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Feb. 27, 2020
Barrett highlights space, modernization, alliances, people as pressing priorities

Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett said Feb. 27 that successfully launching the Space Force while also modernizing the Air Force, strengthening ties with allies and partners and ensuring a culture of trust for Airmen and their families are the priorities that will drive the service into a
Feb. 27, 2020
Military Housing Privatization Initiative Tenant Bill of Rights signed by Secretary Esper

Secretary of Defense Dr. Mark T. Esper, Secretary of the Army Ryan D. McCarthy, Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas B. Modly and Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett have signed the Military Housing Privatization Initiative Tenant Bill of Rights.
Feb. 27, 2020
Military Dependent ID Card Shortage

The 78th Force Support Squadron DEERS office is in short supply of dependent ID card stock due to a supply shortage identified at the Air Force Distribution Publishing Office. They are forecasted to exhaust their current supply by the beginning of March.
Feb. 21, 2020
Building Healthy Relationships: Helping agencies offer ways to recognize, combat dating violence

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, one in three teens in the U.S. will experience physical, sexual or emotional abuse by someone they are in a relationship with before they reach adulthood, and two-thirds of them never tell anyone.
Feb. 21, 2020
STORMWATER STRAIGHT TALK: Put a lid on it!

Uncovered dumpsters, roll-offs, and hoppers are exposed to precipitation from rain events. Rain water can wash contaminants out of a waste container and into the stormwater collection system. The stormwater system then discharges, untreated, directly to local streams, lakes and rivers.
Feb. 20, 2020
Setting up for success: Skillbridge helps transition to civilian workforce

Skillbridge helps make the future less uncertain for military members separating from the service. The program is an opportunity for service members to gain valuable civilian work experience through specific industry training, apprenticeships, on-the-job training or internships during the last 180
Feb. 19, 2020
DoD to restructure 50 hospitals, clinics to improve readiness

The Department of Defense announced, Feb. 19, plans to restructure 50 military hospitals and clinics to better support wartime readiness of military personnel and to improve clinical training for medical forces who deploy in support of combat operations around the world.
Feb. 14, 2020
Mobile app supports new hire process

A new mobile application feature aims to make the on-boarding process and first days of work easier for civilian new hires across the Air Force Materiel Command. The “Newcomers” feature on the AFMC instance of the Air Force Connect mobile application provides new employees with step-by-step
Feb. 11, 2020
Team MXS Facilitates First-Ever Total Force Integrated Resilience Week

Team MXS crafted a Resiliency Week in December 2019, where a team of six Master Resilience Trainers and Integrated Resilience Training Assistants, took on the important task of selecting course material, organizing, and conducting a total of 12 classes for 101 Active Duty and Air National Guardsmen
Feb. 10, 2020
Ready to Respond: 78th SFS member takes prompt action to save man’s life

78th Security Forces Squadron Airman saves a man from an accidental self-inflicted gunshot.