MAY 1, 2024 - Infertility impacts 1 in 5 women according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and amongst Airmen and Guardians, about 17% reported they have sought infertility treatments while serving, according to a 2022 Department of the Air Force survey. As Col. Larissa Weir, a board-certified OB-GYN and Chief Women’s Health Consultant to the Air Force … [Read more...]
Archives for 2024
Navy Restores Historic A-4 Aircraft to Former Glory
MAY 1, 2024 – Fleet Readiness Center East (FRCE) artisans recently had the rare opportunity to restore a piece of aviation history for display onboard Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point. As an aviation maintenance, repair and overhaul facility, FRCE’s Aircraft Clean and Paint shops prime and paint each aircraft that passes through the facility. However, artisans had the … [Read more...]
FY 2025 Budget Focuses on Defense, People, Teamwork
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III and Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff provide testimony at a House Armed Services Committee hearing on the Department of Defense fiscal 2025 budget request, Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C., April 30, 2024. (DoD photo by Chad J. McNeeley) MAY 1, 2024 - Last month the Defense … [Read more...]
Civil Engineer Squadron Compete in Readiness Challenge X
MAY 1, 2024 - Members of the 45th Civil Engineer Squadron from Patrick Space Force Base competed against 11 teams of civil engineers from the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, and international allies, during Readiness Challenge X, from April 21-26 at Tyndall Air Force Base. The annual competition is designed to test the teams’ ability to complete tasks that could … [Read more...]
Airlift Wing Completes First C-130J Max Endurance Operation
MAY 1, 2024 - The 317th Airlift Wing achieved a significant milestone on April 20, 2024, by becoming the first unit in Air Mobility Command's history to complete a C-130J Super Hercules Max Endurance Operation equipped with external fuel tanks. This operation, dubbed Hazard Leap, highlighted the wing's extended range capabilities and established a new standard in operational … [Read more...]