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DAF Gaming League 2023 registration runs through Nov. 6
November 3, 2023 — Department of the Air Force gamers have until Nov. 6 to sign up for the 2023 DAF Gaming Fall Season... MORE

Gamers needed to help build Air Force strategy
September 7, 2023 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is contracting with MITRE to test Airmen and Guardian decision making in a contested environment through video gaming. Registration opened Sept. 6 for military members to participate in eSports tournament GameX: Mission Generation Under Attack at locations in Sumter, South Carolina; McLean, Virginia; and San Antonio... MORE

DAF Gaming delivers Gaming Expo, Esports Championship at FORCECON 2022
June 1, 2022 — Air Force Services Center and the Department of the Air Force Gaming achieved two major firsts Memorial Day weekend in San Antonio – the first Department of Defense Armed Forces Esports Championship and the inaugural Air Force Gaming Minor League Championships. The gaming league was center stage at the inaugural FORCECON22 event at the new Tech Port Center and Arena at Port San Antonio May 28-29... MORE

The gaming league was center stage at the inaugural FORCECON22 event at the new Tech Port Center and Arena in San Antonio May 28-29.

Air Force Gaming season 3 launches with new competition format
May 31, 2022 — The Department of the Air Force Gaming League is back with a new format and a new league for family members and retirees... MORE

The Department of the Air Force Gaming League is back with a new format and a new league for family members and retirees.

FORCECON 2022 kicks off first Armed Forces Esports Championship
May 26, 2022 — The U.S. Air Force Services Center hosts the inaugural Armed Forces Esports Championship from May 24-28. The 2022 Armed Forces Championship features players from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard... MORE

U.S. Air Force Services Center will host the inaugural Armed Forces Esports Championship from 24 to 28 May. The 2022 Armed Forces Championship features players from the Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, Space Force, and Coast Guard.

Air Force Gaming season 3 launches with new competition format
May 23, 2022 — The Department of the Air Force Gaming League is back with a new format and a new league for family members and retirees... MORE

Innovation, technology, gaming collide May 24-29 at FORCECON 2022
April 28, 2022 — Airmen and Guardians from across the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force are invited to take part in FORCECON 2022: Innovation – Technology – Gaming, an interactive industry and academia collider event and gaming competition being held at the Tech Port Center and Arena in San Antonio, Texas, May 24-29, 2022... MORE

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Army's Family MWR to kick off 12-week esports tournament
June 30, 2020 — Complexity gaming, one of North America’s most elite esports organizations, and the U.S. Army’s Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation, part of the Installation Management Command, are joining forces to conduct a worldwide 12-week online esports tournament starting July 4. ... MORE

Navy recruiting Sailors for esports team
March 6, 2020 — The Navy Recruiting Command has officially launched the first Navy esports team, Goats&Glory. Esports is part of NRC’s initiatives to reach the next generation of Sailors in a digital environment... MORE

Joining Army Esports Team a dream come true for JBSA-Fort Sam Houston Soldier
August 14, 2019 — Gaming is a hobby Spc. Iosif Covalenco has embraced since he was a teenager. Now Covalenco, an information technology specialist who was assigned to the 470th Military Intelligence Brigade at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston for a year, is on his way to his next duty station at Fort Knox, Kentucky, where he will join the U.S. Army Esports Team. ... MORE

Spc. Iosif Covalenco attended the Pax South gaming festival in San Antonio in March. Covalenco, who was assigned to the 470th Military Intelligence Brigade at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston for a year, is joining the U.S. Army Esports Team, which is part of the U.S. Army Recruiting Command headquartered at Fort Knox, Kentucky. As a member of the esports team, Covalenco will represent the Army at local, regional and national esports competitions.