April 17, 2020 Video-conference calls are target for cybercriminals The increase in video-conferencing browsing trends has garnered the attention of hackers who are looking for innovative ways to infiltrate computer software systems.
April 17, 2020 Special leave accrual for service members Today, Matthew Donovan, under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness, signed a department-wide authorization for service members to accrue and retain an additional leave balance of up to 120 days. The department's actions to stem the spread of COVID-19 has significantly limited the ability
April 17, 2020 Around the Air Force: A New Normal and A Message to Parents Today's look Around the Air Force features Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein addressing Air Force parents about COVID-19 concerns and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth Wright begins a weekly video series, “The New Normal.”
April 15, 2020 AFIMSC geospatial tools help commanders manage COVID-19 risk JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – An innovative solution by the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center’s Detachment 4 at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, is giving commanders from U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa the ability to accurately assess operational risk and
April 15, 2020 AFSC Spotlight: Meet Randall Looke AFSC Spotlight: Meet Randall LookeRandall Looke is the chief of the Air Force Sustainment Center Contracting Directorate’s Operational Contracting Branch, which is responsible for contracting support for the 72nd Air Base Wing and all of Tinker’s tenant units. Since Looke took over as branch chief,
April 15, 2020 DOD Continues Global Military Operations Even as It Battles COVID-19 Even as the Defense Department supports the whole-of-government response to the COVID-19 pandemic, it continues its vital national security missions, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said yesterday during a Pentagon news conference.
April 15, 2020 As COVID-19 Crisis Continues, Servicemembers Civil Relief Act Protects Military While active-duty military members support the global effort to combat the coronavirus pandemic, the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act ensures that COVID-19 doesn't jeopardize their economic livelihood.
April 15, 2020 Reserve nurses mobilize to support COVID-19 response Two Air Force Reservist nurses with the 507th Medical Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base mobilized and departed for Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, April 13 and 15, 2020, to provide medical treatment to patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
April 14, 2020 Children at Hill's Youth Center give back by crafting face masks For the health and safety of those around us, face coverings have become a hot commodity. However, supply and demand makes has made them a little hard to come by lately. That’s why some children at the center have taken on the task of creating masks for themselves and for care givers at Hill AFB’s
April 14, 2020 AFSC Spotlight: Meet Kait Kampmeyer AFSC Spotlight: Meet Kait KampmeyerKait Kampmeyer, a child and youth program assistant at Child Development Center West, has worked at Tinker for a little over a year. She recently did an experiment called “Glitter Germs” with the children in her classroom to show them how important it is to wash