Pilot program to cover certain child care costs after permanent change of station move
WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- This week the Department of Defense kicks off a three-year pilot program meant to reimburse service members up to $1,500 for...
U.S. Space Command begins dual-track operations of spaceflight safety services with Office of Space Commerce
PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. -- U.S. Space Command and the Department of Commerce, through the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Space Commerce,...
First USSF Guardian launches into space with NASA mission
ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- For the first time, a U.S. Space Force Guardian was launched into space from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, as...
Guardian Airmen Development Program launches at DEL 8
PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNS) -- In February 2024, Chief Master Sgt. Caleb Lloyd, Space Operations Command senior enlisted leader, rolled out the Guardian...
DAF HEAT conference highlights ‘Pioneers of Change’
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas (AFNS) -- The Department of the Air Force Hispanic Empowerment and Advancement Team (HEAT) hosted a conference in celebration of...
Delta 8 enhances situational awareness through Space Cockpit COP powered by JCO commercial data
SCHRIEVER SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. (AFNS) -- Capt. Kristine Kovacs, formerly 4th Space Operations Squadron Weapons and Tactics, and Specialist 4 Jack Wallace, 4th SOPS...
Connecting families: DAF leaders, spouses discuss military family experiences
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (AFNS) -- The closing session of the Air and Space Forces Association’s Air, Space, and Cyber Conference consisted of a panel of...
USecAF highlights contributions of women in national security
ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- Many Americans correlate national defense with the service members who wear the uniform. Under Secretary of the Air Force Melissa Dalton...
Space Force awards four ‘Quick Start’ Resilient GPS agreements
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AFNS) -- The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command awarded four agreements to Astranis, Axient, L3 Harris, and Sierra Space to produce design concepts...
DAF leaders reaffirm commitment to reoptimization for Great Power Competition
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (AFNS) -- The leaders reaffirmed the department’s commitment to reoptimize the DAF for Great Power Competition, counter challenges from near-peer adversaries,...