March 27, 2023 Edwards AFB hosts "Suffrajitsu" in honor of Women's History Month In honor of Women's History Month, Edwards AFB hosted a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu demonstration, March 24. The demo included historical lessons about Women's Suffrage in the early 1900s and how protestors learned the martial art as a way to defend themselves from angry mobs.
March 17, 2023 Female Fitment Program drives positive change in the Air Force The Female Fitment Program continues to influence daily life and duty for female Airmen, moving history forward for generations of women.
March 13, 2023 Military Celebrates Women's History Month The Defense Department recognizes the accomplishments of women in DOD and their contributions to national security, which help maximize its warfighting capabilities.
March 10, 2023 Women leaders discuss benefits of military service In celebration of Women's History Month, top women military leaders discussed the importance of recruiting and retaining the best and most competent personnel in the military.
Feb. 27, 2023 DAF hosts 3rd Virtual Women’s Air and Space Power Symposium The Secretary of the Air Force Office of Diversity and Inclusion will host the third annual Department of the Air Force Virtual Women’s Air and Space Power Symposium March 8-10.
Feb. 15, 2023 AFMC to host hybrid Women’s History Month mentoring panel The Air Force Materiel Command will host a hybrid Cross-Cultural Mentoring Panel to kick-off Women’s History Month, Feb. 28. The event will be held in conjunction with the AFMC Women’s Leadership Symposium and will be streamed live on ZoomGov starting at 3:10 p.m. ET.
Jan. 5, 2023 Commentary: Commit to 'do your part' this MLK Day As Dr. King said, “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and moment of convenience, but where he stands in moments of challenge and moments of controversy.” Our fellow Airmen — uniformed and civilian, active and reserve component — and our Air Force need us. They
Jan. 5, 2023 AFMC partnership drives progress in mentoring, diversity A unique partnership between two Air Force Materiel Command personnel teams continues to progress both mentoring and diversity goals across the enterprise.
Jan. 3, 2023 Hill Air Force Base launches ‘IDEA with DEIA’ speaker series The Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility office at Hill will host its first quarterly “IDEA with DEIA” speaker series event on Jan. 18. The speaker will be Chaplain (Col.) Ruth Segres, Chief of the Plans and Program Division for the Office of the Chief of Chaplains, Pentagon, Washington,
Dec. 28, 2022 Department of the Air Force establishes central fund for disability reasonable accommodations The Department of the Air Force has implemented a central fund for reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. This approach will provide DAF senior leaders with greater insights about the types of reasonable accommodations requested and funded throughout the DAF.