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  • Mattis: Social Media Misconduct by DoD Personnel Won’t be Tolerated

    Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said the purported actions of civilian and military personnel on social media websites represent egregious violations of the fundamental values that are upheld at the Department of Defense.
  • Air Force Reserve Command mental health specialists are looking at the possible relationship between social media and suicide as well as the relationship between social media and suicide prevention.

    Complex connection between social media, suicide, prevention

    As social media continues to grow in popularity, mental health specialists across the country are taking a closer look at the relationship this fusion of technology and social interaction has with suicide and other destructive behaviors.Dr. Heather Thanepohn, Air Force Reserve Command’s Director of Psychological Health program manager, has been
  • A child with Hurlburt Field’s Special Operations Youth Group grabs a block of sod outside the Child Development Center East at Hurlburt Field, Fla., June 16, 2016. The youth group raised a $15,000 budget, which funded a wide range of projects, both on- and off-base. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Joseph Pick)

    Hurlburt youth offer service, repairs to base

    More than 60 volunteers with the Special Operations Youth group wrapped up their final day of servicing and repairing different areas on and around Hurlburt Field June 17.The repairs are part of the youth group’s summer community outreach program where they select various locations in the local community to improve every two years.For 2016, the
  • Zayiah Craig, 11, displays her award-winning photo, titled “Best Friends Forever,” at the Hurlburt Field Youth Center, March 14, 2016. Craig entered her photo into a national photography contest, organized by the Boys and Girls Club of America where she competed against all B&GCA nominations to include all youth programs across the entire Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines and Coast Guard. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jeff Parkinson)

    Young Air Commando wins national photography contest

    A young Air Commando from the youth center, here, won the 2015 Image Makers national photography contest organized by the Boys and Girls Club of America that was judged at the local, regional and national level.“I was surprised when I found out I won,” said Zayiah. “It was exciting.”Zayiah Craig, 11, submitted her photo titled “Best Friends
  • The Seymour Johnson Air Force Base Photography Club has reformatted its memory card and is starting over with a new vision in mind. For more information about the club, contact Ryan Wurdinger at (919) 722-7438 or via email at ryan.wurdinger@us.af.mil. (U.S. Air Force photo illustration/Senior Airman Brittain Crolley)

    Club of the Month: Photography Club develops from negatives

    Over the years, technology has greatly changed the photography world. Gone are the days of developing film and dark rooms; instead replaced by digital cameras and photo editing software. What once took hours of careful handling, bathing and drying, can now be done in less keystrokes than it took to construct this paragraph (assuming you're familiar
  • Tech. Sgt. Nadine Barclay, 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing NCO in charge of public affairs took 1st place in the 2015 San Diego Shoot Off Ken Hackman Challenge Sept. 25-27, 2015, in San Diego. She along with 30 members of the DoD received training from top photographers and mentors in the business and then were assigned to capture the theme of ‘service’. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Nadine Barclay/Released)

    Creech photojournalist wins DoD photography challenge

    Tech. Sgt. Nadine Barclay, 432nd Wing/432nd Air Expeditionary Wing NCO in charge of public affairs took 1st place in the 2015 San Diego Shoot Off Ken Hackman Challenge Sept. 25-27, 2015, in San Diego.The shoot off was a four day photography workshop which gathers professional photographers, judges, and mentors to help provide development and
  • Colleagues manufacture the goods that manager Craig S. Recker sells in base supply stores. Former Command Chief Master Sergeant for the 37th Training Wing, Recker found a home this organization dedicating to empowering blind and sight impaired.

    Doubly invisible: Serving with pride, sight-impaired staff support JBSA

    Colleagues manufacture the goods that manager Craig S. Recker sells in installation supply stores. Former Command Chief Master Sergeant for the 37th Training Wing Recker found a home in this organization dedicating to empowering blind and sight impaired.
  • U.S. Army Spc. Mykia Ward, a Multimedia Illustrator, assigned to the 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera), traverses the "Weaver" obstacle during the 2015 3rd Annual Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best Combat Camera (COMCAM) Competition at the Maryland Army National Guard Gunpowder Military Reservation Training Site, Glen Arm, Md., July 15, 2015. The obstacle course is conducted on day three of the Spc. Hilda I. Clayton Best COMCAM Competition, which is designed to build self-confidence and teamwork by taking members out of their comfort zones. The obstacle course is the sixth event, where teams of two compete throughout weeklong events that assess the technical and tactical skills of Visual Information Personnel. The competition is established in honor of the fallen Combat Camera Soldier, Spc. Hilda I. Clayton, who gave her life July 2, 2013, in Afghanistan as a part of Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Sam Weaver/Released)

    1st CTCS Airmen recognized as best DOD ‘Combat Camera Team’

    Staff Sgt. Steven Witt, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, combat broadcaster, and Staff Sgt. Samuel Weaver, 1st Combat Camera Squadron, combat cyber transportation specialist and photographer, finished in first place after a rigorous week-long event hosted by the U.S Army 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera) designed to test the technical and tactical skills of 12 visual information teams.

  • 2014 Visual Information Production Awards

    The products from the 2014 Air Force Visual Information Production Awards can be found at www.afpaa.af.mil/vipa2014.asp

  • AFPAA Tests News Categories

    Testing news story categories for auto tab.
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