July 19, 2024 AFGSC’s local business partnerships boost DAF technological capabilities, modernization efforts Another win for DAF & American small businesses! To date the partnership between AFGSC and local small businesses have secured contracts totaling $240 million of outside AFGSC funding for 70 modernization technologies from U.S. small businesses, with an additional $74.3 million in pending contracts.
July 8, 2024 Department of Defense announces results of Sentinel Nunn-McCurdy Review On Jan. 18, 2024, the Air Force notified Congress that the Sentinel program exceeded its baseline cost projections, resulting in a critical breach under the Nunn-McCurdy statute.
Nov. 16, 2023 United States-Japan-Republic of Korea Trilateral Ministerial Meeting Unilateral Press Statement U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Republic of Korea (ROK) Minister of National Defense Shin Wonsik, and Japanese Minister of Defense Kihara Minoru convened a Trilateral Ministerial Meeting on November 12, 2023.
Nov. 16, 2023 Defense Vision of the U.S.-ROK Alliance In 1953 the United States and Republic of Korea (ROK) signed the Mutual Defense Treaty pledging to promote peace, defend against external threats, and strengthen collective defense in the Pacific region.
Sept. 22, 2023 President nominates 28th under secretary of the Air Force Melissa Dalton was nominated as under secretary of the Air Force by President Joe Biden Sept. 21.
Sept. 21, 2023 DOD highlights 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' resources The Defense Department is providing resources that will feature useful information for veterans who may have been impacted by the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy.
Sept. 13, 2023 7 MXG resource advisor wins DoD-level award Dennis Waigand, 7th Maintenance Group budget analysts, at Dyess AFB, recently earned the Under Secretary of Defense Comptroller Financial Management Award for Contributions to Taxpayer Dollar Optimization in Washington D.C., on August 30, 2023.
Aug. 7, 2023 New benefit gives military families more flexibility in paying for dependent care The Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, or DCFSA, initiative provides accounts that allow eligible service members to set aside up to $5,000 per household in pre-tax earnings for qualified dependent care expenses.
Aug. 3, 2023 377 ABW deputy commander greets DoD, AF leaders for LULAC National Convention Col. Elizabeth Keller, 377th Air Base Wing deputy commander, waits to greet the Honorable Gilbert Cisneros Jr., Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, and the Honorable Alex Wagner, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force, at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, August 2, 2023. During
July 26, 2023 Graduate Program Fosters Strategic Leaders Applications for the Secretary of Defense's Strategic Thinkers Program are open. The graduate program produces officers and civilian leaders educated in strategic thinking and coalition operations.