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An Open Letter to the Warhawk Family

These are challenging times for our country and the world. Our very way of life is being altered based on COVID-19. I want you to know CMSgt Blazier, Jenn, Leslie, and I are constantly thinking about how this impacts those on our team - because no matter what - YOU remain our primary mission.
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TRICARE scams

While medical professionals in the U.S. and overseas are working hard to combat the coronavirus, some people are using this as an opportunity to take advantage of others. If you receive a call from someone offering to send you a COVID-19 testing kit, you could be the target of a scam.
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Distance Learning

Technology has allowed some of the familiar aspect of the DLIELC classroom to stay. Here an instructor is projecting something onto the SMARTBoard which can be viewed by the students from their dorms. The current COVID-19 pandemic generated rapid growth and innovation at DLIELC, with the team being afforded the opportunity to test the implementation of open source and government technologies to continue their mission of language education, despite geographical separation for faculty and students. Until two weeks ago, all of DLIELC’s academic instruction was conducted in a classroom setting using printed books. Distance learning had never been part of the DLIELC framework, until now.
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Distance Learning

An instructor uses Schoology to converse with his students from their dorms. The program even allowed instructors to use a forum for sharing of information and relevant classroom videos. The current COVID-19 pandemic generated rapid growth and innovation at DLIELC, with the team being afforded the opportunity to test the implementation of open source and government technologies to continue their mission of language education, despite geographical separation for faculty and students. Until two weeks ago, all of DLIELC’s academic instruction was conducted in a classroom setting using printed books. Distance learning had never been part of the DLIELC framework, until now.
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Distance Learning

One of the neat features of Zoom allows students and teachers converse face-to-face while not even being in the classroom. Here an instructor is able to uphold the important face-to-face portion of language learning even at a distance. The current COVID-19 pandemic generated rapid growth and innovation at DLIELC, with the team being afforded the opportunity to test the implementation of open source and government technologies to continue their mission of language education, despite geographical separation for faculty and students. Until two weeks ago, all of DLIELC’s academic instruction was conducted in a classroom setting using printed books. Distance learning had never been part of the DLIELC framework, until now.
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We Stand as a ready Air Force because of you

"We stand as a ready Air Force because of you!" - Chief Master Sgt. Julie Gudgel, command chief, Air Education and Training Command
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Operation Blue Hero

U.S. Air Force Maj. Matthew Dinsdale, a C-17 Globemaster III pilot assigned to the 58th Airlift Squadron, takes off from Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma, March 20, 2020. The C-17 was part of Operation Blue Hero, transporting just graduated Airmen from Air Force basic military training to their technical training school at Keelser Air Force Base, Miss. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Breanna Klemm)
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Operation Blue Hero

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. RC Moss, a C-17 Globemaster III loadmaster assigned to the 58th Airlift Squadron adjusts a pallet of Basic Military Training bags before transporting 114 new Airmen to the technical training school at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, March 20, 2020. Since 2010, Keesler-bound Airmen have been utilizing commercial airlines to transport BMT graduates to one of its 39 Air Force schoolhouses. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Breanna Klemm)
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VIRIN

A C-17 Globemaster III carrying just graduated basic military training Airmen from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, arrives at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, on March 20, 2020. Due to the threat of COVID-19, Air Force BMT adjusted its procedure for transporting Airmen to their technical training location which eliminates unnecessary exposure to the general population while they are in route. Maintaining the integrity of the training pipeline is crucial to ensuring the Air Force can continue to deliver mission ready professionals to combatant commanders around the world. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)
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Operation Blue Hero

Members of the 81st Logistics Readiness Squadron and the 41st Aerial Port Squadron load a pallet of duffel bags onto a flat bed truck at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, March 20, 2020. The bags belonged to Airmen who just graduated from Air Force basic military training and had been transported from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland to the base by an aircrew from the 97th Air Mobility Wing from Altus Air Force Base, Okla. Due to the threat of COVID-19, Air Force BMT adjusted its procedure for transporting Airmen to their technical training location which eliminates unnecessary exposure to the general population while they are in route. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)
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DCPAS

Defense Civilian Personnel Advisory Service
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MIL ONESOURCE

Resources offered through Military OneSource, the Military and Family Life Counseling program and the Spouse Education and Career Opportunities program continue to serve the military community.
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Monthly budget planning

Many Americans will receive economic stimulus monies as a result of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act, which was just signed into law, but some will not. If you are one of those who will receive funds, here are some sound financial strategies to consider.
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MTLs brief class during COVID-19

Tech. Sgt. Daryl Ackerman, 363rd Training Squadron military training leader, gives a brief to Airmen in Training at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, March 27, 2020. For military training leaders, teleworking isn’t a possibility. The MTL’s are working shorter hours to minimize exposure but still get the same amount of work done they do on normal hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Pedro Tenorio)
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Arriving to Sheppard via air lift

Airmen in Training leaders hold up a banner at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, March 27, 2020. The Airmen in Training are welcoming their new wingmen who are arriving via air lift to Sheppard. Usually the newest Airmen will arrive by bus, but to mitigate exposure Air Education and Training command opted to transport them via air lift. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Pedro Tenorio)
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Arriving to Sheppard via air lift

Sailors unload from an airplane to Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, March 27, 2020. The sailors arrived from boot camp to continue their technical training at Sheppard. To help mitigate exposure to COVID-19 they were air lifted instead of the usual bus drive. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Pedro Tenorio)
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Arriving to Sheppard via air lift

Basic Military Training graduates off load from a plane at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, March 27, 2020. Usually the newest Airmen will arrive by bus to Sheppard, but to mitigate exposure Air Education and Training command opted to transport them via air lift. The airlines are contracted with the Air Force to pick up the Airmen in Lackland and transport them to Sheppard, Keesler AFB and other training bases. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Pedro Tenorio)
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Arriving to Sheppard via air lift

Col. Kenyon Bell, 82nd Training Wing commander, briefs the newest basic military training graduates once they off load from a plane at Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas, March 27, 2020. Bell greeted the newest Airmen by explaining why technical training continues as they are deemed mission essential and thanked the newest Airmen for their commitment to the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Pedro Tenorio)
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In this 2016 photo, the second week of Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland includes a final inspection of initial issue clothing items and trainees must pass the inspection to continue on in training.
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U.S. Air Force basic training trainees that will be placed in a 14-day restriction of movement period arrive at the 737th Training Support Squadron March 24, 2020, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. The new recruits are the second group of trainees placed into the 14-day restriction of movement period, known as ROM. ROM trainees are healthy individuals with no known exposure to the COVID-19 virus and remain restricted within the training squadron for two weeks as an additional lay of protection to prevent the spread of COVID-19. During this period trainees exercise social distancing, which means maintaining a distance of approximately 6 feet, or 2 meters, from all others when possible to lessen chances of catching COVID-19, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (U.S. Air Force photo by Sarayuth Pinthong)
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