• DAF announces winners of 2024 facility design awards 

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force Civil Engineer Center announced the winners of the 2024 Department of the Air Force Design Awards on Dec. 20, recognizing five projects that demonstrated outstanding achievement in design, sustainability and energy efficiency.  The AFCEC

  • The $5 Million Airman

    An Airman at Whiteman Air Force Base becomes the first junior enlisted from the base to be granted the authority to sign contracts valued up to $5 million.

  • Exchange pilot program cements partnership with key ally

    The United States’ Military Personnel Exchange Program gives American and foreign service members the chance to learn and work closely with one another. It gave Branson, a Eurofighter Typhoon pilot, a chance to become a B-2 pilot.

  • 509th SFS wins Air Force level award

    Being named Best Large Security Forces Squadron in the Air Force is nothing new for the 509th Security Forces Squadron.The awards package that was submitted reflected the operational intensity that the 509th Security Forces Squadron faces every day and is a culmination of a team effort.

  • Innovation at every level: 509 FSS’s new composter

    The Ozark Inn Dining Facility just got greener with the introduction of a new composter that transforms food waste into nutrient-rich compost. The new composter is the first of its kind in the Department of Defense, able to fully compost the food waste, unlike a traditional dehydrator, which

  • DAF provides B-21 Raider program updates

    The B-21 Raider will incrementally replace the B-1 Lancer and B-2 Spirit bombers to become the backbone of the Air Force’s flexible global strike capability.