Space Force

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AFNS) --  On Sept. 26, First Lady Jill Biden announced the creation of The Military Children’s Corner at the White House in 2023, dedicating the new art display to the nation’s military children. Asha, age 16, daughter of U.S. Space Force Col. Raj Agrawal, Space Delta 2 commander, is representing thousands of Space Force military children with her artwork taking inspiration from her own personal and family journey. “I created this digital art piece to represent all of the places we have lived and traveled to on our military journey from an Air Force family to becoming a Space Force family,” Asha said. Asha is one of the 12 military children whose artwork is featured at The Military Children’s Corner d...

ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) --  Secretary of the Air Force, Frank Kendall directed changes to bolster the Department of the Air Force's domestic violence prevention and response efforts. In alignment with Domestic Violence Awareness Month, these changes highlight the DAF's ongoing commitment to focusing on the experience of survivors and reducing instances of domestic violence. These programs and services will improve trust and transparency, ensuring that survivors know the DAF is doing everything possible to take their concerns seriously. The DAF actions are the result of a 90-day cross-functional review directed by Kendall in January after an Inspector General investigation was initiated in response to allegations concerning the handling of do...

WASHINGTON (AFNS) --  On September 28, 2023, Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin released a memo directing urgent actions to address suicide in the military community, building upon two years of significant work towards suicide prevention across the Department of Defense. Following the Secretary's establishment of the Suicide Prevention and Response Independent Review Committee in 2022, the SPRIRC conducted internal reviews of 11 military installations consisting of 457 focus groups and interviews with 2,106 Service members and 670 civilian staff. Guided by this review and existing research, the SPRIRC made 127 near- and long-term recommendations to address this critical problem within the ranks. The Secretary's memo outlines the De...

ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) --  The U.S. Space Force has begun its service dress prototype wear testing, which will continue for three months as Guardians evaluate and provide feedback on the durability, functionality and comfort of the new uniform design. The wear tests signify the final stage of uniform development prior to production and force-wide distribution. More than 106 Guardians across the world have begun wear testing the Space Force service dress prototype. Testers will receive the most updated lightweight jackets, service dress coat, pants, skirts and shirts. They will also receive a guideline handbook for proper wear of the uniform, a wear-test log, uniform history and feedback survey link. “I’m proud to wear a uniform ...

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (AFNS) --  The Department of the Air Force’s top officials provided a series of keynote speeches and panel discussions at the Air and Space Forces Association 2023 Air, Space and Cyber Conference Sept. 11-13.The leaders spoke with a common theme of the critical need for DAF modernization and reorientation to counteract strategic competition in the Air, Space, and Cyber domains.Read on for a synopsis of DAF senior leader keynotes and panels.Secretary of the Air Force provides assessment of future threats Department of the Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall's keynote address Sept. ...