Air Force updates to AFI-36-2903, Dress and Personal Appearance

The Air Force announced a series of uniform updates to Air Force Instruction 36-2903, Dress and Personal Appearance of Air Force Personnel, effective July 13, 2018.

Air Force Tech Report: Pilot Training Next

The Air Force is searching for new ways to train pilots more efficiently and quickly. Leveraging virtual and augmented reality is a key part of the experimental Pilot Training Next program. It’s an effort that could help streamline the Air Force effort to quickly get qualified pilots in the air.

Pittsburgh C-17 takes flight from WPAFB

A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 911th Airlift Wing, Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station, Pennsylvania takes off from Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, June 14, 2018. The aircraft piloted by 445th C-17 aircrews is one of two C-17 Globemaster IIIs that arrived here June 11 and

445 CES helps build camp during IRT

Twenty-seven Airmen from the 445th Civil Engineering Squadron, spent several weeks in Crystal Springs, Mississippi May 12 – 26, 2018 and May 26 – June 9, 2018 honing their CE skills while helping to build a summer camp for special needs children.

CY19 EDEB Results Public Release

Air Reserve Personnel Center officials released the results from the CY19 Enlisted Developmental Education Board today. The selection can be found here. The selection board convened at HQ ARPC May 14-18, 2018, to match selected members to their respective schools based upon the needs of the Air

Safety Tip: Rest before you drive

445 LRS Airman is Diamond Sharp Award winner

Master Sgt. Lauren Harston, 445th Logistics Readiness Squadron first sergeant, presents the April 2018 Diamond Sharp Award to Staff Sgt. Jameccia Haygood, 445th Logistics Readiness Squadron, during the June 9, 2018 unit training assembly. The award is for exemplary performance, adherence to the Air

AY19/20 RDEDB Invitation to Apply

AY19/20 RDEDB Invitation to Apply: AY19/20 Air Force Reserve Developmental Education Designation Board (RDEDB) will convene Oct 22, 2018, at the Air Reserve Personnel Center, Buckley Air Force Base, ColoradoBoth the Invitation to Apply and RDEDB Application can be accessed via the myPers scrolling

445 ASTS assumption of command

Col. Adam Willis, 445th Airlift Wing commander, passes the guidon to Col. Roberta Stemen, incoming 445th Aeromedical Staging Squadron commander, during an assumption of command ceremony June 2, 2018. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Patrick O’Reilly)

Beat the heat: Avoiding heat stress

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio - During the summer months here outdoor heat is measured with wet bulb globe temperature readings. The WBGT is different from the heat index, which is a measurement of ambient temperature. Unlike the heat index, WBGT accounts for wind, cloud cover, and sun angle