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April 2, 2020
Bring Them Home: USAFSAM trains teams to treat, transport COVID-19 patients

JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. – Medical professionals from the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine are training medics here on the use of the Transport Isolation System to move patients affected by COVID-19 aboard military cargo aircraft.The TIS is an infectious disease containment
April 1, 2020
COVID-19 update: commander to hold virtual update tomorrow

Eglin AFB will host a Facebook Live at 1 p.m. ET, Friday.
April 1, 2020
Air Force releases grooming, fitness guidance during COVID-19

In a message to Airmen March 31, Lt. Gen. Brian T. Kelly, Air Force deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel and services, explained installation commanders have the authority to adjust standards as needed, while also encouraging Airmen to maintain grooming and fitness standards to the greatest
April 1, 2020
Goldfein says Air Force remains fully capable despite operational adjustments for coronavirus

The Air Force is constantly assessing and adjusting practices to protect Airmen and families from the coronavirus pandemic while also ensuring that all operations continue worldwide.
April 1, 2020
Amid COVID-19 concerns, Robins SAPR team takes Sexual Assault Awareness Month online

As the country continues to battle the Coronavirus Disease 2019 pandemic, Robins is taking a socially distanced approach to educating the base community about an intimate subject.
April 1, 2020
AFSC Spotlight: Meet 2nd Lt. Ashlyn Paulson

AFSC Spotlight: Meet 2nd Lt. Ashlyn PaulsonLieutenant Paulson, a public affairs officer in the 72nd Air Base Wing, is currently managing the base’s COVID-19 Straight Talk Center and helps with social media. The U.S. Air Force Academy graduate from Sussex, Wisconsin, has been in the Air Force for two
April 1, 2020
Airmen utilize social media to expand professional, personal knowledge base

As Airmen head home to telework due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Airmen at Edwards Air Force Base, California, have responded to this crisis by developing an online learning platform to bring people across the Air Force together.
April 1, 2020
New sanitization procedures take effect at Ridley Mission Control

New expanded sanitation procedures were initiated recently at Edwards Air Force Base, California, to stem the Coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak ensure the 412th Test Wing remains mission capable.
April 1, 2020
Air Force lab testing samples of COVID-19

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine’s epidemiology laboratory is the Air Force’s sole clinical reference laboratory, and as such, is testing and processing samples of COVID-19 sent from military treatment facilities around the world.The
April 1, 2020
Air Force seeks nominations for the Dr. Heather Wilson STEM, CSAF Ph.D. programs

The Air Force opened the nomination window April 1 for the 2021 Dr. Heather Wilson science, technology, engineering and math Ph.D. program and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force captains’ prestigious Ph.D. program.
April 1, 2020
Tunnel 9 avoids downtime with Containerized Vacuum System

After a compressor in their facility went down, personnel at Arnold Engineering Development Complex Hypervelocity Wind Tunnel 9 in White Oak, Maryland, moved swiftly to install a system capable of picking up the slack.From the initial conceptualization to the finalization of operating procedures,
April 1, 2020
Tinker expands precautions to combat COVID-19

With the occurrence of Tinker Air Force Base’s first cases of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, Tinker’s leadership has continued to implement expanded precautions to keep Airmen safe while also ensuring the installation’s ability to meet mission requirements.
April 1, 2020
Update: Tinker remains in HPCON Charlie

Team Tinker, For 1 April, Tinker AFB remains in HPCON Charlie due to the COVID-19 pandemic. A newly confirmed case in 76 CMXG in building 9001 was a symptomatic member placed into quarantine on 16 March with the test confirmed on 31 March. The 72nd Medical Group public health officials continue to
April 1, 2020
Air Force launches year-long leader, supervisor development campaign

On April 1, the Department of the Air Force launched The Leaders and Supervisors We Need, a year-long development campaign designed to improve the efficiency and accessibility of supervisory training and resources for all leaders, ranging from first-time supervisors to experienced senior management
April 1, 2020
Hanscom Protocol chief recognized during AFCEA International Conference

The chief of Protocol at Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, recently received a key award during the annual AFCEA International Conference held in San Diego.

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