May 11, 2022 Within FY23 Budget Request, Three Approaches Help DOD Meet Defense Strategy This year's $773 billion presidential budget request for the Defense Department uses three approaches to support the nation's defense strategy, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen H. Hicks said during a keynote address at the Reagan Institute.
May 10, 2022 AMC’s longest flight: 24.2 hours in a KC-46A The KC-46 is Air Mobility Command’s newest aerial refueling platform, and now after completing the 24-hour flight, holds AMC’s record for the longest duration flight in its history.
May 10, 2022 Service or Self? All Airmen are familiar with the Air Force’s Core Values: “Integrity First, Service Before Self and Excellence in All We Do”. Most Airmen would agree the most difficult core value to embody is “Service Before Self”. At face value, one could define this idea simply as “putting the Air Force before
May 10, 2022 Cryptocurrency scams: tips to avoid being a victim In 2021, the Federal Trade Commission Consumer Sentinel reported nearly 7,000 people lost over $80 million in cryptocurrency scams. More and more, public and private entities are starting to accept cryptocurrency and usage is soaring.
May 9, 2022 Biden Signs Lend-Lease Act to Supply More Security Assistance to Ukraine President Joe Biden signed into law the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act of 2022, which authorizes the administration, through fiscal year 2023, to lend or lease military equipment to Ukraine and other Eastern European countries.
May 9, 2022 Austin Consults Ukraine's Defense Minister to Ensure Needed Assistance Is Flowing Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III spoke by phone with Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov to discuss Ukraine's evolving battlefield needs, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said.
May 9, 2022 AFRC announces $6,000 incentive bonus for prior-service enlisted Airmen To compete with a highly competitive civilian job market, Air Force Reserve Command is offering a $6,000 incentive bonus for prior-service enlisted members who sign on to serve for at least three years in the Reserve.
May 8, 2022 Employing the Pegasus: From Concept to Capable Approximately 220 Active, Guard and Reserve Airmen have operated four KC-46A Pegasus out of Spain from mid-March through most of April 2022. The Total Force team make up the first KC-46 Employment Concept Exercise (ECE), evaluating how they and the aircraft will provide rapid global mobility to
May 6, 2022 Intensity of Conflict Creates Unprecedented Need for Weapons, Munitions The intensity of conflict in the 21st century and the need for weapons and munitions has been a learning experience for American defense officials working to supply Ukraine for its fight against Russia.