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    Biden Explains Reasoning Behind Afghanistan Decision, Thanks U.S. Vets of the Fight

    President Joe Biden determined he would "not send another generation of Americans to war in Afghanistan with no reasonable expectation of achieving a different outcome," in making his drawdown decision.
  • Teak Action 21 Enhances U.S.-Australian Interoperability

    AF Week in Photos

    This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
  • A Marine operates a computer.

    DOD Aims for New Enterprise-Wide Cloud by 2022

    The Defense Department announced it's going in a new direction for enterprise cloud services to provide capabilities to warfighters across the joint force.
  • JBER maintenance unit receives lactation pod

    Mothers in maintenance

    Women of the 90th Aircraft Maintenance Unit are leading the way in innovation and inclusion with their new lactation pod, allowing Airmen who are nursing mothers to continue contributing to the mission at work and at home.
  • As he squats on the floor, a service member looks at an electronic device that's connected to a computer network.

    App Aims to Match Reserve, Guard Talent With DOD Needs

    An app powered by artificial intelligence will be developed to identify talent in the Guard and reserve forces that could be used around the Defense Department.
  • U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Flavia Carver, 380th Air Expeditionary Wing Equal Opportunity director, explains the Diversity and inclusion initiative at Al Dhafra Air Base.

    Childhood adversity drives Airman’s passion for diversity & inclusion

    It was the heckling from other kids that truly cut Flavia the deepest. As young Romanian girl in a new country where she barely spoke the local language, Flavia Carver learned early that some negative preconceptions are picked up at a very young age, and she experienced how painful it is to be the object of others’ prejudices. The taunts and jeers
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    Air Force makes more rights available for housing tenants

    The Department of the Air Force is implementing the remaining four rights for housing tenants, including a universal lease, a process to resolve disputes with property owners and procedures for withholding rent when applicable.The Department of Defense issued policy guidance in February 2021 on the implementation and timing of the remaining four
  • A graphic shows the 13 faces of individuals of the independent review commission.

    Sexual assaults will no longer be prosecuted by commanders

    Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III accepted all of the recommendations of an independent review commission that proposed an array of changes in how the Department of Defense and the services that fall under it will handle sexual assaults.
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Allen Wright, a pavements and equipment operator assigned to the 307th RED HORSE performs sits ups during his physical fitness assessment at the Bell Fitness Center on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Mar. 7, 2015. Each Airman must complete a one and a half mile run, a minimum number of pushups, and sit-ups in one minute, as well as meet an abdominal circumference measured. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)

    Air Force releases cardio and strength fitness assessment alternatives, new online capabilities

    The Air Force will provide Airmen five physical fitness assessment alternatives — three for the cardio portion and sit-up components and two for the push-up component of the physical fitness assessment beginning in early 2022.
  • CMSgt Bass tours Edwards AFB

    AF Week in Photos

    This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
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