April 13, 2020 AFSC Spotlight: Meet Joey Chapa AFSC Spotlight: Meet Joey Chapa Joey Chapa, a metallizing equipment operator in the 76th Propulsion Maintenance Group, is one of the key operators in the shop responsible for the thermal spraying of vital propulsion components. He is following in the footsteps of his parents, who both retired from
April 13, 2020 75th OSS keeps Hill AFB flying during COVID-19 While the “new normal” for some of the base’s workforce includes social distancing and teleworking due to COVID-19, the 75th Operations Support Squadron is making it happen while keeping Hill Air Force Base flying.
April 13, 2020 552nd Air Control Networks Squadron gives back during COVID-19 “When the United States began to be impacted by Coronavirus, we knew there must be something we can do to help,” said Airman 1st Class Stephen Criss, a software tester for the 552nd Air Control Networks Squadron.In response to COVID-19, the 552nd ACNS took their own initiative to hand sew more than
April 12, 2020 AFSC Spotlight: Meet Chaplain Sam Bridges AFSC Spotlight: Meet Chaplain Sam BridgesChaplain Sam Bridges, originally from Lufkin, Texas, has served in the U.S. Air Force for 31 years. In his free time, he likes gardening, landscaping and watching sports, especially baseball, with his wife. The main duties of the chaplain corps are to ensure
April 11, 2020 AFSC Spotlight: Meet Maj. Joseph Jones AFSC Spotlight: Meet Maj. Joseph JonesMaj. Joseph Jones, a certified physician's assistant with the 72nd Medical Operations Readiness Squadron and a team lead for the sick call triage and treatment team, has served for 24 years in the U.S. Air Force. In addition to administrative paperwork, Jones'
April 10, 2020 Hill AFB Airmen deploy to South Carolina to battle COVID-19 Two Airmen from Hill Air Force Base deployed to Charleston, South Carolina, April 9 in support of the U.S. government response to COVID-19. Tech. Sgt. Yves-denis Ekiti, medical logistics, and Staff Sgt. Mark Dennis, public health, are both members of the base’s 75th Medical Group and volunteered to
April 10, 2020 AFSC Spotlight: Meet Danny Bumb AFSC Spotlight: Meet Danny BumbDanny Bumb is currently serving as the 72nd Air Base Wing Plans and Programs Office’s Crisis Action Team manager during the COVID-19 crisis. Currently, the office is working on Tinker’s 30/60/90-day window and figuring out how to get the installation back on track when
April 10, 2020 DOD's Top Leaders Conduct Town Hall Meeting on COVID-19 The Defense Department has provided medical equipment to federal agencies in need, and DOD's top-tier research scientists and medical professionals are working with the private sector to develop a vaccine, Defense Secretary Dr. Mark T. Esper said in a live-streamed town hall meeting from the
April 10, 2020 Air Force implements options for Exceptional Family Members during pandemic The Exceptional Family Member Program instituted new support to minimize the impact caused by department COVID-19 policies, including the Stop Movement order and social distancing guidelines.
April 9, 2020 Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) now requiring patrons, employees to wear face coverings at its stores worldwide Commissaries worldwide are requiring some form of face covering for store employees and customers to enter a commissary. DeCA’s guidance is effective Friday, April 10. Commissary patrons must wear some form of face covering such as masks, scarfs, bandannas, clean t-shirts, or cloths to cover the