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March 22, 2019
Air Force unveils new infrastructure strategy to get more value for money, improve facilities

The Air Force announced on March 22 a new Infrastructure Investment Strategy following a yearlong review that brings new analytical tools and focus that will enhance readiness at bases worldwide.
March 22, 2019
CY19A Reserve School Selection Board Public Release

Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center officials have released the results of the semi-annual CY19A Reserve School Selection Board as of Friday, March 22, 2019, at 1 p.m. MT.The selection board convened at HQ ARPC Feb. 4-7, 2019, to match selected members to their respective schools based upon
March 21, 2019
Air Force seeks triathletes for Armed Forces competition

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – The Air Force is looking for men and women for the 2019 Armed Forces Triathlon June 19-23, in Ventura County, California.Applications are due April 26 for coaching staffs and May 3 for athletes. Active-duty, guard and reserve members can apply through the
March 21, 2019
Shanahan: Space Force to Preserve Margin of Dominance, $19 Trillion Economy

If the gap is to be maintained between what the United States has in space technology and capability and what its closest competitors have -- a gap that’s closing fast -- it’ll be the recently approved Space Force that maintains it, Acting Defense Secretary Patrick M. Shanahan said.
March 19, 2019
International environment, innovation to headline 21st-century pilot training

The 77th meeting of the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Steering Committee, which is the governing body of the world’s only internationally manned and operated pilot training program, was held at Sheppard Air Force Base, March 11-15, to give representatives from partner nations an opportunity to
March 19, 2019
AFPAAS aids Airmen, families during emergencies

The Air Force Personnel Accountability and Assessment System, accessed through a user-friendly website at https://afpaas.af.mil, is designed to help Air Force personnel and their families who are directly affected by major natural and man-made emergency events such as fires, hurricanes, floods,
March 14, 2019
655th ISRW Airmen participate in career fair

Airmen from the 655th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing’s 14th and 71st Intelligence Squadrons spoke with senior class students at Xenia High School, Xenia, Ohio, during a career fair held at the school March 13, 2019.
March 14, 2019
Air Force Assistance Fund is just around the corner

The annual Air Force Assistance Fund, or AFAF, campaign will begin March 18 and will run through April 26.
March 13, 2019
445th Ops units participate in survival training

Members of the 445th Airlift Wing Operations Group performed their annual training at Naval Amphibious Base, Coronado and Marine Corps Air Station Miramar near San Diego, California Jan. 18-27, 2019. The training included water survival, Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Evasion, and low altitude
March 13, 2019
Air Force’s fiscal 2020 budget focuses on modernization, readiness, confronting global threats

The Air Force’s budget would rise to $165 billion in fiscal year 2020 under the White House spending plan unveiled March 12, a $10 billion increase that allows the service to grow, modernize and effectively adapt to an array of changing global threats.