Airman Alex Orquiza, 71st Security Forces Squadron, wears a next generation ballistic helmet during a door-breaching exercise at Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma, Sept. 15, 2020. The Air Force Security Forces Center at JBSA-Lackland, Texas, has delivered more than 27,000 helmets to security forces units as part of its effort to standardize and modernize Defender equipment across … [Read more...]
Air Force Releases Alternate Component Fitness Score Charts
NOVEMBER 13, 2021 - The Air Force will officially add new alternative components to physical fitness assessments beginning Jan. 1, 2022. The updated scoring charts can be found here. After announcing the components in July, over 9,000 data points were collected to determine the point values for each component by assessing approximately 2,000 Airmen from 23 … [Read more...]
Air Force Releases Findings on Interpersonal Violence Survey
(U.S. Air Force graphic/Corey Parrish) NOVEMBER 10, 2021 - The Department of the Air Force released findings from a force-wide Interpersonal Violence Task Force Nov. 9, which studied the depth and scope of how Airmen and Guardians are affected by interpersonal violence. The results are available for download here. After the Secretary of the Air Force established the … [Read more...]
Air Force Signs First Energy Assurance Lease
NOVEMBER 10, 2021 - The Department of the Air Force and Florida Power and Light Gulf Power Company (GPC), signed DAF’s first Energy Assurance Lease Oct. 13 for the construction of a solar microgrid system with an estimated 150 kilowatt photovoltaic solar array and 450 kW, 2.5 hour battery energy storage system at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida. Under the terms of the … [Read more...]
Skillbridge Offers Airmen Skills to Transition to Civilian Employment
NOVEMBER 9, 2021 - Effective Oct. 1, the Department of the Air Force implemented two significant changes to the execution of the Department of Defense’s SkillBridge program that impact Airmen and Guardians preparing for retirement or separation. The program is an opportunity for service members to gain valuable civilian work experience through specific-industry training, … [Read more...]