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March 19, 2020
Barrett points to recent activities as a clear example for why the US Space Force is needed

Unlike the Cold War, when space was primarily the sole province of the United States and the Soviet Union, today “many European nations plus Japan, China and India and more than 40 countries are spacefaring with satellites, probes and sometimes human travelers.
March 18, 2020
Telework options and guidelines for the Air Force Reserve civilians

As COVID-19 response and mitigation drives work force decisions, Air Force Reserve leadership is getting information out as quickly as possible to its supervisors and employees on civilian telework guidance. Telework is an option commanders may consider when making work force decisions in the
March 18, 2020
AFRC Fitness Assessment Guidance due to COVID-19

Fitness Assessments have been cancelled until Jun 2020. There is an article on myPers for more information.Effective 17 March 2020, all Official Fitness Assessment Testing is cancelled until June 2020. Members who are due for their Official Fitness Assessment in March will test in 6 months,
March 17, 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 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.