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Your voice matters: Help shape cost of living allowances
March 7, 2024 — The Living Pattern Survey, or LPS, conducted by the Department of Defense, aims to understand your shopping habits. By assessing what goods and services you regularly purchase and where you shop (on base, off base, or online), the LPS helps determine accurate Cost of Living Allowances known as COLA. Service members can take the 2024 CONUS COLA LPS Survey through March 31... MORE

Opal Lee: Inspiring champion of Juneteenth
June 15, 2023 — Opal Lee, a tireless advocate and community leader, has played a pivotal role in raising awareness and advancing the recognition of Juneteenth as a federal holiday in the United States... MORE

An artiist's conception of Opal Lee wearing a colorful, traditional African dress

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.

Commentary | Strong women shaped my life
March 1, 2023 — Women’s History Week originated in Santa Rosa, California in 1978. The week corresponded with International Women’s Day and in 1987, Congress passed Public Law 100-9 affirming March, Women’s History Month. As I reflect on the women in my life, I can say my mother and grandmother shaped the person I am today. My mother and grandmother were the epitome of strength, perseverance, and resilience. ... MORE

a pen and flowers with a list special observance events.

Commentary: Juneteenth is more than Texas history. It is American history.
June 15, 2022 — Many may ask what the significance of Juneteenth is and to me, as a native Texan and as an American from African descent, it signifies progress and freedom. Juneteenth provided a new beginning for those enslaved at the time and a future for their descendants. Juneteenth is not just Texas history, it is, American History... MORE

Juneteenth (a blending of the words June and nineteenth) is the oldest known celebration of the end of slavery in the United States.

Commentary: Equality in the force
August 26, 2021 — Women’s equality. It’s a challenge that has been around for years and continues to this day. One hundred and one years ago, women had just gained the right to vote through the passing of the 19th Amendment, a right that had been guaranteed to others based on their gender... MORE

Women's Equality Day is celebrated annually in the United States on August 26, commemorating the passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which granted women the right to vote. (U.S. Air Force graphic by David Perry)