News

  • Close shave is better than a close call

    BEALE AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The 9th Medical Group has gathered all Airmen who are currently on file for a waiver or in need of one to revamp the shaving waiver process at Beale Air Force Base, Calif. Medics are educating Airmen on common skin conditions, which can cause irritation when shaving.

  • Innovation Lab experiments with AI and EPRs

    The 548th Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Group is using Airmen’s initiative and a creative space to work with artificial intelligence and experiment with having a computer system write Enlisted Performance Reports.Completing annual performance reports in the Air Force is typically a

  • Griffin never forgets

    Sitting in the silence of a large room filled with nothing but chairs and a large desk is a man in an Air Force battle uniform. He wears a large badge below his left side blouse pocket flap, which indicates he is a defender. He pushes up to his left sleeve to his elbow revealing a black and white

  • NASA pilots enter new frontier

    NASA astronauts underwent full-pressure suit training at the 9th Physiological Support Squadron, July 7, 2016. The astronauts conducted training in a hypobaric chamber at simulated altitudes of more than 70,000 ft.

  • May presents an opportunity to focus on mental well being

    The month of May is Mental Health Awareness Month and offers an opportunity to focus on mental health and well-being as well as the resources that are available to Airmen and their families. Mental health remains a major national topic and is of keen interest within the Air Force and military at

  • Bergdorf: Odyssey of an Airman

    The calmness prior to an engagement with enemy combatants resembles the calmness before a storm. The air is still and sounds are quiet, life is bliss and then in a moments instance muzzle flashes erupt, bullets are whistling by your head and rocket-propelled-grenades are exploding. Chaos engulfs