DECEMBER 16, 2022 - The Department of the Air Force has implemented a central fund for reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. This approach will provide DAF senior leaders with greater insights about the types of reasonable accommodations requested and funded throughout the DAF. "This central fund will help the Department of the Air Force retain and … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 15, 2022 - Cannon Air Force Base and the local community are combining their efforts by creating subcommittees dedicated to the Air Force initiative Five & Thrive. The Five & Thrive initiative focuses on safe and affordable housing, medical care, spouse employment, education and childcare. David Robinson, Cannon AFB’s Air and Space Force civic leader, … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 14, 2022 – Five partner nation air forces worked together to deliver humanitarian aid as part of Operation Christmas Drop 2022, the Department of Defense’s longest-running humanitarian aid mission delivering essential supplies to island communities in the western Pacific, Dec. 4-13, 2022. Aircrew from the U.S. Air Force, Republic of Korea Air Force, Japan Air … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 14, 2022 - Air Force Gen. Anthony J. Cotton relieved Navy Adm. Charles A. Richard as commander of U.S. Strategic Command during a ceremony at Offutt Air Force Base Dec. 9. Cotton becomes USSTRATCOM's eighth commander, highlighting the enduring stability of the nation's strategic enterprise during a time of increased global pressure and reliance on a safe, reliable, … [Read more...]

DECEMBER 13, 2022 - Lt. Gen. Tony Bauernfeind assumed command of Air Force Special Operations Command during a ceremony in the Freedom Hangar at Hurlburt Field Dec. 9. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. presided over the ceremony where Bauernfeind took the guidon from Lt. Gen. Jim Slife, who will go on to serve as the deputy chief of staff, operations, Headquarters … [Read more...]