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  • Political activity Do's and Don’ts for Airmen, Guardians, DoD employees

    In our democracy, elections are quite common, and with a presidential election this year, we can expect many opportunities for citizens to participate in the democratic process. With this in mind, it is important to be aware of specific guidelines that apply to service members and federal employees

  • Task Force-Southeast supports COVID-19 fight

    The Department of Defense has stood up task forces across the U.S. to provide relief to state health care systems fighting COVID-19.Task Force-Southeast, led by Ninth Air Force, is the primary DoD support organization for the Federal Emergency Management Agency response to COVID-19 in FEMA Regions

  • Warfighters return to loved ones

    During the seven-month deployment the 74th Fighter Squadron flew more than 1,700 sorties, employed weapons over 4,400 times, destroyed 2,300 targets and killed 2,800 insurgents.

  • Unified by diversity: BSC celebrates 53 years

    The Chief of Staff of the Air Force signed a special order Jan. 28, 1965, to recognize officers in 17 different medical specializations as the Biomedical Science Corps (BSC). Team Moody’s BSC is celebrating their strength through diversity for the 53rd year, during BSC appreciation week Jan. 22

  • POL enables faster turnarounds, longer missions

    “With hot-pit refuels we’re prepositioned and they taxi to us and with the engines still running,” said Tech. Sgt. Zachary Beggin, 23d LRS NCO in charge of fuels distribution. “They hookup, refuel and their back up in the air and it decreases ground time by 66 percent.”Less ground time means more

  • Airmen jump through winter skies

    Airmen from the 820th Base Defense Group conduct static-line parachute jumps to maintain currency and ensure their ability to rapidly deploy anywhere in the world at a moment’s notice.

  • Pilot exemplifies Total Force Integration

    As part of a Total Force Integration initiative, an Air Force Reserve Citizen Airman attended the Weapons Instructor Course to deploy with his former active-duty squadron.Captivated by the close-air support and combat-search and rescue missions of the A-10C Thunderbolt II, U.S. Air Force Reserve

  • Challenge accepted: U.S. service members compete for German badge

    Imagine treading water in full-duty uniform after swimming four laps, running sprints, and holding a chin-up for more than a minute. These are only three of the six events service members completed to earn the prestigious German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge, or GAFPB, one of the most sought after