AUGUST 20, 2021 - Special tactics Airmen assigned to the 24th Special Operations Wing (HURLBURT FIELD) are responding to a request to augment humanitarian aid efforts in Haiti following a 7.2 magnitude earthquake on Aug. 14. The ST Airmen, working with Joint Task Force-Haiti, will be responsible for conducting airfield surveys to determine suitability for bringing in … [Read more...]
Civil Air Patrol Continues Auxiliary Efforts For The Total Force
AUGUST 19, 2021 - In 2015, the Air Force Doctrine Volume 2 “Leadership” was updated to include the Civil Air Patrol as an official Air Force auxiliary, and part of the Total Force. “All Airmen, including the members of the Civil Air Patrol, are directly responsible for acquiring, delivering, supporting, launching and driving Airpower,” said Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ … [Read more...]
2022 Selection Board Schedule Helps Shape Forces
AUGUST 17, 2021 - The Department of the Air Force recently published the Calendar Year 2022 Air and Space Force Selection Board schedules, identifying when thousands of Airmen and Guardians will compete for promotion, helping shape and develop the force. The upcoming schedule will see several changes from previous years, ranging from accelerating some promotion boards, … [Read more...]
The Initial Perception
AUGUST 16, 2021 - There are many common sayings that go along with how important the first impression you leave on someone is. No matter the circumstances for someone’s behavior, on any particular day, there is no way to reverse that initial interaction, conversation, attitude, etc. For this reason, and many more, the Air Force Wounded Warrior (AFW2) Program puts some of their … [Read more...]
AFMC Airmen Augment Alternative Fitness Beta Test
AUGUST 16, 2021 - Airmen at four Air Force Materiel Command installations are helping to beta test the new alternative fitness components announced by the Air Force in July 2021. Volunteer testers at Wright-Patterson, Hill, Edwards, and Tinker Air Force Bases will provide data the Air Force will use to determine if the new components are effective and are assigned proper … [Read more...]