FEBRUARY 6, 2020 - The United States is currently in the midst of influenza season, but the medical readiness of Airmen across the Air Force is being supported by a DoD-wide respiratory pathogen surveillance program located at the United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting 19 million cases, 180,000 … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2020
DoD Advises Service Members Against Using Genetic Ancestry Testing
February 6, 2020 - It has come to the attention of the Department of Defense that some direct-to-consumer genetic testing companies are encouraging DOD personnel to purchase genetic ancestry and health information through the offering of military discounts or other incentives. These DTC genetic tests are largely unregulated and could expose personal and genetic information and … [Read more...]
Trump Touts Military Rebuilding, Space Force, Strikes Against Terror
FEBRUARY 6, 2020 - The rebuilding of the U.S. military, the creation of the U.S. Space Force and attacks on terrorists were among the topics President Donald J. Trump covered in his State of the Union address. "Our military is completely rebuilt, with its power being unmatched anywhere in the world — and it is not even close," the president said in the nationally televised … [Read more...]
Airmen Deliver Humanitarian Aid to Honduras
FEBRUARY 5, 2020 - Airmen from the 315th Airlift Wing deployed a C-17 Globemaster III Feb. 1 to deliver donated humanitarian aid to Honduras in support of the Denton Program. The Denton Program is a Department of Defense transportation program that moves humanitarian cargo, donated by U.S. based non-governmental organizations, to developing nations. The program helps move … [Read more...]
Navy Sailors Reenlist for $2.3 Million Bonus
FEBRUARY 5, 2020 - Thirty-nine Sailors from Reactor Department stationed aboard Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) reenlisted on the deck of the USS Wisconsin for a combined 232 years, advancing 38 Sailors to Petty Officer Second Class, and received a combined selective reenlistment bonus totaling $2,388,273. "Conducting a reenlistment ceremony for this … [Read more...]