Jan. 7, 2022 AF Year in Photos This year's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This annual feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
Oct. 28, 2021 AFIMSC helps Afghan civilians start new lives Numerous Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center teams have played a key role in Operation Allies Welcome, the evacuation and resettlement of thousands of Afghans and other civilians from Afghanistan.
Oct. 26, 2021 DOD Officials Testify Before Senate Panel on U.S. Actions in Afghanistan Defense Department officials praised the actions of U.S. service members in the non-combatant evacuation operation from Afghanistan and detailed how the department is working with other agencies to resettle the allies in the United States.
Oct. 1, 2021 Hicks Discusses DOD Issues, Career Advice in 'Smart Women, Smart Power' The first woman in the No. 2 leadership position at the Defense Department, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen H. Hicks, discussed myriad military issues at the ''Smart Women, Smart Power'' event.
Sept. 29, 2021 DOD Leaders Address Bagram Departure, Noncombatant Evacuation Operation Timing Following the U.S. departure from Afghanistan, some questioned the handover of Bagram Air Base. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said maintaining a presence there would not have helped the U.S. mission during the waning days of the 20-year war.
Sept. 28, 2021 Austin, Milley: No Debate About Courage, Commitment of Americans Who Served in Afghanistan How the Afghanistan conflict ended must not obscure the pride Americans should have for the men and women who fought there, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.
Sept. 28, 2021 Austin Gives Senate Hard Truths of Lessons From Afghanistan ''We helped build a state, but we could not forge a nation,'' Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III told the Senate Armed Services Committee, encapsulating America's 20-year involvement in Afghanistan.
Sept. 26, 2021 Kessel Run's C2IMERA used during Afghan evacuation C2IMERA, which stands for Command and Control Incident Management Emergency Response Application, is an application focused on reporting, planning, force generation, emergency management, and command and control monitoring and execution.
Sept. 24, 2021 DOD Will Continue to Defend U.S. if Government Shuts Down Congress has until Sept. 30 to pass an appropriations bill before government funding lapses, triggering a partial shutdown.
Sept. 7, 2021 U.S. Military Capabilities, Capacity, Alliance Network Made Kabul Evacuation Possible No other military in the world could do what the U.S. military accomplished in evacuating 124,000 people — Americans, Afghans and third country personnel — from Kabul, a senior defense official said.