SEPTEMBER 21, 2021 - Several Air Education and Training Command initiatives to remove barriers for qualified candidates in the pilot candidate selection process were highlighted in the Air Force’s six-month assessment of its initial Racial Disparity Report, Sept. 9. Pilot candidates may now: Use their highest composite scores from any Air Force Officer Qualifying Test … [Read more...]
Afghan Donations Redirected to Other Bases
SEPTEMBER 20, 2021 - Donations which poured in to support the Afghan evacuation efforts at Ramstein Air Base continue to benefit evacuees outside the installation. Donations have been redirected from Ramstein to other bases during the Afghan evacuation operation. A total of 34,000 clothing kits were made and delivered to six pod populations, primarily at nearby Rhine Ordnance … [Read more...]
Navy T-45C Goshawk Crashes in Lake Worth, Texas, No Fatalities
SEPTEMBER 19, 2021 - Today at approximately 11 a.m. CDT, a Navy T-45C Goshawk jet trainer aircraft assigned to Training Air Wing 2 at Naval Air Station Kingsville, Texas, crashed in Lake Worth, Texas, approximately two miles northeast of Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth. The two pilots ejected from the aircraft. The instructor pilot was reported in stable condition; the student … [Read more...]
Strike in Kabul ‘Tragic Mistake,’ Kills 10 Civilians
SEPTEMBER 18, 2021 - The strike by a Hellfire missile in Kabul, August 29, which was launched in an effort to kill ISIS-K planners, instead killed 10 civilians, the commander of U.S. Central Command, Marine Corps Gen. Kenneth F. McKenzie, Jr. said. During a briefing today at the Pentagon, McKenzie outlined the findings of an investigation he directed following that strike, … [Read more...]
Air Force Team Champions Women’s Health Care
SEPTEMBER 17, 2021 - The Air Force’s Women’s Initiative Team has multiple lines of effort addressing barriers through policy change. The members of the WIT’s Female-Specialized Health Care Programs have a vision to build an Air Force health care system that strengthens high quality women’s care. “Our goal is to remove barriers so that it is easier for women to continue … [Read more...]