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By Tech. Sgt. Bob Jennings, 442D Fighter Wing Public Affairs / Published May 18, 2021 Staff Sgt. Denis Silva, an officer trainee with the 442d Civil Engineer Squadron, holds his civilian process improvement certificates May 17, 2021, in his Florida office. Silva is the first total-force Airman to pass the Air Force's continuous process improvement black-belt-equivalency exam. Staff Sgt. Denis Silva, an officer trainee with the 442d Civil Engineer Squadron, holds his civilian process improvement certificates May 17, 2021, in his Florida office. Silva is the first total-force A...

By Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs / Published May 12, 2021 ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- The Department of the Air Force announced the winners recently of the 2020 Air Force Diversity and Inclusion awards, including the first Goldfein–Wright Inclusive Leadership award. The awards recognize Airmen, Guardians and organizations that go above and beyond in operational, innovational and inclusive leadership achievements in three categories: command team, team and individual. “It’s important to recognize the impact each Airman and Guardian can have in promoting a more...

Innovation and a forward-looking mindset have long been key aspects of Air Force culture. ,

-Implement a new combat air forces force generation model -Optimize wings for the high-end fight -Train Agile Combat Employment-capable forces Years of low intensity combat in the Middle East, coupled with a force management construct not currently optimized for combat in a highly contested environment, has created an opportunity to drastically reform how ACC organizes, trains and equips its forces. “Peer competition, crisis and combat does not provide us with ‘months’ to assess and study requirements, execute the RFF (request for forces) process, work sourcing, schedule deployments and...

-Implement a new combat air forces force generation model -Optimize wings for the high-end fight -Train Agile Combat Employment-capable forces Years of low intensity combat in the Middle East, coupled with a force management construct not currently optimized for combat in a highly contested environment, has created an opportunity to drastically reform how ACC organizes, trains and equips its forces. “Peer competition, crisis and combat does not provide us with ‘months’ to assess and study requirements, execute the RFF (request for forces) process, work sourcing, schedule deployments and...