4 Aug 2021

CROWS partners with industry to bring focus to cyber resiliency

Cyber security professionals from across the Department of the Air Force joined industry experts virtually last month discuss critical topics in the field of cyber security.

4 Aug 2021

Department of the Air Force begins integrated personnel, pay system modernization

Uniformed Total Force Airmen and Guardians are invited to create Air Force Integrated Personnel and Pay System accounts as part of a two-phase personnel and pay modernization program.

4 Aug 2021

Ready Eagle prepares Hanscom medics

The 66th Medical Squadron held a full-scale disaster response exercise here July 26 to 30 focused on medical readiness and preparedness. The week-long exercise, Ready Eagle, tested personnel from across nine medical flights on their ability to respond to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or explosive event.

3 Aug 2021

Hanscom reinstates indoor mask requirements, other measures

Acting in accordance with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and deputy secretary of Defense guidance, Hanscom AFB Installation Commander Col. Katrina Stephens has announced several actions aimed at limiting the spread of COVID-19 and specifically the more-transmissible Delta variant.

30 Jul 2021

AFLCMC leaders announce women achieving acquisition excellence event

Celebrating the Workforce: Women Achieving Acquisition Excellence event planned for August 17. All AFLCMC employees encouraged to attend the virtual event.

28 Jul 2021

AFMC funds $5 million in additional AFMC We Need efforts

The Air Force Materiel Command has released an additional $5 million for projects across the enterprise, continuing the drive towards the goals of the AFMC We Need initiative launched in 2019.

26 Jul 2021

Senate confirms Kendall to be Air Force Secretary

Frank Kendall won confirmation from the Senate July 26 to be the 26th Secretary of the Air Force, placing an official with decades-long service in defense issues in the top civilian job at a time when the department is navigating new global challenges and wide-reaching modernization efforts.

23 Jul 2021

Senate confirms Gina Ortiz Jones to be Air Force Under Secretary

In explaining the basis for choosing Jones, the White House highlighted that she was commissioned through the Air Force ROTC program while a student at Boston University and “has spent her career working to protect U.S. economic and national security.”

23 Jul 2021

Department of the Air Force approves special leave accrual for fiscal year 2021

Air Force and Space Force members performing active service, and Reserve and Guard Airmen on Title 10 or Title 32 orders, can now accrue up to 120 days of annual leave for fiscal year 2021 instead of the typical 60 days of leave.

22 Jul 2021

SkillBridge sets military members up for future success

Airmen preparing to separate from active duty service can take steps toward their next career using the Department of Defense SkillBridge Program.