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  • Recognizing a need, Defense Information Systems Agency and the Department of Defense have renewed their anti-virus home use programs. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Daniel Martinez)

    DISA renews anti-virus software license agreement helping teleworkers keep machines safe at home

    Recognizing a need, DISA and the DoD have renewed their anti-virus home use programs.
  • Airman Jaylin Borsh-Thomas, 22nd Security Forces Squadron entry controller, scans a common access card March 18, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. As part of Team McConnell’s efforts to ensure the safety and health of its members, new guidelines have been implemented base-wide to promote health protection of its members. Touch-free ID scanning, which has been effective since March 14, 2020, requires all members accessing the installation to display their ID for entry controllers to verify. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Nilsa E. Garcia)

    Protecting our People

    Airman Jaylin Borsh-Thomas, 22nd Security Forces Squadron entry controller, scans a common access card March 18, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas. As part of Team McConnell’s efforts to ensure the safety and health of its members, new guidelines have been implemented base-wide to promote health protection of its members. Touch-free ID
  • Fitness Testing will resume on June 1, 2020, unless further guidance is published.

    Fitness Testing During COVID-19

    Fitness Testing will resume on 1 June 2020 unless further guidance is published.

  • Telework options and guidelines for the Air Force Reserve civilians

    As COVID-19 response and mitigation drives work force decisions, Air Force Reserve leadership is getting information out as quickly as possible to its supervisors and employees on civilian telework guidance. Telework is an option commanders may consider when making work force decisions in the current emerging environment. This article serves solely as a resource when considering telework, should the need arise.

  • COVID-19 message from Lt. Gen. Scobee

    Heroes,Our guidance surrounding COVID-19 is consistently evolving, which means providing precise and detailed planning is difficult. Yet we must prioritize communicating across the command and throughout the Air Force. My number one priority is to take care of Airmen and their families while allowing commanders to command. AFRC will provide Wing
  • Domestic travel restrictions graphic

    COVID-19: Important Information for Reserve Citizen Airmen

    In an effort to inform Reserve Citizen Airmen and their families with facts on COVID-19 effects, Air Force Reserve leaders encourage all to visit the Air Force’s COVID-19 web page for the latest on the virus and how it is effecting the service. The site contains the latest DoD and Air Force guidance, news, and links to helpful resources from the Centers for Disease Control, Department of State, Department of Defense, Department of Health and Human Services, travel advisories, frequently asked questions and answers, COVID-19 affected activities and gatherings, and health protection measures.
  • Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory illness that can spread from person to person. The virus that causes COVID-19 is a novel coronavirus that was first identified during an investigation into an outbreak in Wuhan, China.

    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.
  • Airman 1st Class Tyler Beck, 931st Operations Support Squadron combat crew communications journeyman, inspects his Mission Oriented Protective Posture gear during an annual readiness assessment March 8, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The Assessment provides Airmen with the training they need in order to carry out mission requirements with efficiency and accuracy.

    KANZA Warriors participate in readiness exercise

    Airman 1st Class Tyler Beck, 931st Operations Support Squadron combat crew communications journeyman, inspects his Mission Oriented Protective Posture gear during an annual readiness assessment March 8, 2020, at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan. The Assessment provides Airmen with the training they need in order to carry out mission requirements with
  • Lt. Gen. Richard W. Scobee, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, testifies before the U.S. House Appropriations Committee's Subcommittee on Defense March 3, in Washington, D.C.

    Reserve Chief Testifies Before House and Senate

    In back to back hearings, Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, testified before the U.S. House Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Defense and the Senate Appropriations Committee’s Subcommittee on Defense March 2-3.Scobee was joined for both hearings by his counterparts: Gen.
  • Chief Master. Sgt. Takesha Williams, 931st Air Refueling Wing Command Chief, and Col. Phil Heseltine, 931 ARW commander, serve food to Team McConnell Airmen at the Chisholm Trail Dining Facility. The dining facility, which finished a renovation in 2018, features free Wi-Fi and a variety of food options for anyone with base access.

    Chow time!

    Chief Master. Sgt. Takesha Williams, 931st Air Refueling Wing Command Chief, and Col. Phil Heseltine, 931 ARW commander, serve food to Team McConnell Airmen at the Chisholm Trail Dining Facility. The dining facility, which finished a renovation in 2018, features free Wi-Fi and a variety of food options for anyone with base access. (Tech. Sgt.
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