Sept. 1, 2022 AGR program changes on the horizon In line with Lt. Gen. John Healy’s strategic priorities of “Ready Now!” and “Transforming for the Future,” Air Force Reserve Command is instituting changes to the Active Guard and Reserve program effective Oct. 1.
Aug. 22, 2022 Eligible Airmen, Guardians have access to more monkeypox vaccines The Department of Defense is increasing its supply of the approved monkeypox vaccine, JYNNEOS, which allows for more Airmen and Guardians at higher risk for transmission to access preventive measures to keep themselves safe.
Aug. 17, 2022 Air Force Cycling Team completes ride across Iowa representing Air Force, Space Force The Air Force Cycling Team completed a 500-mile trek across Iowa on road bicycles July 30, 2022, traveling as part of the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, or RAGBRAI, ending in Lansing, Iowa.
Aug. 17, 2022 Stage 4 water restrictions implemented across JBSA The Comal Spring 10-day average spring flow has dropped below 100 cubic feet per second, or CFS, and is was at 96 CFS as of 7 p.m. Aug. 12. The Edwards Aquifer Authority, or EAA, recently announced Stage 4, however our requirements are with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
Aug. 17, 2022 In assessing his first year, Kendall sees achievement but many challenges ahead Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall reflects on his first year on the job.
Aug. 17, 2022 DOD releases first department-wide social media policy The Defense Department released a policy that spells out how DOD military and civilian personnel should use official social media accounts to best advance the mission of the U.S. military and further instill trust in the credibility of the DOD.
Aug. 12, 2022 Military Public Affairs Officers lay foundation for partnerships JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas - Military Public Affairs Officers from around San Antonio attended an inaugural roundtable hosted by the 502nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs Office July 12, 2022, at the San Antonio Area Foundation's Wells Center. In this first of its' kind collaboration at JBSA, a
Aug. 12, 2022 433rd ASTS trains for readiness Members of the 433rd Aeromedical Staging Squadron performed ground patient movement training Aug. 7, using simulated patients and a C-124 Globemaster II aircraft static display. The exercise was the first for the squadron since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Aug. 8, 2022 Air Force Operations Security in the Twenty-First Century: An Unaddressed Vulnerability The twenty-first-century Air Force has maintained a twentieth-century operations security (OPSEC) culture, one heavily oriented toward speech and activities related to an Airman’s official duties. Air Force OPSEC policy and culture insufficiently address the connected world characterized by
Aug. 8, 2022 Air Force, Space Force members at high risk for monkeypox urged to stay informed The current outbreak of monkeypox continues to spread, with more than 6,600 active cases in the United States mostly occurring among gay and bisexual men. The White House declared on August 4 that monkeypox is a national public health emergency.