June 12, 2023 AF hosts humanitarian aid disaster relief training exercise for AOCs, historic first FAA participation 505th Combat Training Squadron Airmen executed a Regional Air Movement Coordination Center exercise at Hurlburt Field, Florida.
May 24, 2022 Hurricane Hunters brief mission to POTUS at interagency preseason hurricane event The Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunters joined up with the NOAA Hurricane Hunters, U.S. Coast Guard, and FEMA to showcase their missions, aircraft and equipment as part of an interagency presidential briefing concerning the upcoming hurricane season.
April 15, 2022 ANG specialized team returns to in-person, combined training to support domestic operations An 11-person FRST from the ANG’s 162nd Force Support Squadron traveled to Las Vegas to conduct in-person training with other Air and Army National Guard units.
Feb. 27, 2022 Air Force medics continue deployments to civilian hospitals and care facilities At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, nearly 1,000 U.S. Air Force active duty, Reserve, and Air National Guard medics are serving in civilian hospitals, care facilities, and other public institutions.
Feb. 10, 2022 Military hospital support to FEMA to begin in four states, expands in two states The Department of Defense is beginning support in California, Connecticut, Louisiana and Oklahoma, and expanding support to Michigan and New York.
Aug. 18, 2021 Civil Air Patrol continues auxiliary efforts for the Total Force The inclusion of the Civil Air Patrol allows for approximately 59,000 volunteers to support non-combat related Air Force missions within the United States. They also act as ambassadors to the Air Force to communities that may not have consistent military exposure.
May 19, 2021 First AF’s 64th AEG Airmen support COVID-19 response in 30 states Airmen managed by First Air Force (Air Forces Northern)’s 64th Air Expeditionary Group are supporting Federal Emergency Management Agency’s vaccination operations across FEMA Regions 5-10 including 30 states, four territories and the Republic of Marshall Islands.
April 20, 2021 Roth praises Air Force contributions to mass vaccination center in Florida, others nationwide The vaccination facility, which is designed to administer 3,000 shots a day (though it hit 5,636 shots in a single day earlier this month), is under the control of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the state of Florida. However, a staff of 139 active duty Airmen from 25 bases across 22
April 16, 2021 Airmen showcase COVID-19 Community Vaccination Center mission during Acting SecAF visit Roth was on site to show appreciation to the approximately 140 Airmen, deployed from 25 different bases, serving as part of the whole-of-government vaccination effort for the communities in and around Tampa.
April 8, 2021 COVID-19 survivor helps others at Brooklyn CVC At the drop of a hat, Airmen are ready to deploy and go where they are needed, typically to a location overseas.
April 6, 2021 335th EMDOS Airman translates for Brooklyn CVC community Efforts have been underway for almost a month to bring the COVID-19 vaccine to people at the state-led, federally-supported Medgar Evers College Community Vaccination Center in Brooklyn.
March 29, 2021 CMSAF Bass tours Travis AFB Travis Air Force Base welcomed Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass during a base visit March 24-26.
March 24, 2021 AFVentures releases annual report, details efforts to expand defense industrial base, fight COVID-19 AFVentures, the Department of the Air Force’s commercial investment group, has released its fiscal year 2020 annual report.
March 18, 2021 64th AEG provides vaccination support to FEMA in Michigan At the request of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, approximately 220 Department of Defense military medical and support personnel will deploy to Michigan to support a state-run, federally supported community vaccination center.
Feb. 25, 2021 Texas ANG delivers water, aid after winter storm From Feb. 14-20, Winter Storm Uri ー the worst polar vortex to hit Texas since 1989 ー spread cataclysmic damage and sent temperatures plummeting into the teens and single digits for more than four million Texans.