April 8, 2021 Air Force unveils new mission statement The Air Force released its new mission statement: To fly, fight, and win…airpower anytime, anywhere.
March 17, 2021 B-2s land at Lajes Field to join BTF mission Airmen from the 509th BW will conduct a hot-pit refuel of the B-2s and a crew swap with engines running before the aircraft return to the sky to continue the mission.
March 5, 2021 Around the Air Force: Acting SECAF’s priorities, CSAF Accelerates Change, and New Uniforms for PT and Maintainers Today’s look Around the Air Force highlights Acting Secretary of the Air Force John Roth’s priorities, the strategic approach of Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. and changes to the PT uniform as well as shorts for maintainers. (Produced by Staff Sergeant Eric Mann)
March 4, 2021 PT test pushed to July, updates to scoring, physical components ahead When assessments resume, the three-component fitness test (1.5 mile run, 1 minute of pushups and situps) will be reset with scores calculated on a new three component scoring table. In addition, work is underway to separate scoring into five-year age groups as opposed to the previous ten – for
Jan. 21, 2021 Air Force to allow longer braids, ponytails, bangs for women As an outcome of the 101st Air Force uniform board, Air Force women will be able to wear their hair in up to two braids or a single ponytail with bulk not exceeding the width of the head and length not extending below a horizontal line running between the top of each sleeve inseam at the under arm
Dec. 29, 2020 Air Force update for COVID-19 Below are current coronavirus disease 2019 statistics for Department of Air Force personnel:
Oct. 21, 2020 Team Whiteman ranks #1 for quality of education programs among Air Force bases Whiteman Air Force Base ranked number one in quality of education out of 154 Air Force bases surveyed in the 2019 Support of Military Families assessment released by the Air Force.“Educational options and opportunities in some areas are key decision factors for some of our service members on whether
Oct. 13, 2020 Air Force update for COVID-19 In an effort to minimize the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 and to prioritize the health and safety of Department of the Air Force personnel, the following modifications have been made:
Sept. 16, 2020 Department of the Air Force pushes fitness testing to Jan. 1 To continue minimizing close contact among personnel during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and ensure units and personnel are fully ready to resume, testing has been delayed from October to January, and testing in January will move forward without obtaining waist, height and weight measurements.
Sept. 8, 2020 AFSVC launches pilot program for online food ordering at NAF operations As part of the Air Force Services Center’s enterprise-wide E-commerce initiative, the Nonappropriated Fund Food and Beverage Branch is launching a pilot program bringing online food ordering and pick-up to NAF food operations. Air Force Global Strike Command installations are the first onboard to