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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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DAF develops reasonable, religious accommodation requests appeals portal
May 11, 2023 — To streamline the accommodation appeals processes, the Department of the Air Force has created the DAF Accommodation Portal... MORE

‘Prepping the Line’ provides additional resources, training for supervisors
May 3, 2023 — "Prepping the Line" focuses on preparing front-line leaders the Air Force needs at every level in accordance with the Major Graded Areas: Executing the Mission, Leading People, Improving the Unit, and Managing Resources... MORE

Bridging the gap on fundamental education and training.

New Air Force surgeon general program enhances support for EFMP families, Airmen, Guardians
May 2, 2023 — The Air Force surgeon general has made improving support for military children one of his priorities... MORE

Airmen from Hill Air Force Base play Simon Says with students at South Clearfield Elementary students, Clearfield, Utah, April 18, 2023.

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall's message on sexual assault, harassment
May 2, 2023 — Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall shares his message on sexual assault and sexual harassment... MORE

Secretary of The Air Force Frank Kendall - Message on Sexual Assault and Harassment

AFCEC marks decade of ECARS vehicle air emission tracking
May 2, 2023 — The Air Force Civil Engineer Center is celebrating a decade of helping installations track vehicle air emissions through its Employee-vehicle Certification and Reporting System, or ECARS... MORE

A rideshare van undergoes air emissions testing at the Hill Air Force Base Auto Hobby Shop in Utah.

New deployed medical training to expand medical skills, build multi-capable medics
May 1, 2023 — The rollout of MEDIC-X is the Air Force Medical Service’s response to the demand for multi-capable Airmen which requires equipping Airmen with skills that go beyond their duty title... MORE

BMT trainees become US citizens under new streamlined naturalization process
April 27, 2023 — Fourteen trainees in Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland raised their right hands and are now the first to complete the new streamlined naturalization process making them U.S. citizens and allowing them to graduate as American Airmen... MORE

Airman First Class D'elbrah Assamoi from Cote D’Ivoire signs her U.S. Certificate of Citizenship after the Basic Military Training Coin Ceremony at JBSA-Lackland, April 26, 2023. Fourteen Airmen became the first U.S. citizens here under the new streamlined Naturalization Process at BMT. The Airmen were part of approximately 500 trainees from the 326th Training Squadron who graduated this week. The process is part of an effort to revive the naturalization path for immigrants and allow trainees to become citizens before they graduate. It’s just one of several initiatives the Air Force is taking to remove barriers to service amid the current challenging recruiting environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Vanessa R. Adame)

Record budget helps Air Force tackle environmental issues
April 24, 2023 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is bringing this year’s “Invest in Our Planet” Earth Day theme to life as the center’s global environmental team continues to support innovative restoration projects driven by a record-high budget. Within AFIMSC’s Air Force Civil Engineer Center, the environmental directorate is putting $574 million to work at active installations while the Base Realignment and Closure program spends $175 million for restoration at closed installations. ... MORE

AFSFC Information Fusion Cell enhances installation security
April 21, 2023 — The Air Force Security Forces Center Information Fusion Cell has incorporated a new tool to further protect installation resources and personnel. The Defense Department’s current emphasis on installation security led AFSFC, a primary subordinate unit of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, to implement the Air Force-wide gathering and reporting of attempted unauthorized breaches by foreign nationals at all installations... MORE

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Kendall explains why success in space requires ‘transformational change’
April 20, 2023 — Emphasizing that space capabilities are “important to our strategy of integrated deterrence” and the reason U.S. Space Force must drive “transformational” change, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall offered a blunt assessment April 19 of the challenges today in space but also optimism that the United States would maintain its dominance in that domain. ... MORE

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall delivers his keynote speech during the Space Foundation's Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 19, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Andy Morataya)

Air Force Cyber Direct Commissioning Program enhancement helps to onboard future cyber cfficers
April 19, 2023 — The U.S. Air Force is revolutionizing how it recruits and commissions the next generation of cyber professionals. The Air Force is utilizing the Cyber Direct Commissioning Program to address current manning requirements in the cyber workforce... MORE

The U.S. Air Force is revolutionizing how it recruits and commissions the next generation of cyber professionals. The Air Force is utilizing the Cyber Direct Commissioning Program to address current manning requirements in the cyber workforce. Leveraging this authority allows the Air Force to fulfill critical technical skills desired by various missions throughout the service. This program reduces the training cycle for officers and accelerates the onboarding process to meet urgent and future mission needs.

Air Force Security Forces Center Information Fusion Cell enhances installation security
April 19, 2023 — The Air Force Security Forces Center Information Fusion Cell has incorporated a new tool to further protect installation resources and personnel. The Defense Department’s current emphasis on installation security led AFSFC, a primary subordinate unit of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, to implement the Air Force-wide gathering and reporting of attempted unauthorized breaches by foreign nationals at all installations... MORE

Air Force releases Global Futures Report: Joint Functions in 2040
April 13, 2023 — The report incorporates findings using Foresight Methodology to identify key forces and factors that will drive or constrain how the service will fight in 2040... MORE

SECAF updated on recruiting efforts, meets local recruiters
April 11, 2023 — Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall visited Air Force Recruiting Service April 4 to discuss the Air Force's ability to attract and recruit Airmen... MORE

AFIMSC celebrates eight years of global I&MS support
April 6, 2023 — Eight years ago, on April 6, 2015, the Air Force activated the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, one of six specialized centers assigned to Air Force Materiel Command. With a mission to deliver globally integrated installation and mission support, AFIMSC combined the strengths, skills and expertise of six field operating agencies and major command and headquarters Air Force I&MS functions under one roof... MORE

Eight years ago, on April 6, 2015, the Air Force activated the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, one of six specialized centers assigned to Air Force Materiel Command.

Air Force Civil Engineer Center hosts Compass 2023 Geospatial Event
April 5, 2023 — Compass 2023, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center's annual geospatial training and network event, is open for registration. The event takes place April 11-13 at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center in San Antonio... MORE

Compass 2023 presents week of learning, sharing geospatial solutions April 11-14

Air Force assessing communities’ interest in restoration advisory boards
April 4, 2023 — The Department of the Air Force is soliciting input from local communities to determine if there is support for forming environmental Restoration Advisory Boards at more than 60 active and closed installations... MORE

Air Force officials led an orientation event in Oscoda, Michigan, Aug. 2 for members of the newly formed Wurtsmith Restoration Advisory Board

DOD announces new bereavement leave benefit for service members
March 31, 2023 — The Defense Department announced new non-chargeable, paid bereavement leave benefit for service members... MORE

The DOD seal was first authorized for official use on Aug. 22, 1949, by Defense Secretary Louis Johnson, when the National Military Establishment was redesignated the Department of Defense. The DOD seal’s use is restricted to official DOD top leader correspondence, legal documents, reports, memoranda, ceremonial booklets, certificates and awards. (Graphic by the Department of Defense)

DOD increases efforts to bring small businesses into defense industrial base 
March 24, 2023 — Over the past eight years, the Defense Department has met its small business prime contracting goals, but more can be done, the director of the DOD's Office of Small Business Programs said... MORE

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