Name, rank, service and badges will be more identifiable on OCP

OCP rank insignia, badges, name, and service tapes will now feature a lighter, three-color background pattern, versus the current seven-color pattern, to increase readability and ease rank recognition.

Base moves to HPCON Bravo

Due to a two-week downward trend in percentage of positive cases, both in the state and in surrounding counties, Hill Air Force Base is moving from Health Protection Condition Charlie to HPCON Bravo effective at 7 a.m. July 23.

D’Azzo Research Library earns 2019 Federal Library of the Year Award

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - The Federal Library and Information Network (FEDLINK) selected the D’Azzo Research Library for the 2019 Federal Library/Information Centers of the Year award in the large library/information center category.  The award recognizes the many innovative ways that

Total Force recruiters work together ensuring future Airman gets dream job

BOISE, Idaho – As Air Force Recruiting Service continues moving to a Total Force recruiting enterprise, the goal is simple – find the best way for a person to serve--full-time, part-time, in uniform or out of uniform.For recruiters from each of the three military components this is a paradigm shift,

Defense Department Improves 'Ready for Issue' Rate for F-35 Parts

The Defense Department has been working to improve issues that affect the ready-for-issue rate for F-35 joint strike fighter parts, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment told Congress.

Virtual orientation prepares new leaders for success

More than 50 first-time commanders and civilian materiel leaders were prepped for success during the first virtual Air Force Materiel Command Squadron Leader Orientation, July 7-17. The event, held for the first time ever in a completely online format, included briefings on AFMC and subordinate

Department of the Air Force introduces Arctic Strategy

The strategy outlines the Department’s unique regional role and efforts to optimize Air and Space Force capabilities throughout the region in support of the National Defense Strategy.

Military Working Dogs, handlers stick together

It’s a hot summer day at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar, when Military Working Dog AAslan prepares to search another vehicle coming on to the installation. U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Angel Flores, 379th Expeditionary Security Forces Squadron MWD handler, leads him around the burning asphalt, his wet nose

Air Force hits key milestones with commercial IT

The Enterprise IT-as-a-Service Integrated Program Office, headquartered here, has reached several major milestones in its effort to migrate users to commercial IT providers.

Air Force announces 12 Outstanding Airmen of 2020

An Air Force selection board at the Air Force’s Personnel Center considered 36 nominees who represented major commands, direct reporting units, field operating agencies and Headquarters Air Force.

National Museum USAF to resume evening hours on first Thursday of each month in 2020

Beginning in August 2020, the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will resume evening hours on the first Thursday of each month.During these select evenings from 5-8 p.m., the museum will offer the public an opportunity to get an up-close look at a different aircraft from the collection each

AFSEC makes virtual return to teaching

AEDC, NAVAIR establish Remote Data Room

Sitting in front of a computer screen in the Propulsion Systems Evaluation Facility (PSEF) at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland, also known as PAX, some 700 miles away, PSEF test engineer Leo Rubio speaks to analysts and monitors test data as if he was actually in the control room at Arnold

Wildland Fire pros battle fire season despite COVID-19

The Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Wildland Fire Branch hasn’t let the COVID-19 pandemic stop it from protecting Airmen and their families as well as wildlife during this year’s severe fire season. Along with the pandemic, some installations have had to cope with the threat of wildfires damaging

Artful salutes to the troops

There is a new mural to marvel over in Warner Robins. The 12-panel collection highlights the history of aviation and the U.S. Armed Forces, and pays tribute to the men and women who work at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia.