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  • 301st Fighter Wing Airmen participate in the liquid detection point portion of post-attack reconnaissance training, April 30, 2021 at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. This training enables Airmen to learn potentially life-saving skills that can be utilized at home and abroad. (Courtesy photo)

    Training equips Airmen for future challenges

    The 301st Fighter Wing kicked off the drill weekend with post-attack reconnaissance training at U.S. Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas, May 1, 2021.During the training, multiple units under the 301 FW Mission Support Group, along with the 301 FW Medical Squadron, worked to ensure Airmen had the opportunity to learn and refresh
  • April is Month of the Military Child. Sponsored by the Department of Defense Military Community and Family Policy, the month-long observance acknowledges the important role military children play in their communities and honors their strength, bravery and resilience.

    Air Force celebrates April as Month of the Military Child

    Each year, communities worldwide look to April as an important month for children who have one or both parents or guardians serving in uniform.
  • Graphic highlighting Developmental Special Experiences Catalog.

    DAF professional developmental tool assists Airmen, Guardians with career planning

    The Developmental Special Experience Catalog is a consolidated list of available learning activities outside the scope of formal training.

  • Department of the Air Force institutes Office of Diversity and Inclusion

    In June 2020, former Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett stood up a Diversity and Inclusion Task Force, which has evolved into this new office. The organization will work directly for the secretary of the Air Force and continue to address the strategic impact of diversity, inclusion and equity on Airmen, Guardians and their families.
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    Information Warfare capabilities demonstrated at table top exercise

    Lt. Gen. Christopher Weggeman, the deputy commander of Air Combat Command and Lt. Gen. Timothy Haugh, Sixteenth Air Force commander, co-hosted a virtual Information warfare table top exercise to demonstrate convergence of various IW capabilities below and up to the threshold of armed conflict at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Dec. 7, 2020.   

  • AFRC plans to stand up new wing at Davis-Monthan AFB

    Creating a local wing structure at Davis-Monthan AFB will provide unity of command and allow for more efficient and effective support of personnel.
  • Four ways to improve sleep hygiene: establish a routine, going to bed at the same time every night. Establish a comfortable sleep environment without distracting items like flashing lights. Stay away from unhealthy substances like nicotine, alcohol, caffeine and energy drinks. Stay active during the day on a regular basis and maintain a healthy diet.

    Sleep is critical - for children and adults

    Routines play an important part in mental health. One routine people often overlook when they have coping problems, depression, weight issues, behavior changes, or decreased athletic performance, is sleep. I personally struggled for many years to find balance and routine regarding sleep because I am afraid of missing something – I get caught up in checking my phone at night.
  • B-52 elephant walk

    B-52 elephant walk

    B-52H Stratofortresses from the 2nd Bomb Wing line up on the runway as part of a readiness exercise before taking off. The 2nd Bomb Wing conducts exercises to ensure the ability to present uncompromising combat capacity.
  • The Air Force Association 2020 Air, Space and Cyber Conference graphic. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Rosario "Charo" Gutierrez)

    Brown and Bass discuss PT tests, empowering Airmen and leading during pandemic

    In addition to the discussion of fitness and testing, the session also touched on issues ranging from the force’s resilience and mental health, to how the Air Force will cope with budget uncertainty this fall and winter, diversity, and how to reshape the service to confront peer adversaries, among others.
  • The “Air Force Be Ready” app features a main menu that includes: emergency phone numbers, websites, a storm preparation checklist, potential storm threats, a customizable family plan and basic preparation suggestions.

    AFCEC leads hurricane season preparedness

    With a projected record-setting hurricane season in the making, the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Readiness Directorate is once again urging the Air Force community to “be ready” for natural disasters. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicts the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season that runs from June 1 to November 30 could include 19 named storms and 10 hurricanes – six of which are likely to be classified as major hurricanes.
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