Aug. 6, 2024 Safe+Sound Week – Speak Up for Safety! The Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s annual Safe + Sound Week campaign, which originally kickstarted in 2017, will take place this year on August 12th – 18th. The campaign is a joint effort between safety organizations to encourage workplace safety and to assist companies in
Aug. 6, 2024 IRT mission bridges gaps in health services for Blackfeet Nation Service members provided medical services including primary care, counseling, dental services, vision care and glasses, behavioral health, nutrition services, and veterinary care - all at no cost to patients through the Blackfeet Tribal Health - Operation Walking Shield Innovative Readiness Program.
Aug. 5, 2024 Air Force Reserve Officer Honored for Heroism Air Force Reserve leadership presented Maj. Michael Medrano with the Airman’s Medal Aug. 2 at the Museum of Aviation.
Aug. 4, 2024 Yellow Ribbon Program Supports Deployed Airmen Tech. Sgt. Norman Beidler, an air transportation craftsman with the 88th Aerial Port Squadron, 514th Air Mobility Wing, recently returned from his second deployment to Iraq, where he faced the challenges of a combat zone. Stationed at Al Asad Airbase, Beidler described the experience as both
Aug. 1, 2024 CSAF’s Integrating Risk and Readiness campaign kicks off The U.S. Air Force kicks off the Risk and Readiness Campaign on August 1, stemming from the need to drive understanding that to win in our future fight, we must better prepare all Airmen to make risk-informed decisions, and to subsequently drive improved decision making at all levels. Active duty
July 31, 2024 445th AES, 711th HPW collaborate to improve en route patient care The 445th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron began assisting the Air Force Research Laboratory’s 711th Human Performance Wing in the development cycle of the Battlefield Assisted Trauma Distributed Observation Kit after a meeting July 15, bringing the medical documentation tool to Apple’s mobile
July 30, 2024 Wing AIMs to inspire youth, assist recruiting The 403rd Wing is now an Aviation Inspiration and Mentorship Wing and hosted their first event for more than 80 Louisiana Civil Air Patrol cadets July 29-30. AIM is an Air Force outreach program that supports community engagement with a mission to inform, influence and inspire the next generation of
July 29, 2024 MacDill Citizen Airmen Fuel Pacific Exercise The world’s largest international maritime exercise, RIMPAC 2024 promotes a free and open Indo-Pacific by fostering multinational cooperation and trust. The exercise allowed the Florida Reservists to practice Agile Combat Employment and showcase their mission-ready capabilities.
July 26, 2024 Total Force Integration: AFR aircrew executes live-fire training in Alaska on Active Duty AC-130J gunship The 5th Special Operations Squadron deployed a reserve gunship crew operating the AC-130J Ghostrider weapons system with support from active duty maintenance specialists to Alaska to simulate real life logistical challenges and hone in on their training requirements in an unfamiliar environment.
July 25, 2024 Civilian Health Promotions adds more free virtual fitness, health options The Civilian Health Promotion Services program has added new and innovative updates to their wellness web portal to help spur civilian exercisers into higher gear. And, like the rest of the CHPS programs, it’s all free.