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Renowned test pilot Chuck Yeager dies
December 9, 2020 — Probably his most notable achievement was piloting the Bell X-1 experimental rocket plane, in which he became the first human to fly faster than the speed of sound in 1947, shortly after the founding of the U.S. Air Force as a separate service... MORE

Famed test pilot, retired Brig. Gen. Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager has died, Dec. 7. He was 97.

Department of the Air Force restores leave charged during restriction of movement
December 9, 2020 — Effective Nov. 20, the Department of the Air Force announced the ability to restore leave charged to members during a required restriction of movement after Aug. 6... MORE

Annual DoD housing survey opens for tenant feedback Dec. 8
December 8, 2020 — The annual survey provides Air Force housing officials, installation leaders and project owners feedback to shape the evolution of improvements that advance the Air Force housing portfolio that is provided to service members and their families... MORE

The Air Force invites all privatized and government-owned housing residents to participate in the 2020 Tenant Satisfaction Survey.

AETC to host second annual Force Development Summit Dec. 15-16
December 7, 2020 — As part of the effort to better develop the Airmen required to support the Air Force we need, Air Education and Training Command will hold the second annual Force Development Summit virtually Dec. 15-16... MORE

Department of the Air Force moves Physical Fitness Assessments to April 2021, removes waist measurement from composite score permanently
December 7, 2020 — To ensure social distancing practices remain in place during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and to give Airmen and Space Professionals time to prepare, testing was delayed from October to January and is now further delayed to April... MORE

To continue minimizing close contact among personnel during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and ensure units and personnel are fully ready to resume, physical fitness testing has been delayed from October to January 2021. Testing in January will proceed without obtaining waist, height and weight measurements.

437th AW delivers airlift capability to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base
December 4, 2020 — An aircrew from the 15th Airlift Squadron stationed at Joint Base Charleston, delivered two Halverson loaders, ground vehicles used to off-load and on-load cargo from aircraft, to Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NSGB), Cuba, on Nov. 12, 2020. The aircrew conducted an off-station trainer, OST, to swap loaders that were at NSGB with working loaders that came from Joint Base Charleston. Capt. Spencer Dewey, a C-17 Globemaster III pilot and aircraft commander assigned to the 15th AS, explained what missions the training supports. ... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Shane Thaxton, a loadmaster assigned to the 15th Airlift Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., guides a Halverson loader off of a C-17 Globemaster III at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay (NSGB), Cuba, Nov. 12, 2020. The 15th AS flew an off-station trainer to NSGB to deliver two Halverson loaders and bring two Halverson loaders back to Charleston. The aircrew also conducted airfield and low-level training at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, the Florida Keys, Lakeland Linder International Airport and Patrick Air Force Base. Two Airmen, assigned to the 628th Logistics Readiness Squadron at Joint Base Charleston, repaired two loaders before they were loaded onto the jet.

Joint Base Charleston teams up with local charity to airlift humanitarian aid to Honduras
November 25, 2020 — As families across the nation prepares for Thanksgiving, the 16th Airlift Squadron is offering Hondurans a reason to be thankful... MORE

AMC leadership awards Senior Airman with SLECP-A enrollment
November 25, 2020 — Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Air Mobility Command commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kruzelnick, AMC command chief, surprised Senior Airman Sidni Muldrow, a relocations journeyman assigned to the 628th Force Support Squadron, with the news of being selected for the Senior Leader Enlisted Commissioning Program, Nov. 24, 2020, via telephone conference with Joint Base Charleston leadership... MORE

Senior Airman Sidni Muldrow, a relocations journeyman with the 628th Force Support Squadron, Col. Katrina Terry, 628th Mission Support Group commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Jason Colon, 628th Air Base Wing command chief, participate in a teleconference with Air Mobility Command leadership at Joint Base Charleston, S.C., Nov. 24, 2020. Muldrow was recognized for being selected for the Senior Leader Enlisted Commissioning Program – Active Duty during the teleconference.

AMC STEP promotes Joint Base Charleston EOD Airman
November 24, 2020 — Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost, Air Mobility Command commander, and Chief Master Sgt. Brian Kruzelnick, AMC command chief, presented Tech. Sgt. Eric Jones, 628th Civil Engineer Squadron Explosive Ordnance Disposal craftsman, with his technical sergeant stripe as part of the Stripes for Exceptional Performers program, Nov. 20, via teleconference with 628th Air Base Wing leadership and the EOD flight present... MORE

Air and Space Force’s acquisition chief appoints Rapid Capabilities Office as integrating PEO for ABMS, expanding from startup toward rapidly scaling delivery phases
November 24, 2020 — Dr. Will Roper, Air Force and Space Force acquisition chief, signed a memorandum directive Nov. 24 assigning the Advanced Battle Management System delivery phases to the Department of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office as the integrating Program Executive Office... MORE