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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)

Multi-capable Airmen sustain strategic deterrence during Mobility Guardian
May 21, 2021 — After 28 years, Airmen once again flew tankers out of Oscoda; moreover, they sustained the strategic deterrence mission by providing on-site support services during Exercise Mobility Guardian, May 15-27, 2021. ... MORE

DAF releases update on telework, remote work guidance
May 18, 2021 — The DAF guidance memorandum, DoDI1035.01_DAFI 36-816 Telework Program, provides necessary clarification and expands the Department’s use of telework and remote work based on current lessons learned, pending a comprehensive review of the Department of the Air Force telework program... MORE

Air Force readies for return to enhanced CHES collaboration
May 15, 2021 — As Microsoft Commercial Virtual Remote Teams phases out on June 15, a cross-functional team of Air Force communication and acquisition experts are working diligently to welcome the workforce back to the enterprise Office 365 platform, primed to offer more robust features than ever before... MORE

FY21 voluntary force management programs conclude May 27
May 13, 2021 — The Department of the Air Force will conclude fiscal year 2021 voluntary officer and enlisted force management programs May 27... MORE

DAF to allow officers to opt out of promotion in certain circumstances
May 13, 2021 — Eligible officers, who meet certain conditions, may soon request exclusion from consideration for the next higher grade. The new policy will go into effect beginning with the major, lieutenant colonel and colonel Space Force promotion boards set to convene Oct. 16, and will provide more flexible talent management options... MORE

437th AW welcomes new commander
May 12, 2021 — The 437th Airlift Wing welcomed its new commander, Col. Robert Lankford, during an assumption of command ceremony at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, May 12... MORE

Air Force provides C2 advisors to operational-level commanders
May 10, 2021 — With global competition heating up, the need to maximize the agility of U.S. Air Force operational command and control has never been more pressing. Fortunately, the USAF’s Operational Command Training Program is a foundational piece of its current C2 training architecture... MORE

graphic: emblem of Operational Command Training Program