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Current PCS, household goods affected by supply shortages
June 14, 2021 — According to a newly released communiqué from the Air Force’s Personal Property Activity Headquarters, “Department of Defense demand this peak (PCS) season has greatly exceeded commercial industry capabilities, largely due to resource constraints associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Per industry, this resulted in a 25% decrease in their labor pool, resulting in (decreased) personal property movement capacity necessary to support private sector and government demand.”... MORE

NSA Charleston Holds Change of Command
June 14, 2021 — Naval Support Activity (NSA) Charleston held a change of command ceremony at The Redbank Club, June 11, 2021. Capt. Andrew G. Peterson III, former Commanding Officer of the Naval Power Training Unit Charleston, relieved Capt. Kevin M. Byrne as Commanding Officer, NSA Charleston and Deputy Commander, Joint Base Charleston. ... MORE

Air Force coins official Maintenance Duty Uniform, adds immediate wear of tactical OCP caps
June 14, 2021 — Air Force commanders of units with aircraft maintenance, industrial and other labor intensive Air Force Specialty Codes will have the option to authorize wear of a standardized, maintenance duty uniform, also referred to as coveralls, which may be worn on a day-to-day basis upon publication of the updated AFI 36-2903 anticipated for August 2021... MORE

Former senior leaders discuss the future of AMC at Mobility Statesmen
June 1, 2021 — Former commanders and command chiefs of Air Mobility Command met with Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, AMC commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kruzelnick, AMC command chief, during the . Mobility Senior Statesmen and Mobility Enlisted Statesmen symposiums at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois on May 27, 2021... MORE

Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Air Mobility Command commander, far left, and Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kruzelnick, AMC command chief, far right, gather with former AMC senior leaders at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, May 27, 2021. For the first time, former commanders and command chiefs met to formally collaborate on efforts concerning the Mobility Air Forces during the Mobility Statesmen symposium.

AMC debuts first large-scale virtual command center during MG21
May 28, 2021 — As the Air Force’s largest and longest exercise in rapid global mobility, Mobility Guardian served as the proving ground for AMC’s first large-scale integration of an Advanced Battle Management System, ensuring decision superiority with speed, agility and resilience and advancing warfighting capabilities in support of globally-integrated operations... MORE

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Lee Bostson, 621st Contingency Response Group contingency location team lead, tests a new virtual reality system during Exercise Mobility Guardian 2021 at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Alpena, Michigan, May 17, 2021. Mobility Guardian 2021 includes Air Mobility Command’s first large-scale training on Agile Combat Employment and Advanced Battle Management System through use of Tactical Data Link. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Lawrence Sena)

Air Force releases updated fitness test score breakdown
May 26, 2021 — Without the waist measurement as a scored component, push-ups and sit-ups will increase from 10 to 20 points each, while the 1.5-mile run will remain at 60 points. Scoring will fall into five-year age groups, as opposed to the previous 10... MORE

Physical fitness testing will resume July 1, 2021. Several changes have been made to the test to include increasing scoring for push-ups and sit-ups from 10 to 20 points each, five-year age groups and the waist measurement no longer being required. The Air Force has also worked on alternative strength and cardiovascular testing exercise options with plans to announce them in the coming weeks.

Multi-unit maintainer workshop pools expertise
May 25, 2021 — The 315th Maintenance Group hosted its first maintenance resource workshop involving a dozen bases between units from Air Force Reserve Command and the National Guard, May 12 to 13, at the North Charleston Coliseum, North Charleston, South Carolina. The 315 resource workshop brought the units together to formulate partnership, identify issues among the groups requiring resolution and formulate solutions... MORE

AF GeoBase safely integrates sUAS in AFCEC operations
May 23, 2021 — The Department of the Air Force is one step closer to safely and more widely integrating small unmanned aircraft systems into civil engineering operations, thanks to the Air Force GeoBase Program’s sUAS office... MORE

Julio Toala, Air Force Civil Engineer Center GeoBase program geospatial operations manager, receives training from Joseph Campbell, Emerging Technologies Institute chief technology officer and lead instructor, on drone pre-flight checks at San Geronimo Air Park, Texas, May 7, 2021. The training focused on pre- and post-flight checks, projecting flight patterns and 3D mapping using images from the drone. The Air Force GeoBase mission is to create and exploit geospatial information and services to optimize agile combat support and minimize operational risk.

Aerial Port of the Future initiative comes to Exercise Mobility Guardian
May 22, 2021 — ALPENA, Mich. -- Among the many innovation ideas and collaborative efforts taking place behind scenes of Exercise Mobility Guardian 2021 is the initiative, Aerial Port of the Future.Air Mobility Command is collaborating with the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) to modernize the logistics force, developing digitally-adept Airmen by updating... MORE

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Travis Alton, an Air Mobility Command command manager for Transportation Innovations, Systems and Futures, explains how to use the Android Team Logistics Awareness Switch during Exercise Mobility Guardian 2021 at the Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center, Michigan, May 21, 2021. AMC is collaborating with the Air Force Research Laboratory to modernize the logistics force, developing digitally-adept Airmen by updating processes which have remained largely unchanged for more than a decade. (U.S. Air Force video by Tech. Sgt. Kentavist P. Brackin)

Air Force, Army showcase joint capabilities during Mobility Guardian
May 21, 2021 — ALPENA, Mich. -- Air Mobility Command partnered with the Kentucky and Michigan Army National Guard to transport and deploy M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems during Exercise Mobility Guardian, May 15-27, 2021.Mobility Guardian includes AMC’s first large-scale training on Agile Combat Employment, setting the standard for the role mobility... MORE

Staff Sgt. Nathan Adams, 1st Battalion, 623rd Field Artillery Regiment, Kentucky Army National Guard field artillery crew member guides an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System off of a C-130J Super Hercules assigned to the 19th Airlift Wing at Volk Field Air National Guard Base, Wisconsin, May 20, 2021. The HIMARS is a multiple rocket launcher developed in the late 1990s for the U.S. Army, mounted on a standard Army M1140 truck frame and is vital to the joint force integration. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Aaron Irvin)