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Jan. 31, 2020
Expanding the Mission

Nearly 50 years ago, astronauts Neil A. Armstrong, Edwin “Buzz” Aldrin, and Michael Collins made the journey back from the moon onboard Apollo 11. The men passed into Earth’s atmosphere and made a splash landing in the Pacific Ocean. This was the end of the astronauts’ journey, but it was only the
Jan. 29, 2020
USAF Expeditionary Center leadership visits 724th AMS

U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center leadership visited the 724th Air Mobility Squadron at Aviano Air Base, Italy, Jan. 24, 2020. U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Center leadership visited Aviano Air Base as part of a larger visit to the geographically separated units under the 521st Air Mobility
Jan. 27, 2020
AETC, AMC team up on VR solutions for modern C-130 training

Headquarters Air Force, Air Mobility Command, and Air Education and Training Command have been working on a virtual-reality platform for maintenance training through Mass Virtual, a contractor that scans real-world objects to create virtual environments.
Jan. 27, 2020
Fast money: MacDill awards small businesses for innovative thinking

Keeping with the innovation initiatives set by the Air Force, the 6th Contracting Squadron at MacDill Air Force Base hosted its second pitch day event Jan. 22, in Tampa, Florida.
Jan. 27, 2020
Total-force aviators take flight during Sentry Aloha 20-1

Sentry Aloha 20-1, an air-to-air combat exercise, is hosted by the Hawaii Air National Guard and designed to train Airmen from around the country in a joint and interoperable venue on a large scale.
Jan. 27, 2020
Army’s JRTC kicks off GFLR 20-03

Personnel from the 34th Combat Training Squadron and the U.S. Army collaborated with coalition forces from Canada during the joint forcible entry and airborne assault to kick off exercise Green Flag Little Rock 20-03 Jan. 11-21, 2020, at the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk, Louisiana
Jan. 23, 2020
U.S. Transportation Command’s Protocol office ensures the right first and lasting impression for organizational visitors and event participants

The U.S. Transportation Command’s Protocol office works in unison so that the initial, second, and ultimately, final impression of both visitors and event attendees reflects well on the organization and its senior leadership.
Jan. 21, 2020
Fairchild’s newest squadron completes first mission

Team Fairchild’s 97th Air Refueling Squadron successfully completed its first mission by supporting a 97th Air Lift Squadron C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Jan. 14. The 97th ARS reactivated in October 2019, in order to support 12 additional KC-135 Stratotankers and an estimated
Jan. 21, 2020
VR: Modern solutions for modern training

With technology constantly changing, the Air Force is actively seeking innovative methods to train today’s Airmen with tomorrow’s technology.The Air Force is committed to world-class training for Airmen by preventing stagnation in education through constant innovation to meet the needs of a new
Jan. 15, 2020
Air Force Aid Society launches new enhancements to its mobile budget app

The initial version of the AFAS Budget Builder App was launched in 2018 and was created primarily as a budgeting tool to help Airmen and their families improve how they save and budget their money each month. Prior to the Budget Builder App, AFAS provided paper check registers to Airmen and other

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