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Stories of Service: Airman to Olympian
March 31, 2023 — A former Olympian now serves as an Airman to give back to the country that helped her fulfill her dreams... MORE

Stories of Service graphic. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Jim Masie)

DAF to launch myEval in 2022
January 7, 2022 — Beginning January 2022, the Department of the Air Force will launch a new enlisted and officer evaluation system application, myEvaluation, to further support ongoing IT and talent management transformations for Total Force Airmen and Guardians... MORE

Department of the Air Force recognizes Energy Awareness Month
October 3, 2021 — Energy Awareness Month gives the Department of the Air Force the opportunity every October to look at the critical role energy plays in its combat capabilities and readiness... MORE

Energy Awareness Month gives the Department of the Air Force the opportunity every October to look at the critical role energy plays in its combat capabilities and readiness.

Department of the Air Force begins integrated personnel, pay system modernization
August 4, 2021 — Uniformed Total Force Airmen and Guardians are invited to create Air Force Integrated Personnel and Pay System accounts as part of a two-phase personnel and pay modernization program... MORE

Wanted: Innovative ideas for Spark Tank 2022
August 2, 2021 — Spark Tank 2022, a Department of the Air Force annual competition in which Airmen and Guardians pitch innovative solutions to operational problems, will accept submissions in early August 2021... MORE

Master Sgt. Justin Bauer from the 355th Fighter Wing at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., was awarded the Spark Tank 2021 trophy for his idea, “Innovative Approach to C-130 Wheel Repair.” Spark Tank 2022, a Department of the Air Force annual competition in which Airmen and Guardians pitch innovative solutions to operational problems, will accept submissions in early August 2021.

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.

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.

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