April 22, 2020 History in the making: Defeating COVID-19 with care On Aug. 1, 1948, the 301st Station Medical Group was activated at Smoky Hill Air Force Base, Kan., beginning a long history of Air Force service. The unit has been an important part of Air Force lineage in Texas since it was assigned to the 301st Tactical Fighter Wing on July 1, 1976 at what was
April 22, 2020 Barksdale Reserve Citizen Airmen double down on COVID-19 response A second wave of Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 307th Medical Squadron here mobilized April 21 to Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. to help with the fight against COVID-19 in New York City. The group of nurses and medical technicians followed another deployment from the unit earlier this
April 21, 2020 Military OneSource’s resources during COVID Military OneSource remains a wealth of information, resources, and support for military members and their families regardless of status. The services are provided at no cost and are designed to help servicemembers and their families remain mission ready.
April 21, 2020 Standing Strong: Robins celebrates military children’s resiliency April was designated as Month of the Military Child by former Secretary of Defense, Caspar Weinberger, in 1986, to honor military children for the sacrifices they make and the strength and resilience they display each and every day.
April 18, 2020 Forging Ahead in Cyberspace: Empowering Airmen in a Post-COVID 19 World Before the COVID-19 pandemic began infiltrating every aspect of American life, the 51st Network Operations Squadron was formulating a strategy designed to harness the innate talents of its Cyber Warriors and emerge from the crisis stronger, faster and more capable than ever.When social distancing
April 17, 2020 AF physician advises, ‘follow your nose’ to early COVID-19 diagnosis WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Col. (Dr.) Michael Xydakis, an ear, nose and throat surgeon in the Air Force Research Laboratory, assembled a multi-national team of nine other medical professionals, who consolidated their front-line observations and recommendations regarding early symptoms
April 17, 2020 Special leave accrual for service members Today, Matthew Donovan, under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, signed a department-wide authorization for service members to accrue and retain an additional leave balance of up to 120 days. The department's actions to stem the spread of COVID-19 has significantly limited the ability
April 16, 2020 COVID-19 Stimulus Funds on the Way! The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act provides for “stimulus payments” for most Americans. The amount of the payment is based upon your income and family size. Most singles can expect $1200, married couples $2400 and those with children, an additional $500 per child. Many
April 16, 2020 Citizen Airmen serve their community no matter the uniform Citizen Airmen working in their communities during COVID-19.
April 15, 2020 DLA Research & Development supporting COVID-19 response with face shields, advanced manufacturing The Defense Logistics Agency will deliver 11,000 face shields to New York City medical workers on the front lines of the COVID-19 response by coupling a novel acquisition approach and one of DLA’s Research & Development projects using advanced manufacturing technology.