NOVEMBER 23, 2020 Every day, space operators put on their uniforms and complete tasks critical to the nations’ security. With such pivotal responsibilities, pressure and stress mount quickly, which is why the Space Team for Airman Resilience was formed. The STAR is a team that specializes in mitigating military occupation-related stressors. They are made up of mental health … [Read more...]
Archives for November 2020
Findings from NAS Pensacola Shooting Investigation Released
NOVEMBER 23, 2020 - The Navy released the Command Investigation report Nov. 20 from the December 6, 2019 Naval Air Station Pensacola Shooting. In line with FBI findings released in May, the Pensacola investigation concluded that the self-radicalization of 2nd Lt Al-Shamrani was the primary cause of the fatal terrorist attack, and that the heroic actions by the victims on … [Read more...]
Bold Quest Event Builds Interoperable Fires for Tomorrow
NOVEMBER 23, 2020 - Despite coronavirus, the Joint Staff's Bold Quest event at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, allowed the services and partners to demonstrate and assess U.S. and coalition interoperability. The event concluded Nov. 4. The event involved roughly 600 people — 400 in Indiana and roughly 200 attending virtually, said John Finch, the deputy demonstration branch … [Read more...]
Building Digital Literacy Through Digital University
NOVEMBER 23, 2020 - The Air Force recently launched a program called Digital University to help increase digital literacy, by providing access to free courses from Udemy, Pluralsight and Udacity to all Department of the Air Force Air and Space Professionals. Digital University strives to fit the needs of all Airmen by providing 100,000 licenses to access more than 12,000 … [Read more...]
Space Force Attracting Digitally Savvy Young People
NOVEMBER 23, 2020 - The Space Force is building out the service with the goals of not only defending U.S. and partner assets in space, but also developing capabilities that might be needed in the future, said its leader, who also mentioned that young people are excited about joining the service. Space Force Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond, the chief of space operations and … [Read more...]