July 2, 2019 Displaying "Old Glory" with honor This week, American flags will be displayed across the nation in celebration of the Independence Day holiday. Following a few guidelines can ensure we are displaying Old Glory properly.
July 2, 2019 Patient impaled with firework underscores need for safety Fireworks won’t be the only thing skyrocketing on the Fourth of July. Injuries will also be on the rise if people light up the sky without keeping safety in mind. One San Antonio resident found out the hard way that fireworks festivities can backfire in life-changing ways in a split second.
July 1, 2019 Air Force stands up Air Force Medical Readiness Agency In a ceremony Friday at the Defense Health Headquarters in Falls Church, Virginia, the Air Force Medical Service stood up a new field operating agency, the Air Force Medical Readiness Agency.Lt. Gen. Dorothy Hogg, Air Force Surgeon General, and Brig. Gen. Mark Koeniger, incoming AFMRA commander,
June 28, 2019 Living with post-traumatic stress disorder Imagine someone holds a gun to your head, and then they pull the trigger.Tech. Sgt. Trevor Brewer, with 72nd Security Forces Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, doesn’t have to imagine it. He lived it.On March 2, 2011, a terrorist boarded the bus Brewer was on and placed a gun to his head. He is
June 27, 2019 Call out for acquisition banshees The Banshee education partnership is open for nominations from divisions within the three Hanscom Program Executive Offices. It is a two-week course designed to build fully-capable acquisition professionals by catering to all career fields and providing educational opportunities for them in program
June 27, 2019 AFIT students inform Pentagon energy initiative as part of new course Initiated and funded by Air Force Operational Energy, the course covers topics such as aircraft physics, aircraft energy requirements including propulsion & mission systems and the technologies used to meet those requirements. Future technologies are also considered, along with operational factors
June 27, 2019 Learn from the Pro's -- Working with Congress WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – For acquisition professionals interested in learning more about Congress, the budgetary process and where the Air Force fits in, the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center is hosting a training event designed to provide a behind-the-scenes view of the
June 27, 2019 AFRL’s metals experts receive STAR Team Award WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Four members from the Metals Branch at the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory, were designated as an Air Force Office of Scientific Research STAR Team for the years 2019-2021. AFOSR acknowledges researchers who have
June 27, 2019 Tech. Sgt. Courtney Richardson: “From one Airman to another, ask for help and never give up” The old saying goes, "A picture is worth a thousand words. Since 2004, Tech. Sgt. Courtney Richardson has been telling the Air Force story through pictures as a public affairs photojournalist.“Serving as a photographer has been a great job; I would not trade it for any other job in the Air Force,”
June 27, 2019 Air Force awards contract for Silver Bullet Replacement WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Mobility and Training Aircraft Directorate recently awarded an $8.5 million contract to SelectTech Services Corp, of Centerville, Ohio for the design, development, integration, test and delivery of two Roll-On