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Air Force General Openly Shares his Mental Health Appointment: ‘Warrior heart. No stigma.’

The four-star general in charge of Air Mobility Command has announced that he has an upcoming mental health appointment to let service members know that seeking care is a sign of strength, not weakness. Air Force Gen. Mike Minihan recently shared on social media that his appointment is scheduled for 1 p.m. on Tuesday. Minihan tweeted […]
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February 1, 2022

Kendall: Air Force Still Digging Itself Out of ‘Readiness Hole’

The Department of the Air Force is set to embark on a readiness review as it works to dig itself out of a “readiness hole,” Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said during a virtual Coffee Talk event with Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass. During the Jan. 27 event, Kendall was […]
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February 1, 2022

Biden Turns to Military to Fill COVID-19 Medical Gap

Present Joe Biden has again turned to the military to fill staffing shortages and to help hospitals surge medical staffs as the omicron variant of COVID-19 continues to strain hospitals nationwide. Defense Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell joined Biden on Jan. 13 to announce that 1,000 Active-duty military medical personnel […]
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January 17, 2022

Collins Aerospace Will Update B-52 Power Generation

Collins Aerospace, part of Raytheon Technologies, will upgrade the B-52 bomber’s power generation system, the company said. The improvements will help boost the B-52’s range while reducing its carbon footprint, Collins reported. Boeing is the Air Force’s integrator for B-52 modernization, including the re-engining of the bomber with new powerplants being supplied by Rolls-Royce North […]
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January 17, 2022

Unvaccinated Airmen Lose Pay, Benefits as Air National Guard Yanks Orders

A new year is bringing new consequences for thousands of Air National Guardsmen who aren’t vaccinated against the coronavirus. As of Dec. 31, 2,500 unvaccinated airmen and Space Force guardians are ineligible for pay or benefits from the Air National Guard. Those troops are also banned from finishing out jobs, taking on new orders, showing […]
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January 10, 2022

Out with the Old, In with the New Air Force PT Tests

Resolving to work out more in 2022? Practice the exercises that joined the Air Force physical fitness test on Jan. 1. In the Air Force’s first full year of regularly scheduled PT tests since 2019, it’s letting airmen mix and match the exercises they want to be judged on. Proponents hope the change will play to […]
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January 10, 2022

More People are Joining the Air Force in their Late 30s

Yoko Holdren wants to work. She tried to find jobs for more than a decade but seemingly hit a roadblock at every turn. First it was the frequent moves with her husband, Master Sgt. Donovan Holdren, and the cost of child care for their three kids. Then it was German employment and citizenship rules at […]
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January 7, 2022

RAND to USAF: Don’t Take GBSD Support for Granted

A new report by the RAND Corp. cites support from the White House and Congress for modernizing the nuclear triad, but its authors also offer a stark warning to the Air Force, which owns two of the triad’s three legs, to “not take this support for granted.” The Biden administration’s original fiscal 2022 budget requested […]
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January 6, 2022

35 Incredible Photos from a Chaotic Year for the U.S. Military

From the nation’s capital to Afghanistan, service members were asked to defend America, Americans, and American ideals around the world in 2021.  Those missions included assisting local hospitals as they battled the coronavirus pandemic, guarding the U.S. Capitol from those committed to upending democracy, and the evacuation of Kabul which claimed the lives of 13 […]
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January 4, 2022

MAFB Curling League Ramping Up  

First night is January 4  Curling is one of those sports that creates conversation. Mention curling to those who have not participated, and you will often hear remarks like, “I really don’t understand curling,” or “it doesn’t make a lot of sense.” Those who have picked up the broom and slid the curling rock down the ice toward a target some […]
by Jonathan Starr
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January 1, 2022
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