Sept. 29, 2023 DOD announces new actions to prevent suicide in the military Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin released a memo directing urgent actions to address suicide in the military community.
Aug. 17, 2023 DoD releases actions to transform climate, enhance prevention of harmful behaviors at military service academies In a memo to DoD senior leaders, SecDef Austin noted that while the military service academies are dominant in many domains, they have far more work to do to halt sexual assault and harassment.
Nov. 11, 2022 Around the Air Force: New Space Force Leader, Flying While Pregnant, Mobility Study Targets Injuries In this week’s look around the Air Force, the Space Force has a new leader, more information is available to help aircrew members make an informed decision about flying while pregnant, and the Air Force Research Lab helps Airmen avoid injuries. (Hosted by Staff Sgt. Jazmin Granger)
Oct. 16, 2022 Exoskeleton to enhance safety, retention for aerial porters, others The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Center for Rapid Innovation held an event Oct. 6 with the 445th Airlift Wing for a ROAM Robotics team to demonstrate the latest Forge System.
July 9, 2022 New medical support team reduces muscular-skeletal, mental health issues The five-person team, consisting of an exercise physiologist, clinical psychologist, clinical social worker, physical therapist and strength conditioning coach, embeds with high-risk units for up to six months to accomplish desired results.
Sept. 27, 2021 Service members, civilians come together to save lives Before she can point the weapon at herself, she hears a voice call out.
April 1, 2021 Department of the Air Force remains focused on suicide prevention In 2019, the Department of the Air Force suicide count and rate were the highest in recent history.
Jan. 20, 2021 Making it off the island Military members, family members, government civilians and base contractors are encouraged to reach out to their unit leadership, supervisors, wingmen or key spouses for help. If you are having thoughts of suicide, call 911 or go to the emergency room immediately.
Oct. 9, 2020 Department of the Air Force family suicide prevention training now available The new online training video, Equipping Family Members to Help Airmen in Distress, aims to build and strengthen relationships and connectedness among family members and loved ones.
June 10, 2020 Altus AFB innovation team design shared across service Due to the arrival of the COVID-19 pandemic, rapid response actions were required to mitigate the spread of the virus to ensure safe mission contributions. AFWERX, a community of Air Force innovators who strive to connect Airmen to solutions, requested Spark Cell centers across the Air Force to
March 10, 2020 DOD issues flexible instructions on response to coronavirus The department issued memos responding to the need for operations to continue during the outbreak. The DoD documents build on messages from the Office of Personnel Management issued March 7.
March 4, 2020 DOD outlines priorities in combating coronavirus Military officials and their civilian counterparts are learning together how to combat the novel coronavirus, Defense Department officials said March 4.
Dec. 18, 2018 Pursuing a healthy dialogue and stigmatizing rape culture As service members, we receive a number of mandatory sexual harassment and assault awareness briefings each year. These briefings address an array of topics, but I would like service members to be given the opportunity to gain a better understanding of what constitutes rape culture.
Sept. 12, 2018 Preventing suicide - starting with myself There is rarely a day that passes when I do not think of ending my own life. Some days, my depression is an overwhelming weight to bear and it takes nearly everything I have just to push the thoughts away and get on with my routine.
Aug. 20, 2018 AFPC hosts Getting To Outcomes event to help units tailor violence prevention, resiliency efforts With the ongoing challenges of military life, Air Force leaders recognize the importance of taking care of Airmen and their families and developing a fit, resilient and ready force.