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  • Tech. Sgt. Lavandant Foster, 2nd Operations Support Squadron intel training wing flight chief, makes remarks during the Purser Park Monument unveiling ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 30, 2021. Lt. Brittain Purser was a pilot who passed away during a take-off collision at Barksdale and the monument honors his bravery and dedication to the Air Force mission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan E. Ramos)

    Barksdale commemorates fallen pilot with a park monument

    Tech. Sgt. Lavandant Foster, 2nd Operations Support Squadron intel training wing flight chief, makes remarks during the Purser Park Monument unveiling ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, July 30, 2021. Lt. Brittain Purser was a pilot who passed away during a take-off collision at Barksdale and the monument honors his bravery and
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    Safe + Sound Week - Take the challenge

    Join in the Challenge! The Department of the Air Force partners with OSHA in Safe + Sound Week each August. Safe + Sound is a nationwide event to raise awareness about workplace safety. Safe + Sound Week is August 9-15, 2021.
  • A phone displays the Air Force Connect app at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming, July 30, 2021. The Air Force Connect app can now be used to assist Airmen out-processing from F.E. Warren Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Charles Munoz)

    Mighty Ninety updates out-processing system

    The 90th Force Support Squadron has implemented a new virtual out-processing system over the past year in an effort to make departing base easier and more efficient for Airmen leaving F.E. Warren Air Force Base.
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    New AFCEC division key to nuclear infrastructure modernization

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas – The Air Force Civil Engineer Center is centralizing its support of the Air Force’s multi-billion-dollar nuclear infrastructure portfolio with a new division.The nuclear enterprise division, or CFN, supports the Department of Defense’s nuclear triad by integrating modernization efforts for the two Air Force-led
  • SSgt. Calvin Navarro, missile maintainer assigned to the 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron at Minot Air Force Base, poses for a photo. Courtesy asset from Calvin Navarro.

    Volunteering Airmen: A Day in the Life

    SSgt. Calvin Navarro is an all-around handyman. When he’s not working as a maintainer for the 91st Missile Maintenance Squadron at Minot Air Force Base, he is volunteering his skills to the Domestic Violence Crisis Center in Minot, N.D. 
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    Air Force conducts latest hypersonic flight test

    Test demonstrated several first-time events for the program.
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    ‘Accelerate change or lose’: Updating Muns nerve center

    Hollywood introduces U.S. command and control centers as the forefront of technological ability; often shown with seamless monitors that flow throughout the rooms, perfect installation and top tier technology.Inside the command and control center, it embodies 21st century technology, or at least it should.“Currently, across the Air Force and
  • Col. Daniel Diehl, 509th Bomb Wing commander, celebrates the win of the Elite Team of the Year award with the Whiteman Elementary students and staff at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri, July 21, 2021. The Military Child Education Coalition® announced Whiteman Elementary as the winning school of the organization’s annual Student 2 Student® Team of the Year competition, which recognizes school teams' contribution assisting and integrating military students in their classrooms. (Courtesy photo by Knob Noster School District)

    First Lady Dr. Jill Biden announces Whiteman Elementary Student 2 Student® Chapter as MCEC Elite Team of the Year

    The Military Child Education Coalition® announced Whiteman Elementary as the winning school of the organization’s annual Student 2 Student® Team of the Year competition July 21.MCEC officials selected winners at the elementary, middle, and high school level based on team achievements and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden then sent students a surprise video
  • The Barksdale Global Power Museum has over 4,000 pieces of inventory that are constantly in rotation. Items have been donated by veterans and their families, and other items are on loan from the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force located in Dayton, Ohio.

    New museum curator takes over at Barksdale AFB

    Barksdale Air Force Base has a museum rooted in honor and valor dating back to 1975 and continues to add to its collection to this day. A huge part of the museum’s collection begins with the museum curator.The museum curator position is not a position that is replaced often as it holds much responsibility and is a main reason for the success or
  • Senior Airman Eleazar Hernandez, 2nd Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment journeyman, hugs his spouse after his final chemotherapy treatment at the CHRISTUS Health Shreveport-Bossier medical center, Louisiana, July 2, 2021. Hernandez fought cancer for 6 months before entering remission. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Jonathan E. Ramos)

    Hopeful in the face of uncertainty : A true story of resilience

    A terrifying realization is not being able to achieve your dreams. An even scarier thought is possibly not getting the opportunity to start due to cancer. Diagnosed a year after just starting his new married life, Senior Airman Eleazar Hernandez, 2nd Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment journeyman, was diagnosed with cancer.
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