Dec. 9, 2020 Camp Gulfport opens doors for ROM operations With preventing the spread of COVID-19 being a top priority, Headquarters Air Force had to develop a new process to ensure the safety of the service members before deployment into the U.S. Central, Africa and European Commands’ areas of responsibility.
Dec. 4, 2020 Air Safety Panel Recommends Flight Hour Increase, Emphasis on Maintenance, Steady Funding The National Commission on Military Aviation Safety released its recommendations saying aviators need more flight hours, maintenance personnel need better training and manning and supply chains need more and faster throughput.
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. 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.
Dec. 1, 2020 Air Force update for COVID-19 Below are current coronavirus disease 2019 statistics for Department of Air Force personnel:
Nov. 27, 2020 Around the Air Force: Tuition Assistance Restored, Relocations for MH-139 and AC-130J Today’s look Around the Air Force highlights the reinstatement of full tuition assistance for Air and Space Force professionals and possible relocations of both the MH-139 Grey Wolf and the AC-130J Ghostrider. (Produced by Staff Sgt. Timothy Dischinat)
Nov. 25, 2020 Joint Base Charleston teams up with local charity to airlift humanitarian aid to Honduras As families across the nation prepares for Thanksgiving, the 16th Airlift Squadron is offering Hondurans a reason to be thankful.
Nov. 23, 2020 Warp Speed Readies to Distribute New Drug Cocktail for COVID-19 The Food and Drug Administration issued an emergency use authorization for casirivimab and imdevimab — drugs that together have been shown to reduce hospitalization or emergency room visits in patients who have contracted COVID-19.
Nov. 23, 2020 Digital University Helps Build Digital Literacy The Air Force recently launched a program called Digital University to help increase digital literacy, by providing access to free courses from Udemy, Pluralsight and Udacity to all Department of the Air Force Air and Space Professionals.
Nov. 23, 2020 Palmetto Challenge: Total Force Readiness More than 100 Airmen from Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, participated in the Palmetto Challenge, a global mobilization exercise, at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, S.C., and Pope Army Airfield, North Carolina, Nov. 16-20.Palmetto Challenge gives Airmen the ability to experience a