Aug. 31, 2021 Commentary: Plans change I remember sitting through career days in school, taking aptitude tests that told me what I would be good at and enjoy. I aspired to be as educated and successful as my father. By fifth grade, I figured it out. I was going to nursing school. I would work on my bachelor’s degree and then master’s
Aug. 26, 2021 720th Security Forces defender instructs new Integrated Defense Leadership Course 720th Security Forces Squad Leader Technical Sgt. John Colby was selected to be part of Air Force Reserve Command’s new Integrated Defense Leadership Course. The concept is to teach critical Security Forces training and the new mindset of future battles under an Agile Combat Environment.After
Aug. 25, 2021 SecDef mandates FDA-approved COVID-19 vaccine Since the Food and Drug Administration granted full approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the Secretary of Defense has issued a memorandum mandating the vaccine for service members.Note: Specific implementation (how, when) for Tenth Air Force units is still forthcoming."Mandatory
Aug. 23, 2021 307th MSG mentorship program ready to take Airmen’s potential to new heights In January 2021, two Airmen from the 307th Mission Support Group introduced a new program to help Airmen reach their full potential, both in and outside of the Air Force.Chief Master Sgt. Frank Kuba, 307th MSG superintendent, along with Col. Barry Crane, 307th MSG commander, started planting these
Aug. 20, 2021 343rd Bomb Squadron participates in unique Red Flag exercise Members of the 343rd Bomb Squadron, an Air Force Reserve unit, integrated with the 20th Bomb Squadron, an active-duty unit, to participate in Red Flag 21-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, earlier this month.Red Flag exercises typically bring together several coalition forces and U.S. service
Aug. 18, 2021 Wing exercise focuses tactics on contested maritime and jungle environments In less than 24 hours, 920th RQW personnel mobilized, maneuvered across 4,700 miles, established a forward operating base, and postured to conduct rescue raid events as a self-sustained encampment for seven days. The Rescue Force - Light package is a combined arms team of ground and air combatants.
July 9, 2021 307th Bomb Wing’s first full-time first sergeant prepared to go the extra mile A half-marathon is 13.1 miles. Those miles could cover steep inclines, long flats and even rolling hills. U.S. Air Force MSgt. Kaitlin Schaeffer has completed seven half-marathons covering over 91 miles.
July 5, 2021 Bringing ‘brilliance in the basics’ to Global Strike Challenge 2021 Air Force Reserve officers from the 93rd Bomb Squadron and the 307th Operations Support Squadron are scheduled to team up and take part in the world's premier bomber competition, the Air Force Global Strike Challenge 2021.
June 26, 2021 25 years later: remembering the fallen Family, friends and fellow Airmen gathered here yesterday to remember and honor those who paid the ultimate sacrifice 25 years ago following the Khobar Towers bombing.On June 25th 1996, a fuel tanker truck packed with 5,000 pounds of explosives was detonated next to the northern perimeter fence of
June 17, 2021 Father Shares His Experience Using Paid Parental Leave A 477th Fighter Group civilian employees shares his experience using paid parental leave.