June 23, 2020 Air Force Surgeon General authorizes 5-year shaving waivers In a memorandum dated June 18, 2020, Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Air Force Surgeon General authorized five-year shaving waivers for Air and Space professionals diagnosed with Pseudofolliculitis Barbae, effective immediately.
June 22, 2020 DOD Official Details COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts The Defense Department's priority has been to protect the more than 3 million service members, their families and all DOD civilians and contractors, while continuing the national security mission during the COVID-19 pandemic.
June 22, 2020 Air Force provider burnout - pouring from an empty cup Air Force medics are on the front lines against COVID-19, and maintaining their mental well-being is critical to keeping them in the fight.Delivering medical care in a pandemic or other crisis creates new mental health challenges, and makes existing challenges more serious. Medics should be aware of
June 20, 2020 Joint Base Charleston Available Services (Updated 20 Jun 20) Due to a recent increase in positive COVID-19 cases across the state and in the Charleston area, Joint Base leadership is reassessing the availability of services on the installation. As a result, the installation Child and Youth Programs (CDCs and Youth Centers), AAFES Barber shop, Stylique Salon
June 19, 2020 IT Experts Discuss DOD's Use of Digital Communications It's essential to modernize the Defense Department's perimeter-based security models and compliance requirements that prevent it from transforming how it achieves its objectives, experts said.
June 19, 2020 Chief Master Sgt. JoAnne S. Bass named 19th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force In selecting Bass, incoming Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown said Bass brings skills, temperament and experience that the job requires and an outlook on leadership that meshes with his own.
June 19, 2020 Around the Air Force: SECAF Visits Whiteman Air Force Base, C-17 Makes Technological Leaps, and Recruiting Releases New App Today’s look Around the Air Force highlights the Secretary of the Air Force’s visit to Whiteman Air Force Base to discuss the importance of the nuclear mission, a super fast data link for the C-17 that gives aircrews an advantage in contested airspace, and the release of the new Air Force Recruiting
June 18, 2020 NATO Defense Ministers Look to Counter Russia, 2nd COVID-19 Wave The NATO alliance is preparing to face traditional and nontraditional threats, looking to continue to deter Russia and to face a possible second wave of COVID-19.
June 16, 2020 Top Legal Officers Address Racial Disparity in Military Justice Racial disparity in the military justice system exists, and much work remains to put an end to it, the services' top legal officers said.
June 16, 2020 Operation Warp Speed Accelerates COVID-19 Vaccine Development The national effort to accelerate the development, manufacturing and distribution of a COVID-19 vaccine, called "Operation Warp Speed," will hasten the delivery of that vaccine by conducting steps concurrently that normally would be conducted sequentially, senior administration officials said.