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Sept. 8, 2021
DAF announces mandatory COVID vaccine implementation guidelines for Airmen, Guardians

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall has released a service implementation plan that requires Airmen and Guardians to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the following dates, unless seeking an exemption.
Aug. 10, 2021
SECDEF requests mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for military

By mid-September, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III will request a waiver from President Joe Biden to make the COVID-19 vaccine mandatory for service members, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby said.
July 28, 2021
Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Jamal Brown on the Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum for Updated Mask Guidelines for All DOD Installations and Other Facilities

Statement by Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Jamal Brown on the Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum for Updated Mask Guidelines for All DOD Installations and Other Facilities
May 4, 2021
Secretary of Defense visits Peterson and Schriever AFBs

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was in Colorado to meet with U.S. Army Gen. James Dickinson and others senior leaders across U.S. Space Command's Joint Task Force-Space Defense and Combined Force Space Component Command to discuss the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD)'s space strategy, deterrence

DAF announces mandatory COVID vaccine implementation guidelines for Airmen, Guardians