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Feb. 7, 2023
From the battlefield to the football field: Air Force surgeon’s skills knows no bounds

On January 2nd, when many football fans were watching the game between the Buffalo Bills and the Cincinnati Bengals, Lt. Col. Valerie Sams, an Air Force surgeon, was on call at UC Health’s University of Cincinnati Medical Center not knowing what she was about to face.
Feb. 6, 2023
CMSgt. Simanski: The Exit Interview

After 36 years of active and reserve duty, 15 assignments and multiple achievements, Chief Master Sergeant Andrew W. Simanski, the Individual Mobilization Augmentee to the Command Chief, Air Force Global Strike Command at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, has retired from military service. Before
Feb. 3, 2023
Kirtland tax center opens for 2023

The Kirtland Tax Center will be opening for the 2023 tax season at the Consolidated Support Building, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, Feb. 2, 2023.
Feb. 1, 2023
Leaders Look to Improve Domestic Violence Victim Support

"Domestic violence has no place in our Air and Space Forces — it breaks the bonds of our service family, destroys individuals, families, and our communities, and is illegal," Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall said.
Feb. 1, 2023
377th ABW hosts an all-call

Col. Jason Vattioni, 377th Air Base Wing commander, listens to a briefing during an all-call at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico. During the all-call, leadership discussed our adversaries, the 377th ABW strategic plan, patient advocacy and more. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Karissa
Feb. 1, 2023
Trailblazer retires with 40 years of federal service

A trailblazer who touched many lives, Regina Gray, the first African American woman to hold a GS-15 position at Defense Logistics Agency Energy, retired after 40 years of federal service Dec. 31, 2022.
Feb. 1, 2023
American Airmen, then, now, and in the future

On July 26, 1948, President Harry S. Truman signed the Executive Order 9981, calling for the desegregation of the U.S. Armed Forces and renounced 170 years of officially sanctioned discrimination. This event marked the first time a U.S. commander in chief used an executive order to implement a civil
Jan. 30, 2023
From spectator to aerial gladiator: AFOTEC Commander first general officer certified as fifth-generation aggressor pilot

Brig. Gen. Michael T. Rawls, Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Commander, is the first general officer to be certified as a fifth-generation aggressor pilot.
Jan. 27, 2023
AFRL commander highlights 2023 S&T goals

AFRL Commander Maj. Gen. Heather Pringle went visited AFRL's Lab Life podcast to review 2022 and speak about priorities for 2023.
Jan. 24, 2023
DOD's Safe Helpline has aided victims for a decade

For more than a decade, the Defense Department's Safe Helpline has provided a secure place for military survivors of sexual assault and their loved ones to get support and information 24/7.