Air Force Special Operations Command will place a resiliency team in each special operations group within the next fiscal year as part of a new initiative called Preservation of the Force and Family. POTFF aims to highlight existing resources available to help military families alleviate physical, spiritual, mental, and social pressures associated with the airmen in their lives working in special operations, states an Oct. 16 AFSOC release. The resiliency teams may include psychological and physical providers, physical therapists and technicians, and family support coordinators for spiritual and social assistance, said Sue Nelson, the 1st Special Operations Wing’s community support coordinator. “This takes that resource and puts it in the unit because we know the help is needed,” she said. “It’s how you get people to have that trust and habitual relationship to where they will go seek help,” she said. In addition, AFSOC officials are working with the Defense Department to push legislative changes to enable the command to accept charitable donations to promote resiliency, according to the release. (Hurlburt report by A1C Andrea Posey)
How Miss America 2024 Took the Air Force Somewhere New
Dec. 20, 2024
When 2nd Lt. Madison Marsh became the first ever active service member crowned Miss America on Jan. 14, top Air Force officials recognized a rare opportunity to reach women and girls who otherwise might not consider military service as an option.