DECEMBER 9, 2020 - A simulation program that can be installed on ordinary computers and laptops — the Joint Immersive Training System, or JTS — is currently being used to support pilot training. Traditionally, pilot flight instruction involves a combination of simulators and actual flying, said Air Force Lt. Col. Eric Frahm, a program manager for the Defense Innovation … [Read more...]
Annual Air Force Housing Survey Opens for Tenant Feedback
DECEMBER 8, 2020 - The Department of the Air Force is asking tenants of its privatized and government-owned housing to share their experiences and opinions of the programs via the DoD Tenant Satisfaction Survey beginning Dec. 8. The survey, administered by CEL & Associates, Inc., will be made available through an email link to all residents, who will have until Jan. 22 to … [Read more...]
Air Force Moves Physical Fitness Assessments to April 2021
DECEMBER 8, 2020 - The Department of the Air Force announced physical fitness assessments will now resume April 2021 and will no longer include the waist measurement component. To ensure social distancing practices remain in place during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and to give Airmen and Space Professionals time to prepare, testing was delayed from October to January and … [Read more...]
Air Force Hits Record Retention Levels
DECEMBER 2, 2020 - The Department of the Air Force is seeing its highest retention levels in 20 years, second only to rates recorded shortly after 9/11 in 2002. However, as hundreds of members who were previously planning to retire or separate in 2020 withdrew or delayed their departures amidst COVID-19 concerns, it led to fiscal year 2021 end strength numbers that already … [Read more...]
B-1B Demonstrates Capability to Carry Hypersonic Weapon Externally
DECEMBER 1, 2020 - The B-1B Lancer’s expanded carriage capabilities comes one step closer to fruition following an external captive carry flight over the skies of Edwards Air Force Base, Nov. 20. The flight featured a B-1B Lancer assigned to the 412th Test Wing’s 419th Flight Test Squadron, Global Power Combined Test Force, and carried an inert Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff … [Read more...]