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 Distanced But Not Alone: Robins helping agencies share resources, guidance on staying resilient through COVID-19 crisis Social distancing, teleworking with children at home, and non-stop media reports of the coronavirus pandemic have left many feeling out of sorts. In the midst of this national crisis, Robins helping agency experts are reaching out to remind people that the base and surrounding community has
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 Team Hill Frontlines: Ed Richardson Ed Richardson works in Air Traffic Control and Landing Systems for the 75th Operations Support Squadron, where he maintains navigational aids systems and equipment used to control air traffic. His hometown is Clearfield, Utah, and his/her hobbies include camping, boating, shooting, and fishing.
April 15, 2020 DLA Aviation at Ogden employee first to graduate from Air Force Leadership School According to the Air Force Air University website, Airman Leadership School is the first level of the Enlisted Professional Military Education continuum and prepares senior airmen to be professional, warfighting airmen who can supervise and lead Air Force work teams to support the employment of air
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 15, 2020 Keep Calm and Cope with COVID Stress and anxiety serve a purpose. These emotions are your body’s way of alerting you to a threat, calling you to action! Here’s the basics: wash your hands often and well, avoid touching your face, practice physical distancing, cough and sneeze into the inside of your elbow, and wear a
April 15, 2020 New COVID-19 policy extends some ID card benefits Department of Defense Military Personnel Flights are extending Uniformed Service ID cards expiring on or after Jan. 1, 2020, and authorizing continued benefit use through Sept. 30, 2020, to comply with recent Under Secretary of Defense guidance. Retirees, dependents, 100 percent disabled veterans
April 15, 2020 Air Force Salutes campaign to honor those working front lines Air Force Salutes campaign is a way Airmen can honor someone in their community who doesn’t wear the Air Force uniform but still embodies the Air Force core value of service before self.
April 14, 2020 AFIT using 3D printing to develop N95 face shields WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - The Air Force Institute of Technology’s additive manufacturing laboratory has been printing face shield prototypes for the National Air and Space Intelligence Center to extend the longevity of N95 masks. The 88th Medical Group at Wright-Patterson AFB is