July 6, 2021 Sexual assaults will no longer be prosecuted by commanders Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III accepted all of the recommendations of an independent review commission that proposed an array of changes in how the Department of Defense and the services that fall under it will handle sexual assaults.
June 26, 2021 25 years later: remembering the fallen Family, friends and fellow Airmen gathered here yesterday to remember and honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice 25 years ago following the Khobar Towers bombing.On June 25th 1996, a fuel tanker truck packed with 5,000 pounds of explosives was detonated next to the northern perimeter fence of
June 9, 2021 Summer Health Hazards Summer’s here, and with it comes backyard barbecues, days at the beach, and time spent outdoors. Some of the things that make summer so much fun – swimming, hiking, and longer days, also present plenty of health risks.
June 8, 2021 Air Force’s last serving POW retires “I thought to myself ‘this is it - I’m a dead man.’” As Lt. Col. Rob Sweet, the last serving Air Force prisoner of war, approached retirement on June 6, he recalled the moment during Operation Desert Storm when his A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft was shot down by enemy forces southwest of Basra, Iraq.
June 4, 2021 Air Force Aid Society assistance now available to Reservists in all statuses The Air Force Aid Society is now providing emergency assistance to all Airmen and Guardians, regardless of duty status. Before the change in policy took effect on May 6, only Reservists or Guardsmen on an active-duty status were eligible for AFAS emergency assistance.
June 3, 2021 Pedestrian safety The National Safety Council has designated June as National Safety Month -- it's the 25th anniversary of National Safety Month, an annual observance to help us keep each other safe, from the workplace to anyplace. Never pass vehicles stopped at a crosswalk.
May 26, 2021 Air Force releases updated fitness test score breakdown Without the waist measurement as a scored component, push-ups and sit-ups will increase from 10 to 20 points each, while the 1.5-mile run will remain at 60 points. Scoring will fall into five-year age groups, as opposed to the previous 10.
April 26, 2021 Developing Self: Airman’s Foundational Competencies Category The Air Force has identified 24 Airman’s foundational competencies for all Airmen, these competencies are universally applicable to all Airmen and are categorized into four groups: Developing Self, Developing Others, Developing Ideas and Developing Organizations.
April 1, 2021 Department 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 19, 2021 934th AW chaplain awarded Bronze Star Maj. Len Brokenshire, 934th Airlift Wing chaplain, was awarded the Bronze Star for his accomplishments during a deployment to the Middle East in late 2019.