DECEMBER 3, 2021 - The Department of the Air Force won six Department-of-Energy-led 2021 Federal Energy and Water Management Awards for its significant contributions to energy and water efficiency and resilience, cybersecurity, distributed energy, and fleet management within the federal government. “We are extremely proud to congratulate our six Air Force winners,” said Mark … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 3, 2021 - Civil Air Patrol members throughout the United States and in overseas squadrons are celebrating the organization’s commitment to community service today — a commitment that began Dec. 1, 1941, and has continued for 80 years. More than 56,000 members, youth and adult members, volunteer their time and talent to perform essential emergency services, advance … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 2, 2021 - U.S. and partner-nation Airmen are set to participate in the Department of Defense’s longest running humanitarian assistance training mission out of Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, beginning Dec. 5. Operation Christmas Drop is an annual U.S. Air Force tradition of packaging and delivering food, tools and clothing to more than 55 remote islands in the … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 2, 2021 - After a historically busy Atlantic hurricane season in 2020, the Air Force Reserve’s 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Hurricane Hunters at Keesler Air Force Base were given a relative reprieve, though it was still a busy hurricane season this year. Nov. 30 marked the end of the Atlantic and Pacific hurricane seasons and for the second year in a row, … [Read more...]

U.S. Air Force Maj. Nichole “Vapor” Ayers, 27thFighter Squadron Assistant Director of Operations and F-22 Mission Commander, removes cover from the cock-pit of an F-22, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, Feb. 25, 2021. As a result of Sword Athena 2020, the hair regulation was changed in AFI 36-2903 to allow braids and ponytails in uniform.  (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior … [Read more...]