Sept. 12, 2021 Col Michael Brice Retires After 30 Years of Service Col. Michael C. Brice addresses Reserve Citizen Airmen at Wilford Hall Ambulatory Surgical Center for the last time as 433rd Medical Group commander at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, Sept. 12, 2021.
Sept. 10, 2021 DOD Leaders Recall Americans' Resilience After 9/11 At a 9/11 memorial event at the Pentagon, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen H. Hicks said she remembers the resiliency of Americans following the attacks.
Sept. 2, 2021 Kendall’s first trip highlights Air and Space Force roles in responding to China, strategic competitors The base, which is headquarters for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and Pacific Air Forces, was the first stop on Kendall’s first official trip as Secretary. It was no random choice. Nor was it an accident that it came less than a month into his tenure.
Aug. 31, 2021 Air Force revises wing, vice and group command screening board process This year, the Air Force implemented a revised process for the 2022 wing, vice and group command screening boards to streamline notification, align more closely with joint partners and enhance senior leader talent management. Approximately 24% of all O-6 positions are command billets and half of the
Aug. 31, 2021 HHS warns against COVID-19 scams The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General is alerting the public about fraud schemes related to COVID-19. Scammers are using telemarketing calls, text messages, social media platforms, and door-to-door visits to perpetrate COVID-19-related scams.
Aug. 31, 2021 Commentary: Plans change I remember sitting through career days in school, taking aptitude tests that told me what I would be good at and enjoy. I aspired to be as educated and successful as my father. By fifth grade, I figured it out. I was going to nursing school. I would work on my bachelor’s degree and then master’s
Aug. 25, 2021 Guardians Wanted: U.S. Space Force unveils new recruiting commercial JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas – In a new recruiting commercial released today, America’s top Guardian called on the nation’s best and brightest to step up to the challenge of serving in the newest branch of the armed services, the U.S. Space Force.Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond, Chief of Space
Aug. 25, 2021 Secretary of Defense Austin Issues Guidance for Mandatory Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination of Department of Defense Service Members Today, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III issued a memorandum for Mandatory Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination of Department of Defense Service Members.
Aug. 20, 2021 Enrollment Window Open for Introduction to Culture – 21-27 September In response to the Department of Defense and Air Force guidance to provide cultural education and awareness to the enlisted corps, the Community College of the Air Force and the Air Force Culture and Language Center offer a Distance Learning Course, Introduction to Culture, providing the principles
Aug. 20, 2021 Official Says DOD Is Shifting to a Strategic Readiness Posture Strategic readiness is vital to mission success and should be woven into everything the Defense Department does, the assistant secretary of defense for readiness said.