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  • Air Force delays mandatory wear-date for 2PFDU, OCP items

    In an effort to reduce unnecessary stress on Airmen and Space professionals during COVID-19 restrictions, several uniform changes scheduled to become mandatory for the Operational Camouflage Pattern and Two-Piece Flight Duty Uniform on June 1, 2020, have been delayed to Sept. 1, 2020.

  • 459th Religious Affairs Airman saves life off duty

    JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. -- Tech Sgt. James Laska recently used his extensive medical background gained from both his military and civilian training to save a life while on his civilian job.Tech Sgt. Laska is a Religious Affairs Airman with the 459th Air Refueling Wing Chaplain Corps and a Chief

  • TSP waives penalties for Coronavirus-related early withdrawals

    During the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, many people may be experiencing financial burdens they had not planned for. For participants in the federal Thrift Savings Plan, there may be an early withdrawal or loan option they can utilize to help ease their financial situation and the stress that comes

  • Fail Forward: Lessons learned from a career AF Special Tactics operator

    After nearly two decades in the Air Force, I have trained, tried and failed so many times that I’ve accumulated a near endless stream of consciousness that is simultaneously conscious and muscle memory. All of these lessons- hard learned and through both failure and victory- came to light during the

  • Air Force update for COVID-19

    In an effort to minimize the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 and to prioritize the health and safety of Department of the Air Force personnel, the following modifications have been made: