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Energy Awareness Month gives the Department of the Air Force the opportunity every October to look at the critical role energy plays in its combat capabilities and readiness.

Oct. 1, 2021

Department of the Air Force recognizes Energy Awareness Month

Energy Awareness Month gives the Department of the Air Force the opportunity every October to look at the critical role energy plays in its combat capabilities and readiness. This year marks the final iteration of the three-year observance theme: “Energy Able, Mission Capable.”

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Sept. 22, 2021

Chief White speaks in senior enlisted panel at AFA

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — Chief Master Sgt. Timothy White, command chief of Air Force Reserve Command and Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of Air Force Reserve, speaks during the 2021 Air, Space & Cyberspace Conference Senior Enlisted Panel in National Harbor, Maryland, Sept. 22, 2021. During the panel White spoke about how the Reserve recruits and retains top talent

The COVID-19 vaccine has been mandated across the Department of Defense and despite its demonstrated effectiveness and safety, a host of myths have left some Airmen and Guardians hesitant to receive it. While social media posts and some news outlets may make it harder to keep up with what is fact or fiction, the science is clear … approved COVID-19 vaccines work. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

Sept. 22, 2021

Myths and facts about the vax — debunking common COVID-19 vaccine myths

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AFNS) — The COVID-19 vaccine has been mandated across the Department of Defense and despite its demonstrated effectiveness and safety, a host of myths have left some Airmen and Guardians hesitant to receive it. While social media posts and some news outlets may make it harder to keep up with what is fact or fiction, the science is clear … approved COVID-19 vaccines work.

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Sept. 22, 2021

AFRC commander discusses Reserve successes and future vision at Air, Space & Cyber Conference

ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. — Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, spoke about how the Air Force Reserve is critical to providing capability and capacity for the nation during a panel discussion at the annual Air, Space & Cyber Conference today in National Harbor, Maryland.

Gerald Murray, Air Force Association chairman and the 14th Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force speaks with Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass

Sept. 20, 2021

CMSAF reaffirms case for speed, innovation, culture change across the Air Force

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (AFNS) — Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass delivered remarks during the 2021 Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference at National Harbor, Md., Sept. 20.

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall delivers remarks during the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Md., Sept. 20, 2021.

Sept. 20, 2021

Kendall presents unsparing blueprint for confronting China, other threats

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (AFNS) — Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall presented his State of the Forces address during the Air Force Association’s Air, Space, & Cyber Conference, Sept. 20.

Under Secretary of the Air Force, Gina Ortiz Jones leads a discussion with wing leaders about the mandatory COVID vaccination efforts, Sept. 11, 2021, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. The USecAF wants to determine any limiting factors in the execution of the timeline, concerns voiced from members of the units, use of medical or religious exemptions, and best practices of communicating the safety and effectiveness of the vaccine, and show support for the units overall readiness efforts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Cierra Presentado/Released)

Sept. 14, 2021

Under Secretary of the Air Force talks mandatory COVID vaccination efforts with Air Force Reserve

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- During a roundtable discussion at the 459th Air Refueling Wing at Joint Base Andrews, Md., Sep. 11, 2021, Under Secretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones met with Air Force reservists to discuss the DoD-wide COVID-19 vaccination directive and its quickly approaching completion deadline of Dec. 2, 2021, for the Air Force

20 years later, we'll still never forget

Sept. 13, 2021

20 years later, we'll still never forget

NIAGARA UNIVERSITY, N.Y. — Twenty years after the September 11th terrorist attacks, members of the Western New York community gathered in front of Niagara University to remember.“The streets were covered with thick ash and the air was filled with smoke. It was an eerie feeling and one that will be planted in my mind as long as I live,” said Master Sgt Tara Wichtowski, 914th

The graphic is a blue background with the HQ RIO shield and a white bar with Notice to Airmen in black.

Sept. 13, 2021

UPDATE: Mandatory COVID-19 Vaccines for IMAs/PIRR

IR Team, Thank you for your service and for continually asking the right questions.  As you know, reaching 7,500+ IRs is not always easy, but getting information out about the mandatory Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination is vitally important.  Please continue to stay informed and work with us and your Active Component supervisor to get the

Smoke and flames come from the Twin Towers Sept. 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center, New York City, New York. This photo was captured with a disposable camera purchased specifically to capture events as they unfolded in front of Col. Ephod Shang, vice commander of the 367th Recruiting Group and deputy director at the AFRC Headquarters for Recruiting on Robins AFB, Georgia, when he was a newly minted captain at the time. (Courtesy photo by Col. Ephod Shang)

Sept. 10, 2021

AFRC reflects on the 20th anniversary of 9/11

ROBINS AIR FORE BASE, Ga. — As the ‘Forever War’ comes to a close, the Air Force Reserve Command and its service members take time to reflect. It’s especially important this year, the 20th anniversary of the reason America entered the longest war in its history to date. The terrorist attacks that occurred at the World Trade Center in New York, the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., and a field near Shanksville, Pennsylvania, the morning of September 11, 2001, changed American forever.