NEWS

Oct. 19, 2022
U.S. Air Force Declares HH-60W ‘Combat Ready’

The HH-60W Jolly Green II was declared ‘combat ready’ on October 4 by Gen. Mark Kelly, commander of Air Combat Command (ACC).
Sept. 28, 2022
Next to Skin and Defender Gear for Life (ILS-S)

In 2017, the Business and Enterprise Systems Directorate’s ILS-S Program Office fielded a new capability providing worldwide Mobility asset managers a Financial Improvement and Audit Readiness (FIAR) compliant capability for the full accounting of shipped, received, disposed, stocked, and issued
Sept. 15, 2022
ATSO rodeo keeps Hill Airmen mission ready

HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah -- Airmen with the 75th Air Base Wing participated in an Ability to Survive and Operate rodeo (ATSO) here, Sept. 13, 2022. The wing-level training exercise refreshed and instructed Airmen on skills necessary to survive and operate in a combat environment.
Sept. 7, 2022
Air, Space Force installations seek mediators to help with conflict resolution

The Department of the Air Force is seeking mediators for conflict resolution as an alternative solution to litigation for workplace conflicts.
Aug. 29, 2022
Air Force demonstrates defense-wide leadership through energy resilience readiness exercises

ERREs are helping the DAF address challenges brought about by asymmetric threats to enabling systems like energy and water, changes to the global climate, and increasing complexity and interdependency of missions and infrastructure.
July 16, 2022
New medical profile system to enhance communication, readiness

Medical profile systems are communication tools that act as a conduit between medical providers, ill or injured service members and their supervisors or commanders.
May 9, 2022
USTRANSCOM deputy commander makes thank you visit

Vice Admiral Dee Mewbourne, deputy commander, USTRANSCOM, visited Hill AFB May 3, to met with and thanked Airmen and civilians who loaded Ukraine lethal aid onto commercial 747s bound for Europe.
April 27, 2022
SECAF issues proclamation, outlines updates during Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

In conjunction with the proclamation, he also announced a new provision to the Department’s leave policy that enables sexual assault survivors to take up to 30 days of non-chargeable leave as they seek resources to support their recovery.
April 5, 2022
Air Force’s new intercontinental ballistic missile system has a name: Sentinel

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall approved the designation for the system that modernizes the ICBM leg of the Nation’s nuclear triad.
March 29, 2022
Department of the Air Force budget proposal focuses on transformation, modernization

While transformation and modernization are needed in real time, the 2023 fiscal year proposal is designed to build momentum for additional transformation in future budgets.