July 11, 2021 433rd AW resumes fitness testing The 433rd Airlift Wing resumed Air Force fitness testing July 10, 2021, after assessments were suspended for more than a year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
July 9, 2021 4th Air Force commander visits Alamo Wing Maj. Gen. Jeffrey T. Pennington, 4th Air Force commander, visited the 433rd Airlift Wing here, July 7. The main purpose of the visit was to discuss improvements to the C-5M Super Galaxy Formal Training Unit.
June 29, 2021 App Aims to Match Reserve, Guard Talent With DOD Needs An app powered by artificial intelligence will be developed to identify talent in the Guard and reserve forces that could be used around the Defense Department.
June 29, 2021 New COVID-19 Delta Variant: What you need to know to stay safe A new and increasingly dangerous variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is rapidly sweeping across the globe. This new variant appears to spread faster, cause more severe disease and is more likely to result in hospitalization. Also, younger people appear to be more susceptible to the new strain, known as
June 25, 2021 Preventing suicide includes support of JBSA family, agencies Whether it’s going through basic training, processing or deploying, service members, military spouses and family members are constantly having to adapt to change. Sometimes the stressors of military life, or other life-changing events, can cause loneliness, isolation or depression and lead to
June 24, 2021 DOD Officials Say Budget Request Reflects Reforms, Pacing Challenge of China DOD's fiscal year 2022 budget request allots $5 billion for the Pacific Deterrence Initiative to answer threats from China and maintain U.S. competitive advantages in the Indo-Pacific region, the department’s comptroller said.
June 23, 2021 Speaking Air-Forcefully: “I’m a Dot” Metaphors can make people into so many different things – objects (little pitchers), animals (night owl) and even agricultural products (apple of your eye). Today’s Air Forceful term is a metaphor in which an individual uses to erase themselves: “I’m a dot.”
June 21, 2021 Austin Signs Internal Directive to Unify Department's China Efforts Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III issued an internal directive to laser-focus Defense Department efforts to address China as the nation's number one pacing challenge.
June 21, 2021 Summer Health Hazards Summer’s here, and with it comes backyard barbecues, days at the beach, and time spent outdoors. Some of the things that make summer so much fun – swimming, hiking, and longer days, also present plenty of health risks.
June 21, 2021 JBSA-Lackland hosts USO Summer Tour July 1 Join the USO in celebrating a safe return to its legacy in-person entertainment tours! A special summer performance featuring a variety of entertainers will take place 7:30 to 9 p.m., July 1, at the Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland Amphitheater. The talent line-up will also participate in several