Aug. 15, 2024 DAF senior leaders discuss quality of life, modernizing forces Senior leaders gathered at the AFSA Summit to strategize, enhance innovation, and advance development for the Department of the Air Force.
Sept. 28, 2023 Help available for DAF Airmen, Guardians, civilians in event of lapse in appropriations Assistance to reduce potential impacts in the event of a government shutdown on Airmen, Guardians, civilians, and their families is available through various means.
Sept. 6, 2023 Mountain Medic 23 tests joint-service medical evacuation readiness in austere environment Soldiers, Airmen and Guardians from multiple units participated in Exercise Mountain Medic 23, designed to simulate the evacuation and treatment of injured personnel in a joint-service austere battle zone, Aug. 7-18, 2023, throughout Colorado.
March 18, 2022 Against All Odds – SrA DeMarcus Mitchell “I’ve been able to do things people who grew up the way I did may never experience,” said U.S. Air Force Senior Airman DeMarcus Mitchell, 21st Operational Medical Readiness Squadron bioenvironmental engineering apprentice.
Dec. 7, 2021 Airman Leadership Qualities will be integrated into feedback effective March 31, 2022 Effective March 31, 2022, the 10 Airman Leadership Qualities will be integrated into feedback for all Airmen, enlisted and officer, across all ranks. The ALQs will also form the basis for the new officer and enlisted evaluation systems projected for release later in 2022.
Nov. 16, 2021 Air Force releases alternate component fitness score charts After announcing the components in July, over 9,000 data points were collected to determine the point values for each component by assessing approximately 2,000 Airmen from 23 installations.
Nov. 1, 2021 AFMC leadership team meets with Space Airmen, discusses MAJCOM servicing role for Space Force The trip was an opportunity for the team to talk directly to Airmen about what it means for the Air Force Materiel Command to be the servicing major command to U.S. Space Force and answer questions related to how it would impact their career and personal growth as they serve under the newest
Sept. 23, 2021 Myths and facts about the vax — debunking common COVID-19 vaccine myths The COVID-19 vaccine has been mandated across the Department of Defense and despite its demonstrated effectiveness and safety, a host of myths have left some Airmen and Guardians hesitant to receive it. While social media posts and some news outlets may make it harder to keep up with what is fact or
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.
Dec. 3, 2020 Plan now for deferred tax collection Military members and civilian employees should plan now for the potential Jan. 1, 2021 reinstatement of the 6.2% Social Security tax and an additional 6.2% to pay back the taxes deferred since mid September.