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  • Around the Air Force: Recruiting Diversity, Airmen Aid Flood Victims and Record-Breaking Satellite

    Today’s look around the Air Force highlights Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr.’s recruiting message that emphasizes diversity, civil engineering Airmen from Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, aid local communities before and after area floods, and the Air Force Research Lab’s DSX Satellite completes its record-breaking mission. (Hosted by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Cooper)
  • Tech. Sgt. Jacob Fountain (left) and Master Sgt. Gary Bryant (right), 815th Airlift Squadron loadmasters, hold on after opening the cargo door ramp while the pilots conduct low-level tactical flight training patterns during a training exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 13-16, 2021. The terrain of the mountain, valleys and along with the colder temperatures provided a different challenge for the low-level flights, which were an effective tactic in training for hostile environments. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jessica Kendziorek)

    Flying Jennies train in Alaska

    Working with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Airborne, 25th Infantry Division, the 815th AS provided airlift for more than 1,300 paratroopers for three days, as well as airdrops for heavy equipment on the fourth day, during a training exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.
  • Representatives from all eleven U.S. combatant commands participate in the third series of Global Information Dominance Experiments (GIDE) at North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command Headquarters, July 13, 2021.

    NORAD, USNORTHCOM lead 3rd Global Information Dominance Experiment

    North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, in collaboration with all 11 U.S. combatant commands, have executed the third in a series of Global Information Dominance Experiments, in partnership with the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, the undersecretary of Defense for intelligence and security's Project Maven and with significant funding and manpower support from the Department of the Air Force's Chief Architect Office.

  • Hanscom AFB members recognized for excellence in acquisition and leadership

    The assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology and logistics, along with Air Force Materiel Command, recognized multiple Hanscom Air Force Base team members for excellence in acquisition management.
  • During the COVID-19 pandemic, many airline pilots were furloughed as the industry came to a screeching halt. Now that airlines are seeking to hire hundreds of pilots, those pilots coming off active duty can continue serving in an Air Reserve Component.

    Pilots leaving active duty have safe landing place in Reserve, Guard

    As COVID-19 travel restrictions ease around the world, commercial airlines are looking to hire more pilots. Air Force officials want to remind active-duty pilots leaving the Air Force for the civilian aviation industry that such a move doesn’t have to end their service to their country.
  • Airman 1st Class Jasmine Plummer plays running back during a Nevada Storm football game during the 2019 season. This year, Plummer and the Reno-based football team of the Women’s Football Alliance are headed to Division II Championship game against the Detroit Dark Angels July 23 at the Pro Football Hall Fame in Canton, Ohio. (Photo courtesy by Nevada storm website)

    Nevada Guardsman, movie subject, leads Nevada Storm to women's football championship game

    Airman 1st Class Jasmine Plummer is reserved and shy among her peers in the Nevada Air Guard. She’s been that way her entire life. But there is nothing reserved or shy about her play on the football field.
  • Photo of Tyndall AFB shoreline

    REPI Challenge yields more than $24M for AF installations

    The Air Force Civil Engineer Center helped secure more than $24 million to protect mission readiness and the environment at three installations: White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico; Seymour Johnson Air Force Base, North Carolina; and Tyndall AFB, Florida.
  • snapshot of legacy paper CDCs and then computer screen with world map and U.S. Air Force logo

    AF Career Development Academy transforms CDC content, delivery to Airmen

    Using an approach to modernization centered on rapid curriculum development and agile curriculum updates, with an emphasis on tasks that are mission-focused, the effort ties to the people-first approach of Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr.'s Action Order-A (Airmen) and directly contributes to developing Airmen to ensure they are ready for the future fight.
  • General Brown coins a Ramstein Airman

    Brown emphasizes imperative to modernize with allies in first Europe trip as CSAF

    Brown took the opportunity to discuss the value of airpower not just for U.S. national security interests, but as a strategic and critical partner in the European theater.
  • Roofing graphic

    AFCEC strategy leverages Air Force buying power to support CE enterprise

    An Air Force Civil Engineer Center program to streamline contract acquisition is putting the federal government’s bulk buying power in the hands of civil engineers to keep their installations mission ready.

  • CSAF delivers powerful message in new Air Force commercial

    Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. delivers a powerful message about air power and diversity in a new Air Force commercial titled “Helmet.”
  • On behalf of the Department of the Air Force, as one laboratory supporting two services, the Air Force Research Laboratory has developed the Air and Space Forces Science & Technology (S&T) Front Door, to connect potential partners with S&T experts and opportunities. The department recognizes that innovative ideas often come from small businesses, industry, academia, or even a project in your neighbor's garage that can help solve problems the department has identified. Visit www.airforcetechconnect.org for more information. (U.S. Air Force graphic/Randy Palmer)

    AFRL invites new science, technology ideas through Air Force, Space Force Tech Connect

    On behalf of the Department, as one laboratory supporting two services, the Air Force Research Laboratory has developed the Air and Space Forces Science & Technology (S&T) Front Door, to connect potential partners with S&T experts and opportunities.
  • Denali National Park and Preserve; Alaska

    Highest risk, biggest reward: Planning for Denali

    The U.S. Air Force 50 Summits Challenge is a project focused on helping Airmen fly the Air Force flag from the highest point in all 50 states.
  • 41st RQS conducts Heritage Flight

    AF Week in Photos

    This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
  • An Airman asks a question during an all call

    CSAF visits Ramstein Air Base

    During their visit, the Browns toured agencies across Ramstein AB proper to meet face-to-face with the Airmen and families who support the Global Gateway’s diverse mission set.
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