Oct. 21, 2020 The Essence of the Strategic Competition with China U.S. national security strategy and defense policy have come to focus on China as the primary emphasis in the “strategic competition” outlined by recent U.S. strategy documents. Outside government, an avalanche of recent reports and essays lays out the China challenge in sometimes fervent terms,
Oct. 21, 2020 The Evolution of Authoritarian Digital Influence: Grappling with the New Normal As the world contends with the wide-ranging ramifications of the global COVID-19 pandemic, it has been simultaneously beset by the global information crisis, which mimics the shape of the pandemic itself in its viral effects across huge segments of the global population.
Oct. 21, 2020 Suicide Prevention Office Launches Campaign for Dealing with Stressors in Relationships Research has shown that relationship difficulties are at the heart of many problems in the military, and DOD officials are creating programs for service members and their families to get help.
Oct. 21, 2020 Air Force update for COVID-19 In an effort to minimize the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 and to prioritize the health and safety of Department of the Air Force personnel, the following modifications have been made:
Oct. 21, 2020 ACC to conduct experiment testing agility and lead wing concepts during AGILE FLAG 21-1 Air Combat Command will conduct an experiment known as Agile Flag 21-1 from Oct. 21-29 to test agile combat employment and a new lead wing deployment concept.During Agile Flag 21-1, the 366th Fighter Wing from Mountain Home AFB, Idaho, will test its ability to deploy as a lead Air Expeditionary Wing
Oct. 19, 2020 17th OWS member receives U.S. Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award On July 24, 2020, Matthew Kucas, a member of the 17th Operational Weather Squadron assigned to the U.S. Air Force / U.S. Navy Joint Typhoon Warning Center in Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, was awarded the U.S. Navy Meritorious Civilian Service Award for his innovative work on a two-week tropical cyclone
Oct. 16, 2020 JBSA holds events, activities in observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month With displays of purple ribbons and buildings lit up in purple, Joint Base San Antonio is showing its support for survivors and victims of domestic abuse in observance of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Oct. 15, 2020 TRICARE Open Season runs Nov. 19 to Dec. 14 With the 2020 TRICARE Open Season coming soon, now is the time to start thinking about your and your family’s health care needs.
Oct. 14, 2020 Operation Warp Speed makes swift progress Unprecedented progress has been made recently on Operation Warp Speed — the effort by the Defense Department, Health and Human Services, other federal agencies and private industry to develop a coronavirus vaccine, an HHS official said Oct. 9.
Oct. 14, 2020 Hatch Act limits political activities, even during telework The Hatch Act, a federal law passed in 1939, limits certain political activities of federal employees, as well as some state, D.C., and local government employees who work in connection with federally funded programs, even during telework.