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  • DOD vaccinating personnel worldwide against COVID-19

    A little more than a month after the Food and Drug Administration issued emergency use authorization for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines Dec. 12 and Dec. 17, respectively, vaccines have been increasingly and successfully distributed and administered to Department of Defense

  • Air Force recruiting launches E.C.H.O. to test cognitive skills

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas – Air Force recruiting is continually innovating to better reach potential recruits. Harnessing technology to improve the recruiting process, the Air Force is releasing a new online, interactive gaming experience, E.C.H.O. - Enhanced Cognitive Human Ops.This

  • Air Force to allow longer braids, ponytails, bangs for women

    As an outcome of the 101st Air Force uniform board, Air Force women will be able to wear their hair in up to two braids or a single ponytail with bulk not exceeding the width of the head and length not extending below a horizontal line running between the top of each sleeve inseam at the under arm

  • Cable gun locks can keep families safe

    A second shipment of cable-style gunlocks is making its way to installations across the United States courtesy of the Department of the Air Force. The gunlock giveaway began in March 2020 with 150,000 cable-style locks distributed to all U.S. Air Force installations. Using the acronym SLO, which

  • Biomedical Sciences Corps History

    It has been over 50 years since the creation of the Biomedical Sciences Corps. Due to the growing demands of military healthcare and hospital operations, medical logistics has become so complex that a need for diversity between the two professional career tracks of administrators/logisticians and

  • Air Force NCO has change of heart on vaccine

    A Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson family recently had an abrupt change of heart about taking the COVID-19 vaccine. On Nov. 15, 2020, Tech. Sgt. Jerry Dye's family of four came down with symptoms of the virus. After a few days of mild symptoms, everyone was feeling good again.“My original plan with

  • 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.

  • DoD Cyber Crime Center now a Field Operating Agency

    The DoD Cyber Crime Center, or DC3, was officially designated a Field Operating Agency by the Secretary of the Air Force, effective Jan. 15, with an associated activation ceremony at the Office of Special Investigations Headquarters, Quantico, Virginia.

  • Spark Tank 2021 finalists announced

    It’s been nearly a year since Master Sgt. Gabrial Valenzuela, Capt. David Coyle and Lt. Adam Treece were selected as co-winners of Spark Tank 2020 for their Smart Weapons Loading Checklist and Low-Cost Threat Emitter concepts.