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Taking care of service members key to recruiting next generation
January 31, 2024 — The Defense Department's focus on taking care of those in uniform is a critical component for motivating the next generation to serve, a senior Pentagon official said... MORE

Sixteenth Air Force: Integrating space into information warfare
January 18, 2024 — As the U.S. Air Force’s competition force, Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces CYBER) cultivates air and space superiority by integrating space into all warfighting functions to enhance integrated deterrence. This integration unifies the Sixteenth Air Force’s mission support with Space Operations Command to grow readiness... MORE

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Hicks: U.S. aims to prevent conflict in space, other domains through deterrence
January 11, 2024 — The U.S. is committed to preventing conflict through deterrence by making clear to its competitors that the costs of aggression would far outweigh any conceivable benefits, Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said. ... MORE

Civilian development nomination window opens Jan. 10
January 8, 2024 — Civilian employees in the grades of GS-07 through GS-15 (and equivalents) may apply for more than 40 civilian development opportunities starting Jan. 10... MORE

Around the Air Force: Slife becomes Vice Chief, X-37B launch, F-15EX testing
January 5, 2024 — This week’s look around the Air Force highlights Gen. James Slife becoming the 41st Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Space Force and Space X launch the 7th mission of the X-37B, and two F-15EX Eagles arrive at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, for testing... MORE

This week’s look around the Air Force highlights Gen. James Slife becoming the 41st Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force, Space Force and Space X launch the 7th mission of the X-37B, and two F-15EX Eagles arrive at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, for testing. (Hosted by Staff Sgt. Stephani Barge)

AFIMSC Strong Bonds program enhancements promote wellbeing of the force, families
January 2, 2024 — Strong Bonds, a chaplain-led program supported by the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center’s Chaplain Corps Division, enhances the quality of life for service members and their families... MORE

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jayson Waughtel, an aircraft structural maintenance specialist with the 126th Maintenance Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, and his family work on creating a family mission statement in Lake Geneva, Wis., Aug. 25, 2017. Fourteen Illinois Air National Guard families participated in a chaplain-led Strong Bonds weekend retreat to learn how to strengthen family relationships through the “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Families” curriculum. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Lealan Buehrer)

DAF announces Spark Tank 2024 finalists
December 20, 2023 — The Spark Tank team presented the top 15 ideas identified through pairwise voting and subject matter expert evaluations from this year’s pool of submissions. DAF senior leaders convened to review and discuss the merits of each idea, reaching consensus to identify Spark Tank 2024’s six finalists... MORE

Nations meet to address space security
December 11, 2023 — The Department of Defense participated in a meeting of the Combined Space Operations Initiative Principals Board in Berlin to discuss opportunities to further advance operational cooperation and information sharing for the space domain... MORE

AFRL, 59th Medical Wing launch space medical research group
November 30, 2023 — A newly established collaboration between the 711th Human Performance Wing’s Human Effectiveness Directorate, the Air Force Research Laboratory and the 59th Medical Wing at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland is creating a military research working group to address defense space-linked medical research gaps... MORE

A graphic depicting Rocket Cargo, one of the Department of Air Force Vanguard programs that focuses on rapid global mobility including delivery of medical supplies. The Clinical and Operational Space Medicine Innovation Consortium, or COSMIC, created a research working group to address defense space-linked medical research gaps. This newly established collaboration between the 711th Human Performance Wing’s Human Effectiveness Directorate, the Air Force Research Laboratory and the 59th Medical Wing will serve as a platform to fuse human health and performance research capabilities and expertise across both organizations. (U.S. Air Force illustration)

Around the Air Force: Allvin Takes Command, Missile Warning Mission, EVTOL Testing Begins
November 9, 2023 — In this week’s look around the Air Force, Gen. Allvin is confirmed as the 23rd Chief of Staff of the Air Force, U.S. Space Force assumes missile warning mission responsibility from U.S. Army, and the Alia electric aircraft arrives at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, for capability testing. (Hosted by Staff Sgt. Jazmin Granger)... MORE

In this week’s look around the Air Force, Gen. David W. Allvin is confirmed as the 23rd Chief of Staff of the Air Force, U.S. Space Force assumes responsibility of the missile warning mission in the Indo-Pacific from the U.S. Army, and the Alia electric aircraft arrives at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, for capability testing. (Hosted by Staff. Sgt. Jazmin Granger)

Senate confirms Allvin to be Air Force’s 23rd chief of staff
November 6, 2023 — Allvin, who was nominated for the job by President Biden, formerly served as Air Force Vice Chief of Staff. He succeeds Gen. CQ Brown Jr., who is now serving as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff... MORE

Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. David W. Allvin is sworn in as the Air Force’s 23rd Chief of Staff

'Guardian Spirit' key to Space Force success
October 19, 2023 — Amplifying opportunities for Space Force guardians to shape the future of their service is among the top lines of effort for the chief of space operations... MORE

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U.S. Space Force starts uniform wear testing at eight military installations across the world, including JBSA-Lackland
September 11, 2023 — The U.S. Space Force has begun its service dress prototype wear testing, which will continue for three months as Guardians evaluate and provide feedback on the durability, functionality and comfort of the new uniform design. The wear tests signify the final stage of uniform development prior to production and force-wide distribution... MORE

U.S. Space Force announces new mission statement
September 8, 2023 — The U.S. Space Force announced a new mission statement designed to better reflect the vital functions guardians perform in their service to the United States... MORE

Department of the Air Force takes action on barriers to mental health, wellness, resilience
July 31, 2023 — The Fortify the Force Initiative Team, championed by the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force and Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force, had volunteers from myriad functional communities working to promote holistic wellness and address resiliency barriers since early 2022... MORE

Air Force Reserve training manager shapes future of Space Force boot camp
July 24, 2023 — How do we make a Guardian? That question is just one of many that are being tackled by Tech. Sgt. Haleigh Irby, 908th Airlift Wing’s 25th Aerial Port Squadron training manager. Since November 2022, Irby has been on temporary duty to the 1st Delta Operations Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, where she has been writing the curriculum for the U.S. Space Force basic military training... MORE

Space Force selects 551 Guardians for promotion in the master sergeant, technical sergeant and sergeant cycles; lists post June 29
June 23, 2023 — Department of the Air Force officials have selected 253 Space Force Specialist 4s for promotion to sergeant, 164 sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant and 134 technical sergeants for promotion to master sergeant in the 23S7, 23S6 and 23S5 promotion cycles... MORE

Air Force, Space Force to offer medals, promotions for recruiting support
May 18, 2023 — Airmen and Guardians can now receive decorations or promotions through recruiting referrals under the new Airman and Guardian Referral Program... MORE

Two new programs, Stellar Talent Acquisition Recruiting Referral and Stripes for Referrals, aim to incentivize all Airmen and Guardians to inspire the next generation to serve in the Air Force and Space Force.

WEAR program enables Airmen and Guardians’ permissive TDY status to aid recruiting efforts
May 17, 2023 — Airmen and Guardians looking to help inspire, engage and recruit the future force by participating first-hand in events that enhance the Department of the Air Force’s recruiting mission are encouraged to look into the We Are All Recruiters, or WEAR, program... MORE

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Generals discuss hemispheric challenges, solutions
March 24, 2023 — The two combatant commanders of the Western Hemisphere discussed threats posed by Russia and China during testimony on national and regional security at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill March 23... MORE

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