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March 16, 2020
459 ARW commander letter to personnel regarding coronavirus

Liberators, I hope each of you are well. In response to all that is going on related to COVID-19, more widely known as the ‘Coronavirus,’ I’d like to reach out to you directly. As you know, my first priority is taking care of airmen so I ask that you please make every effort to take care of
March 16, 2020
CSAF and CSO COVID-19 Message

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen David L. Goldfein and Chief of Space Operations of the Space Force Gen Jon W. Raymond deliver a message to the Air and Space Force regarding COVID-19.
March 15, 2020
Military health officials begin screening Air Force basic trainees for COVID-19

Each trainee is screened by qualified medical professionals upon arrival at the BMT reception center and anyone identified as a potential infected person would then be isolated from the rest of the population and provided treatment. During screening, all appropriate Centers for Disease Control
March 12, 2020
Update on DOD COVID-19 Measures

Today, the Secretary of Defense announced new travel restrictions for 60 days for service members, DoD civilians and families traveling to, from, or through Level 3 locations, as designated by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). These restrictions are effective March 13."The
March 9, 2020
459 SFS particpates in ruck march

Members of the 459th Security Forces Squadron participate in physical fitness together with an added challenge to the run.
Feb. 26, 2020
JBA to transition to cloud-based enterprise services

Joint Base Andrews will soon experience changes to email, file sharing, and collaboration services as the Air and Space Forces adopt cloud-based technology.
Feb. 20, 2020
JBA commander, 11 MDSS speak to state assembly on updated military spouse reciprocity

Col. Andrew Purath, 11th Wing and Joint Base Andrews Commander, and Master Sgt. Heather Kirscher, 11th Medical Support Squadron First Sergeant, spoke to both the Education, Health and Environmental Affairs Committee on Senate Bill 280, Feb. 6, 2020 and to the Economic Matters Committee on House Bill
Feb. 14, 2020
AF Acquisition Boss Talks Future of Space

Dr. William Roper, assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition, technology, and logistics, visited the Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) to discuss the future of space acquisitions, Feb.6. As the Department of the Air Force Service Acquisition Executive, Dr. Roper is responsible for
Feb. 8, 2020
Air Force partners with Google to improve IT security

The effort covers three areas: Network-as-a-Service, End User Services and Compute and Store, and consists of technical assessments to determine if alternative solutions can meet unique Air Force requirements.
Feb. 4, 2020
Overcoming obstacles: A first sergeant’s struggle to seek help

“I felt alone. I cared about nothing, withdrew from all, convincing myself nobody wanted me around and that I was just in the way. Maybe everyone would be better off without me. I was in pain.”Senior Master Sgt. Michael Tesoriero had many negative thoughts running through his mind as he walked the