Aug. 31, 2020

Shooting through restrictions

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, California — The 940th Security Forces Squadron holds weapons qualification classes every reserve weekend.Even in a COVID-19 restricted environment, the training must go on.Security forces specialist Tech. Sgt. John Ferguson said there are some challenges involved trying to train and qualify in a limited environment where safety, as well as strict health

Aug. 31, 2020

COVID-19 doesn’t stop CBRN

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, California — Air Force members across the world are required to be ‘green to go,’ having all readiness training completed and prepared to deploy within 72 hours. That includes Reserve Citizen Airmen.Since March 2020, servicemembers have been completing training while following COVID-19 health guidelines.Part of readiness training includes Chemical, Biological,

Aug. 24, 2020

New ID cards being issued for military family members, retirees

Defense Department began issuing Next Generation Uniformed Services Identification Cards July 31, the first time since 1993 that changes to the card have been made.

Aug. 20, 2020

Preparation and coordination equals mission success for dental clinic

BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, California — The 940th Aeromedical Squadron at Beale Air Force Base, California, proved to be on their game and mission while adhering to the COVID-19 guidelines issued by the base commander, Center of Disease Control and the Department of Defense during this August’s unit training assembly.The 940 AMDS teamed up with Logistics Health Incorporated based out of

Aug. 18, 2020

Acquisition chief to host ABMS-focused Ask Me Anything

WASHINGTON (AFNS) — The event will provide an opportunity for industry partners, the American public, and members of the media to engage directly with Dr. Roper and Mr. Dunlap on all things ABMS - the Department of the Air Force’s top modernization priority.

Aug. 17, 2020

Watch: Seek to Understand, Microaggressions

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas (AFNS) — Air Education and Training Command launched the first installment of "Seek to Understand," a series of educational videos featuring defined terms and personal accounts from Airmen across the command. The series seeks to address racial disparity and foster understanding of the unique experiences of Airmen from all walks of life. (U.S. Air Force

Aug. 16, 2020

Staying safe, healthy all summer

KIRTLAND AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AFNS) — As the summer months wind down, leadership at all levels advocate for the continued health and safety of our Airmen and Space Professionals on and off duty.

Aug. 15, 2020

AFRL neurotechnology partnership aims to accelerate learning

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFNS) — The Individualized Neural Learning System, or iNeuraLS, is a new augmented learning platform that will enable rapid learning by closed-loop modulation of cognitive states during skill acquisition. Essentially, the AFRL team seeks to develop a capability that will give Airmen the ability to rapidly acquire knowledge and skills on the fly through direct brain interfaces with the help of neurotechnologies.

Aug. 14, 2020

CMSgt Bass installed as the Air Force’s 19th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AFNS) — Chief Master Sgt. JoAnne S. Bass formally took the reins Aug. 14 as the Air Force’s 19th Chief Master Sergeant, in the process becoming the first woman and the first person of Asian American descent to be elevated to the service’s highest-ranking enlisted officer.

Aug. 5, 2020

‘This is it!’ former war refugee lives dream as Reserve Citizen Airman

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas — On August 6, 1992, the United States established diplomatic relations with Bosnia-Herzegovina following its independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; however, the country was in the midst of conflict.Tensions between Bosnia’s Muslims, Croats and Serbs escalated into armed conflict early in 1992 as a result of the break-up of