Dec. 4, 2020 437th AW delivers airlift capability to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base An aircrew from the 15th Airlift Squadron stationed at Joint Base Charleston, delivered two Halverson loaders, ground vehicles used to off-load and on-load cargo from aircraft, to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NSGB), Cuba, on Nov. 12, 2020. The aircrew conducted an off-station trainer, OST, to swap
Dec. 4, 2020 COVID-19 Draws Attention to Defense Industrial Base Vulnerabilities During a discussion with the Hudson Institute, a top defense official said that COVID-19 helped draw attention to the weaker links of the U.S. defense supply chain.
Dec. 3, 2020 AFRC leaders hold virtual year-end commander’s call Air Force Reserve Command leaders held a virtual commander’s call via social media platforms Dec. 3, 2020.
Dec. 3, 2020 Defense Department Committed to Cleaning Up the Environment The Defense Department faces an environmental cleanup liability of around $33 billion, which is the second largest liability behind personnel benefits, the assistant secretary of defense for sustainment said.
Dec. 3, 2020 Operation Warp Speed Leaders Say 20 Million COVID-19 Vaccines May Be Available This Month Operation Warp Speed officials provided details on the COVID-19 vaccine distribution process and encouraged Americans to educate themselves about the vaccines.
Dec. 2, 2020 Milley Makes Case for U.S. Military Keeping Up With Global, Technology Changes The geopolitical world has changed mightily over a generation, but that is nothing compared with the changes in technology, and the U.S. military must keep pace to defend the nation, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff said.
Dec. 2, 2020 Maxwell AFB memorializes Rosa Parks, SecAF pays tribute to civil rights leader Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett; Montgomery Mayor Steven Reed; Col. Eries Mentzer, 42nd Air Base Wing commander; Bryan Stevenson, Equal Justice Initiative founder and director; and several other dignitaries were on hand for the unveiling of the Rosa Parks sculpture, created by Ian Mangum,
Dec. 2, 2020 Senior leaders provide update on strategic priorities Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, commander of Air Force Reserve Command, and Chief Master Sgt. Timothy White, AFRC’s command chief master sergeant, issued a memorandum for all Reserve Citizen Airmen November 30 titled AFR Strategic Priorities – Our Current Progress and Future Path. Here is the text of the
Dec. 2, 2020 Air Force hits record retention levels, reviews voluntary force management efforts The Department of the Air Force is seeing its highest retention levels in 20 years, second only to rates recorded shortly after 9/11 in 2002.
Dec. 1, 2020 COVID-Related Telework Accelerates DISA's Zero-Trust Adoption The increase in telework as a result of COVID-19 has provided adversaries more attack surface to cause harm to defense networks. This, among other factors, has increased the Defense Department's focus on zero trust architecture, the director of the Defense Information Systems Agency said.