Dec. 16-18 for collecting, analyzing and sharing information in real time to identify and defeat a simulated cruise missile threat to the United 

    Dec. 9, 2019AMC hosts Japan's Air Support Command commander for bilateral visit
        During a two-day visit, Lt. Gen. Shinichi Kaneko, Japan Air Self-Defense Force Air Support Command commander, met with multiple mobility experts and leaders at both Air Mobility Command and U.S. Transportation Command. 

    Dec. 9, 2019Air Force surgeon general updates Congress on medical reform
        Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Air Force surgeon general, testified Dec. 5 before the House Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Military Personnel, updating them on medical reform in the Air Force. 

    Dec. 5, 2019Veterans with Veteran Health ID Card can shop at Military Exchange starting Jan. 1
        The Defense Department has expanded commissary and Military Service Exchange access. 

    Dec. 4, 2019Kisling NCOA partners with Botswana Air Arm to develop professional curriculum
        Since late 2018, the Kisling NCOA has been partnering with the Botswana Air Arm to help stand up their first NCOA. 

    Dec. 3, 201953rd WRS reflects on 2019 hurricane season
        The 2019 hurricane season officially ended Nov. 30, and was an active one for the Reserve Airmen of the 53rd WRS, widely known as the Hurricane Hunters. 

    Nov. 19, 2019Changes to TSP coming in December
        The traditional login method, with a member’s username/account number and password, is enhanced by adding a one-time verification code members receive through email and/or text message each time the account is accessed. 

    Nov. 16, 2019US, Norwegian student pilots train together in first allied F-35 basic course
        The 62nd FS activated in January 2015 at Luke Air Force Base as a joint international effort between Italy, Norway and the United States for F-35 training. Student pilots from each of the three nations fly Italian, Norwegian and American F-35s under the guidance of American and Norwegian instructor 

    Nov. 14, 2019786th CES Airmen test readiness with NATO partners
        The 786th Civil Engineer Squadron boosted its readiness with military personnel from NATO partners including Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, at an annual conference on Ramstein Air Base. 

    Nov. 12, 2019552nd Air Control Networks Squadron creates first qualification training for Mission Defense Teams
        The 552nd Air Control Networks Squadron graduated nine students from the Air Force’s first Mission Qualification Training course for Mission Defense Teams, qualifying them to be operators on the Cyberspace Vulnerability Assessment/Hunter Weapon System. 

    Nov. 6, 2019Required financial readiness training for Reserve coming in November
        “In an effort to improve or sustain the financial readiness and literacy of all Airmen, the Air Force has directed that all military members will receive financial readiness training at key points throughout their career,” said Brande Newsome, headquarters Air Force Reserve integrated resilience 

    Nov. 5, 2019Aspiring Air Force pilots: Don’t let height standards get in the way
        The current height requirement to become an Air Force pilot is a standing height of 5 feet, 4 inches to 6 feet, 5 inches and a sitting height of 34-40 inches. These standard height requirements have been used for years to ensure candidates will safely fit into an operational aircraft and each of the 

    Nov. 4, 2019First unit marshal arming area operational
        The 436th CS is the first squadron in the Air Force to create its own arming area in support of the UMP. 

    Nov. 2, 2019Connectedness key to defeating the enemy
        For Tyndall Air Force Base, identifying the enemy has taken on a heightened sense of urgency since Hurricane Michael’s landfall on Oct. 10, 2018. The storm not only leveled the base, it also wreaked havoc on the lives of Airmen, civilian employees and family members displaced and impacted. Since 

    Nov. 1, 2019Air Force transitions all US military treatment facilities to DHA
        Congress directed this transfer in the fiscal year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act. Establishing an integrated Military Health System will standardize health care delivery and business operations across all military treatment facilities. 

    Nov. 1, 2019Yokota AB strengthens partnerships through the Bilateral Exchange Program
        Fifteen Koku-Jieitai Airmen visited Yokota AB to work with their U.S. Air Force counterparts, giving them a chance to learn, grow and strengthen relationships. 

    Oct. 30, 2019Airmen train to transport infectious patients
        The TIS is a device used to transport Ebola patients, either by C-17 Globemaster III or C-130 Hercules aircraft, while preventing the spread of disease to medical personnel and aircrews en route to a U.S. hospital equipped to treat them. 

    Oct. 29, 2019CRW Airmen enhance mobility readiness during Green Flag
        Approximately 106 contingency response Airmen participated in the exercise operating out of Alexandria International Airport and the Joint Readiness Training Center near Fort Polk, Louisiana. 

    Oct. 25, 2019Wounded warrior, outreach specialist demonstrate lasting impact of connecting
        The theme for the month of October is connectedness, and Melissa Wiest, AFW2 outreach specialist and retired master sergeant along with retired Staff Sgt. Seth Pena, AFW2 Ambassador, are living proof of just how important connectedness is. 

    Oct. 23, 2019Fairchild AFB reactivates 97th Air Refueling Squadron
        The reactivation is due to an increase of KC-135 Stratotankers being transferred to Fairchild AFB along with more than 400 Airmen and their families. 

    Oct. 21, 20196th CTS activates new TACP training detachment
        Air Force TACP specialists embed with Army and Marine units on the frontline and are responsible for directing air and artillery strikes from forward ground locations. These highly trained experts go through intense physical, mental and technical training in order to withstand the demanding 

    Oct. 19, 2019Separated, not detached: 20th ATKS Airmen critical to mission
        The 432nd Wing and 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing is based out of Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, however, its Airmen and their contributions to the MQ-9 Reaper mission are not bound to one installation. 

    Oct. 16, 2019Exercise Polar Force tests Agile Combat Employment
        Exercise Polar Force 20-1 allowed Soldiers and Airmen from units across Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, to develop and strengthen the skills required to operate in austere environments and in adverse situations. 

    Oct. 15, 2019388th Fighter Wing focuses on F-35A operational capabilities, mission readiness
        Over the summer, all three squadrons — nearly 70 F-35A aircraft — were operating away from home station. They conducted operations in nine different countries on three separate continents, while supporting multiple combatant commanders. One squadron supported a European Theater Support Package, 

    Oct. 7, 2019AFCENT executes command and control of AFCENT from Shaw AFB US
        In a proof of concept exercise conducted Sept. 28, Active Duty, Reserve and Guard personnel executed the day’s air component operations from the 609th Air Support Squadron at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina. 

    Oct. 5, 2019Global patient movement: moving America’s ill and injured warfighters safely, securely, soundly
        Serving as the Department of Defense’s single manager for global patient movement, one of its five Unified Command Plan responsibilities, U.S. Transportation Command executes this critical mission through the U.S. Air Force’s aeromedical evacuation system, which provides safe, secure, and sound 

    Oct. 3, 2019AFIMSC fiscal closeout promotes readiness, supports Airmen and families
        No fiscal year better illustrates the innovation and flexibility behind the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center’s centralized management of the Air Force’s installation and mission support portfolio than fiscal year 2019. 

    Oct. 2, 2019Air Force joins other services to address military privatized housing
        The Air Force is working on numerous initiatives to address the health, safety and quality concerns of service members and their families living in privatized housing. These initiatives are grouped along five major lines of effort. 

    Oct. 2, 2019AFGSC tests Minuteman III missile with launch from Vandenberg AFB
        The test demonstrates that the United States’ nuclear deterrent is robust, flexible, ready and appropriately tailored to deter 21st century threats and reassure our allies. Test launches are not a response or reaction to world events or regional tensions. 

    Sept. 30, 2019Mobility Guardian enhances US partnerships, interoperability with international allies
        Exercise Mobility Guardian integrated U.S. forces with more than 1,500 personnel from 26 international allied countries and partners to train on mobility operations at Fairchild Air Force Base, Washington, Sept. 8-28. 

    Sept. 26, 2019DLA national account managers adapt to Air Force goals
        DLA’s seven-member Air Force National Account Manager team works with logisticians and planners at Air Force headquarters to increase service readiness. 

    Sept. 26, 2019Civil Air Patrol to provide IT training to Keesler AFB technical school graduates
        A memorandum of understanding between the Air Force and its auxiliary was signed earlier this month by the CAP national commander, Maj. Gen. Mark Smith and Rich Aldridge, CEO and program executive officer for Business and Enterprise Systems, at Maxwell Air Force Base-Gunter Annex. 

    Sept. 24, 2019380 AEW first responders exercise readiness, interoperability
        A variety of agencies including medics, firefighters and security-forces defenders participated in the exercise to test their readiness, knowledge of emergency procedures and interagency cooperation amongst the wing’s first responders. 

    Sept. 24, 2019Air Force creates futuristic fighters
        The 7th Security Forces Squadron is implementing the newly-improved Multiple Interactive Learning Objectives training simulator as part of their regular training curriculum. 

    Sept. 23, 2019Barksdale AFB bomb wings support Cobra Warrior
        The exercise featured more than 50 fighter aircraft from Germany, the United Kingdom, Italy and Israel. The large-scale exercise, based out of RAF Waddingham, United Kingdom, had aircraft flying in simultaneously to participate in peer-to-peer scenarios. 

    Sept. 19, 2019DoD launches new pain rating scale
        The Department of Defense launched a pain rating scale for use in hospitals to better assess pain in patients. 

    Sept. 17, 2019Tyndall AFB holds third industry day to plan rebuild of base
        Nearly a year after Hurricane Michael caused massive destruction to Tyndall Air Force Base and Bay County on Oct. 10, 2018, the Air Force and local community are rebuilding and looking to the future. 

    Sept. 16, 2019CMSAF to engage with ACC Airmen about resiliency through video games
        Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright will play a football video game with three Airmen on this live-stream platform to discuss how Airmen can influence each other and develop a resilient organizational culture. The ACC Airmen will be chosen through a video contest that ends on 

    Sept. 12, 2019Air Force releases 2019 Artificial Intelligence Strategy
        The strategy provides definition, context and purpose for artificial intelligence in the Air Force, and is the service’s annex to the Department of Defense Artificial Intelligence Strategy. 

    Sept. 12, 2019US, Australian airmen wrap up exercise Sentry Aloha 19-2
        Members of 20 units from 15 states and one unit from Australia came to Oahu to participate in Sentry Aloha. 

    Sept. 6, 2019Executive order offers better access to mental health resources
        Executive Order 13822, "Supporting Our Veterans During Their Transition From Uniformed Service to Civilian Life," directs the departments of Defense, Veterans Affairs and Homeland Security "to come together and ensure we have seamless access to mental health care and suicide prevention resources for 

    Sept. 5, 2019Shaw AFB prepares for Hurricane Dorian
        Service members have been working hard to protect the installation against potential wind damage and flooding, such as placing sandbags around buildings, securing objects that could become flying hazards and fueling generators for possible power outages. 

    Sept. 4, 2019ACC maintains readiness through hurricane preparation
        Aircraft from Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina; Moody Air Force Base and Robins Air Force Base, Georgia; and Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina, began evacuating to inland bases Sept. 2. 

    Aug. 31, 2019A dark night leads to a bright career
        “We didn’t know what the area below us really looked like,” said Maj. Gen. Timothy Leahy, Second Air Force commander. “It could’ve been rolling terrain and when we hit the ground, the helicopter could’ve rolled over and burst into flames. Everyone could’ve died.” 

    Aug. 30, 2019Yokota AB hosts Pacific Unity 2019
        The four-day bilateral training event spanning from Aug. 20-23 brought together Airmen from throughout the Pacific to team up with Japanese Air Self-Defense Force service members to learn the advanced rapid airfield damage repair skills necessary to respond in war-time contingency operations. 

    Aug. 29, 2019Hurricane Hunters fly Hurricane Dorian
        Due to a lack of radar and weather balloons availability over the Atlantic Ocean, the 53rd WRS flies into the storms, gathers the data and provides this data to the NHC to assist with their forecasts and storm warnings by transmitting the information gathered via satellite communication 

    Aug. 27, 2019DoD to begin next major phase of military hospital consolidation
        On Oct. 1, the Army, Navy and Air Force will begin the final two years of a multiyear transition to shift administration and management of their medical facilities to the Defense Health Agency, changes that are "transformational and far-reaching," said Vice Admiral Raquel Bono, DHA director. 

    Aug. 26, 2019407th ECES builds joint firefighting foundation during airfield exercise
        Firefighters participated in an that provided an opportunity for service members from multiple branches to cooperate on one of the most intense scenarios a firefighter could be called for: an aircraft on fire on the flightline. 

    Aug. 24, 201912th OSS egress training saves lives
        With approximately 1,200 students certified or recertified every year, the program teaches pilots how to properly egress from T-1A Jayhawk, T-6A Texan II and T-38C Talon aircraft. 

    Aug. 22, 201986th VRS rolls onto virtual highway
        Members of the 86th Vehicle Readiness Squadron at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, are doing exactly that by acquiring a new driving simulator to train Airmen that aren’t familiar with German roads and weather conditions. 

    Aug. 21, 2019AMC C-130 rainbow fitting inspections complete
        Thanks to early detection by Air Force Materiel Command aircraft maintenance and engineering professionals and quick implementation of a fleet-wide time compliance technical order, C-130 maintainers have inspected and verified the viability of 113 of the 123 affected aircrafts’ lower center wing 

    Aug. 20, 2019ETDC supplying Airmen with right gear for mission
        Ali Al Salem’s ETDC, currently the second largest distribution center in the (USCENTCOM) theater of operations, is the distribution center support hub for more than 14,000 warfighters, issuing up to 100,000 items worth $56 million every six months. 

    Aug. 20, 2019Air traffic control: Keeping the skies safe
        Similar to other careers, on-the-job training for air traffic controllers is a must in order to ensure agile combat airlift is delivered anywhere and anytime. Airmen assigned to this unit learn alongside a fully qualified and experienced trainer, so there is no room for error when it comes to 

    Aug. 19, 2019Air Force workshop focuses on installation support, environmental stewardship
        More than 400 military members and civilians were on hand at the 2019 Air Force Environmental Workshop to focus on the role of environmental restoration and protection in ensuring installations are mission ready. Hosted by AFCEC’s Environmental Management Directorate, a primary subordinate unit of 

    Aug. 16, 2019US, NATO allies team up for Icelandic Air Surveillance exercise
        During exercise Icelandic Air Surveillance 2019, Airmen from the 480th Fighter Squadron, Spangdahlem Air Base, worked to establish air surveillance and interception coverage over Keflavik AB, Iceland, to maintain the integrity of the NATO airspace, July 29-Aug. 10. 

    Aug. 15, 201915th Wing hosts CSAF at Hickam Airfield
        During his visit, Goldfein learned about the unique history, mission and challenges of the 15th Wing, while Mrs. Goldfein toured JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam historic housing and the Child Development Center. 

    Aug. 14, 2019SERE: learning to survive at sea
        To develop these skills necessary to stay alive, aircrew from the 389th and 391st Fighter Squadrons attended water survival training taught by SERE specialists Chorpenning and Tech. Sgt. Timothy Emkey. 

    Aug. 13, 2019CSAF shares insight, expectations with AU students, faculty
        The purpose of Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein's visit was to address the students of Air War College and Air Command Staff College as they begin their academic year, as well as speaking with the university’s faculty on development and hear their questions and concerns. 

    Aug. 13, 2019419th Civil Engineers help relocate Alaskan village
        With the nearest interstate highway roughly 600 miles away, 419th CES personnel were transported to the village by helicopter. Their tools and supplies were brought in via a barge on local waterways. 

    Aug. 12, 2019Agile Lightning demonstrates nimble operations
        Adaptive basing exercises require all levels of the squadron to deploy small teams of Airmen and aircraft for a short amount of time to hone their skills. This was the first adaptive basing methodology exercise for the F-35A in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. 

    Aug. 8, 2019FTX trains Airmen for deployed environment
        While at Quantico, the 633rd SFS members, known as defenders, sharpened their skills while conducting day and night reconnaissance operations, establishing a forward operating base, and clearing villages to acquire a specific target.3

        


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