May 27, 2025 Team Tyndall’s tower controllers ensure mission readiness during Checkered Flag Checkered Flag (CKF), one of the Department of Defense’s largest air-to-air exercises, is a large-scale aerial exercise designed to integrate fourth- and fifth-generation airframes to enhance mobility, deployment and employment capabilities of aviators and maintainers. Although all roles share
May 23, 2025 Back-to-Back? First Command looks to repeat success with another fatality-free summer Don’t look now, but the 101 Critical Days of Summer kicks off this weekend. Air Education and Training Command achieved the holy grail of summer safety last year … zero fatalities! It’s looking to repeat that success again this year.
May 22, 2025 Evaluate risks when planning your road trip As millions of travelers prepare for summer road trips, what goes through your mind when preparing to travel? Scenarios of what could go wrong along the way and what can be done to prevent them? Do you plan your trip or leave it to chance? The key to having a successful trip is to plan for the
May 21, 2025 DAF Safety Launches Motor Vehicle Awareness Survey to Assess Driver Attitudes To improve road safety, DAF Safety is using the Motor Vehicle Awareness Survey to understand driving attitudes and identify vulnerability trends among Airmen and Guardians. This data, collected during the 101 CDS campaign, will inform targeted accident prevention strategies. The survey results will
May 19, 2025 Deployment of wildlife monitoring systems will reduce potential flight, base operations disruptions, safety risks New York, NY — The U.S. Air Force SBIR-funded efforts resulted in the planned deployment of wildlife monitoring systems to several USAF installations.
May 19, 2025 Air Force medical leaders partner with joint forces, DoD researchers on Warfighter Brain Health Initiative Invisible blast overpressure injuries, along with more severe traumatic brain injuries, are at the center of a growing Department of Defense campaign to protect cognitive performance, a significant component of medical readiness for America’s warfighters.
May 16, 2025 101 Critical Days of Summer – Fun in the sun! Summer is the time to enjoy the warm sunny days with family and friends but do it safely and never leave Mother Nature to chance and prepare for the unexpected.
May 15, 2025 VSFB Pioneers Research on Ascent Sonic Booms Vandenberg Space Force Base stands as a vital hub where Guardians and Airmen oversee launches that safeguard U.S. interests and uphold America’s edge in the space domain. Each mission highlights American innovation, fortifies resilience, and increases security for the nation and its allies.As space
May 15, 2025 Hurricane Hunters highlight life-saving mission during Media Day The 403rd Wing hosted nine civilian media outlets during Media Day at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, May 6, as part of Hurricane Preparedness Week May 4-10.
May 13, 2025 FUNCTIONAL FOCUS: Aviation Safety The Aviation Safety division’s mission is national defense, and their role is to preserve Airmen, Guardians, and aircraft so we can maintain DAF mission readiness. The Aviation Safety division oversees the aviation mishap investigation process, collection and accuracy of flight safety data and the