OCTOBER 14, 2019 - The Air Force Academy redesigned its Airmanship program to give cadets more opportunities to experience the Air Force’s flying mission and produce the best pool of rated candidates. Launched at the start of the fall semester, Airmanship Next augments live-flight at the airfield with virtual reality training to reach cadets who may have been excluded in the … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 11, 2019 - In the early hours of Oct. 10, 2018, many communities in Northwest Florida prepared for a storm expected to make landfall as a Category 2 hurricane. Tyndall Air Force Base was also preparing for the storm named Hurricane Michael. Base leaders evacuated nonessential personnel, stored equipment in protected areas as much as possible and a team of … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 10, 2019 - Houses torn to pieces, an entire base left in shambles and people left devastated by the destruction. One year ago, Hurricane Michael tore through northwest Florida directly impacting Tyndall Air Force Base. “Hurricane Michael was a defining moment for our unit,” said Lt. Col. Adrienne Stahl, 325th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron commander. “We experienced … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 8, 2019 - Trainees entering into basic military training at the 37th Training Wing the first week of October were the first group to be issued the new Operational Camouflage Pattern uniforms. When Air Force officials announced last year they were adopting the Army OCP as the official utility uniform, they developed a three-year rollout timeline across the force for … [Read more...]

OCTOBER 8, 2019 - October is not all skeletons and jack-o-lanterns, there are also scary things that live in cyberspace. October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month with this year’s theme, “Be Cyber Smart.” The awareness month is a collaborative effort between the Department of Defense, along with the Department of Homeland Security and its public and private partners. … [Read more...]