Aug. 1, 2023 USAFSAM visits F.E. Warren AFB to continue cancer study U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine teams visited all of F.E. Warren Air Force Base’s missile alert facilities as part of the ongoing missile community cancer study at all three intercontinental ballistic missile wings in Air Force Global Strike Command, July 13, 2023.
Aug. 1, 2023 Department of the Air Force takes action on barriers to mental health, wellness, resilience The Fortify the Force Initiative Team, championed by the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force and Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force, had volunteers from myriad functional communities working to promote holistic wellness and address resiliency barriers since early 2022.
July 28, 2023 USAFSAM visits Minot AFB to continue cancer study Airmen from the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, the 5th Operational Medical Readiness Squadron, and the 742nd Missile Squadron visited Minot Air Force Base, North Dakota, July 25, 2023.
July 27, 2023 General Allvin nominated to be next Air Force Chief of Staff Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin, a command pilot with joint planning and strategy expertise, has been nominated as the Air Force’s 23rd Chief of Staff, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III announced July 26.
July 25, 2023 AMC's largest global exercise proves success in Indo-Pacific theater The debut of the exercise in the Indo-Pacific saw 70 mobility aircraft with more than 3,000 service members from Australia, Canada, France, Japan, New Zealand, the U.K. and the U.S. surge across an exercise area spanning 13 million square miles.
July 19, 2023 Frontline medicine: 378th Expeditionary Medical Squadron GST in action Last month, Airmen from the 378th Expeditionary Medical Squadron Ground Surgical Team had the opportunity to forward deploy to the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing at Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, Jordan.
July 7, 2023 KC-135 serves as platform for multiple missions over Germany and Netherlands Aeromedical Evacuation technicians with the 86th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron assigned to Ramstein Air Base, Germany, sharpened their skills during a routine refueling flight in a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 93rd Expeditionary Air Refueling Squadron, June 27.
July 5, 2023 All trauma can cause PTSD PTSD is a physical and mental reaction to a situation or event that was perceived as dangerous, according to behavioral health experts.
June 28, 2023 Airmen to see changes in deployment cycles with AFFORGEN The U.S. Air Force is transitioning away from the expeditionary Air Force model of force presentation to the Air Force Force Generation model after more than 20 years of contingency operations.
June 20, 2023 Military cares for 1,981 patients, performs 7,705 healthcare procedures at IRT Hoosier Care Service members completed 2,169 medical procedures, 2,514 dental procedures, 2,347 optometry procedures, 669 nutritional counseling sessions and six behavioral health consultations during the no-cost clinic.
June 1, 2023 SpOC hosts Missile Community Cancer Study town hall Space Operations Command hosted a Missile Community Cancer Study town hall Tuesday, May 30, 2023, here.
May 18, 2023 WEAR program enables Airmen, Guardians to aid recruiting efforts Airmen and Guardians looking to help inspire, engage and recruit the future force by participating first-hand in events that enhance the Department of the Air Force’s recruiting mission are encouraged to look into the We Are All Recruiters, or WEAR, program.
May 12, 2023 DAF develops reasonable, religious accommodation requests appeals portal To streamline the accommodation appeals processes, the Department of the Air Force has created the DAF Accommodation Portal.
May 3, 2023 AFGSC Commander directs action based on initial research findings Teams of medical and public health experts recently presented initial findings taken from an ongoing survey and study of cancer-related concerns at Air Force Global Strike Command’s intercontinental ballistic missile bases.
April 25, 2023 AMC builds Warrior Heart culture Air Mobility leaders and spouses met to discuss and improve the command's mental health culture, April 17-21.
April 7, 2023 Tester, Kendall, DAF senior leaders visit Malmstrom AFB Senator Jon Tester, SecAF Frank Kendal and other DAF senior leaders visited Malmstrom AFB to engage with Airmen and receive updates on the ongoing missile community cancer study from DAF leadership.
April 3, 2023 Echoes of Vietnam: An Air Force family legacy Maj. Gen. Sharon Bannister accompanied Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall to The Wall at the National Vietnam Veterans Memorial to pay respects and conduct a commemorative paper rubbing of the engraving of her father’s name, as well as other names.
March 31, 2023 DAF senior leaders pay respects at Vietnam Veterans Memorial Department of the Air Force senior leaders visited the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C., to pay their respects on National Vietnam War Veteran’s Day.
March 27, 2023 Squadron unveils one-stop website for enlisted promotion study materials Members of the Studies and Analysis Squadron have worked hard during recent months to create one comprehensive website where Airmen can access all their enlisted promotion study materials in one place.
March 24, 2023 DoD announces six new measures to enhance well-being of military force and their families Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III unveiled a comprehensive plan March 22, aimed at improving the lives of the dedicated U.S. military force and their families.