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  • Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright outprocesses Senior Airman R. Tyler Thompson, 436th Maintenance Squadron aircraft maintenance journeyman, Sept. 3, 2019, at Dover Air Force Base, Del. Airman 1st Class Lauren Lewis, 436th Force Support Squadron career development technician, guided Wright through the entire process. (U.S. Air Force photo by Roland Balik)

    CMSAF highlights resiliency while visiting Team Dover

    Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth O. Wright highlighted the importance of resiliency during his visit with Team Dover Sept. 3 to 4.“Stay focused, be a dreamer, dream big, set goals for yourself, and utilize the people around you to help you work through the challenges and achieve the goals that you set for yourself,” said Wright.The visit
  • Airman 1st Class Lauren Sprunk, 23d Wing photojournalist, and her son, Jayce, pose for a photo illustration, May 11, 2017, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., in honor of mothers who serve in the military. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration by Airman 1st Class Lauren M. Sprunk and Senior Airman Janiqua Robinson)

    Air Force mandates dedicated space for nursing mothers

    The policy enables commanders to support nursing mothers by outlining procedures and requirements for establishing a private, secure (lockable from the inside) and sanitary location for the purpose of breastfeeding and/or expressing breast milk.
  • Airmen stand in formation during a Military Training Leader course graduation ceremony at the Levitow Training Support Facility on Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, May 30, 2019. The MTL course is responsible for training approximately 120 MTLs per year. Those MTLs are then responsible for training approximately 30,000 Airmen in 49 different locations that fall under Air Education and Training Command. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

    Air Force officials announce tour length changes

    The tour length reduction from four to three years for military training instructors, military training leaders, Air Education and Training Command technical training instructors with prefix “T”, “J”, or “X” and stateside professional military education instructors was announced July 1, renewing the focus on increasing operational readiness and improving Airmen resiliency.
  • Chief Master Sgt. John Grutzmacher, loadmaster, 96th Airlift Squadron, 934th Airlift Wing, Minneapolis–St. Paul Joint Air Reserve Station, Minnesota, explains loading procedures to soldiers assigned to the 173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team, during Immediate Response 2019 May 14, 2019, at Aviano Air Base, Italy. The exercise is designed improve readiness and interoperability among participating allied and partner nations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Zachary Cacicia)

    Snapshot: Minnesota, Dover reservists team up for Immediate Response 2019

  • Headquarters Air Force Director of Staff Lt. Gen. Jacqueline D. Van Ovost, Headquarters Air Force director of Staff, gives Mae Krier, an original Rosie the Riveter, a tour of the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., during her first-ever visit March 20, 2019. Krier was accompanied by Dawn Goldfein, the spouse of Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein. (U.S. Air Force photo by Adrian Cadiz)

    World War II laborer champions ‘Rosie the Riveter’ legacy at Pentagon, Capitol Hill

    When it comes to symbolizing the influx of women in the workforce and the wave of patriotism and feminism that surge sparked during World War II, few American icons are more recognizable than “Rosie the Riveter.” Artist J. Howard Miller’s 1942 poster, featuring a bandanna-donning, blue-collared woman with the famed flex beneath the rally cry, “We Can Do It!” grew over time to represent millions of women who stepped up to fill various stateside labor-intensive jobs once held by men, now tapped to fight German and Japanese forces.
  • Senior Master Sgt. Esteban Lopez, 310th Aerospace Medicine Flight, administers the flu shot to Staff Sgt. Monica Arana, 310th Force Support Squadron, at the 310th Space Wing's commander's call on Sunday, Nov. 5, 2017.

    SG increasing lethality at Wings

    The Surgeon General’s Office of the Air Force Reserve Command here is revitalizing the medical waiver adjudication process from the top down. They recently tested a new process where wing commanders have the authority to allow members to continue serving, in a full or limited range, while his or her waiver is being adjudicated at headquarters. The commander will review the member’s records and make the decision in conjunction with a local medical provider’s recommendation.

  • Air Force to finalize review process for non-deployable Airmen

    The Air Force is finalizing details on how it will implement Department of Defense Instruction 1332.45, Retention Determination for Non-Deployable Service Members.
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    Government charge card required for Air Force travel

    A recent change to a Defense Department travel instruction strengthens enforcement of an Air Force policy that requires travelers to use a Government Travel Charge Card, also known as an Individual Billing Account.
  • This graphic represents service members from around the world who participate in the Blended Military Retirement System.

    Blended Military Retirement System to take effect Jan. 1

    One of the most wide-reaching and significant changes to military pay and benefits over the last 70 years goes into effect Jan. 1 with the implementation of the Uniformed Services Blended Retirement System, known as BRS.

  • Air Force Entertainer of the Year announced

    Senior Airman Marcus Ward is the 2017 Air Force Entertainer of the Year.
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