May 22, 2024 14th Annual Gold Star Families 10K Ruck March honors our fallen heroes As the sun continued to rise into the sky and C-17s began to taxi out of hangars, nearly 200 U.S. service members and civilians arrived to participate in the 14th Annual Gold Star Families 10K Ruck March at Travis AFB, May 18, 2024.
Aug. 23, 2023 AFIMSC tackles dorm, child care center needs with $1.6 billion improvement plan The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is putting more than $1.6 billion in infrastructure funding to work to improve unaccompanied housing and child development centers across the Department of the Air Force. Overall, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center, one of AFIMSC's primary
Sept. 15, 2022 Hurlburt C2 SMEs enhance ACE LW exercise realism Over 1,000 personnel in multiple locations took part in exercise AGILE FLAG 22-2, testing the 23rd Wing’s ability to conduct agile combat employment, or ACE, operations during Air Combat Command’s first Lead Wing certification exercise.
Sept. 12, 2022 Virtual event kicks off Digital Agents of Change campaign The Department of the Air Force Digital Transformation Office has launched a new initiative to recognize individuals across the enterprise who are driving change in the digital domain.
Sept. 7, 2022 Airmen train, deliver humanitarian aid to Honduras The C-5M delivered over 90,000 pounds of humanitarian aid through the Denton Program. The Denton Program allows private U.S. citizens and private organizations to transport humanitarian goods to approved countries in need.
Aug. 16, 2022 DoD releases first departmentwide social media policy The Defense Department released a policy that spells out how DoD military and civilian personnel should use official social media accounts to best advance the mission of the U.S. military and further instill trust in the credibility of the DoD.
July 19, 2022 National Suicide Prevention Lifeline hotline quick-dial option now live The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline hotline is launching a new quick-dial option nationwide starting July 16.
Sept. 23, 2021 Myths 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, 2021 84th RADES optimizing the nation’s LRR systems for air surveillance and national defense The 84th Radar Evaluation Squadron, headquartered at Hill Air Force Base, Utah, evaluated the Air Route Surveillance Radar system version four, or ARSR-4, on a mountain top in Paso Robles, California, Aug. 23 - Sept. 4.
April 30, 2021 US sends medical supplies to India to help in COVID-19 fight As part of a whole-of-government effort to slow and eventually end the pandemic, the United States is sending medical supplies and equipment to India as that country battles the most recent COVID-19 outbreak.