May 4, 2020 Childcare providers continue to support Hill families using special guidelines Service members are critical to carrying out the Air Force mission, which is why the Child Development Center and School Age Care program at Hill Air Force Base have continued to stay open during the COVID-19 pandemic. The CDC and School Age Care program at the Youth Center are providing weekly care
May 4, 2020 Esper Discusses DOD Readiness Amid Pandemic Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper held a virtual conversation with the Brookings Institution to discuss defense policy and readiness amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
May 4, 2020 Team Hill Frontlines: Cecilia "Ceci" Otto Cecilia "Ceci" Otto works for AAFES as the Starbucks manager. She is involved in every aspect of the operation from ordering products, receiving deliveries, paying invoices, scheduling associates, counting monthly inventory and daily cleaning and sanitizing of the facility. Ceci is from Taytay
May 4, 2020 Strengthen your immune system with exercise Exercise can have a profound impact on the normal functioning of the immune system. According to the American College of Sports Medicine, performing regular bouts of cardiorespiratory exercise is shown to improve immune responses to vaccination, lower chronic low-grade inflammation and improve
May 4, 2020 Hanscom looks to expand partnerships within innovation ecosystem As the University of Massachusetts Lowell Research Institute prepares for a late August 2020 opening of its Northstar campus, a non-profit Department of Defense technology hub, in Lincoln, Mass., Hanscom acquisition leaders are looking forward to even more local innovation partnership.The Northstar
May 4, 2020 Robins Frontlines: Glassy Barnhart Glassy Barnhart, 78th Medical Operations Squadron licensed practical nurse, cares for patients at the medical clinic amidst COVID-19.The 78th MDOS provides comprehensive primary care and limited referral and space-available subspecialty care to TRICARE-enrolled patients at the medical group.The
May 4, 2020 Robins Frontlines: Jo Ciapponi Jo Ciapponi, Robins Air Force Base Commissary sales, services customers at the commissary checkout amidst COVID-19.The commissary carries a wide variety of grocery items as well as fresh deli sandwiches, rotisserie chicken, sushi, baked goods and cakes available all day.For all you do at Team Robins
May 4, 2020 Robins Frontlines: Athena Romo Athena Romo, Base Chapel coordinator, has kept busy taking care of Airmen while serving as the Refuge coffee bar manager as well as coordinating every event that takes place at the Refuge in the midst of COVID-19. While doing so, she’s encouraged physical distancing, along with all safety measures
May 4, 2020 Contracting finds remote solution to accomplish mission WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio (AFLCMC) – Contracting experts here and at Hanscom AFB found two solutions to a long-standing limitation that allowed full mission execution despite distributed operations.The final proof is contracting actions are on the same pace as last year without any slowing due to
May 3, 2020 NPC determined to be a successful proof of concept JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. – Culminating with an in-flight demonstration on April 30, 2020, the Negatively Pressurized Conex (NPC) proof of concept prototype successfully proved its capability to potentially transport individuals with infectious diseases, such as COVID-19.Air Force Materiel Command