Air Force Association

Delta Dental Community Care Foundation Partners with Military Associations to Provide Oral Health / Wellness Grants

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Monday, October 15, 2018
Delta Dental, Air Force Association

"The Air Force Association takes great pride in supporting our military members, their families and veterans," said General Larry Spencer, USAF Ret., AFA's President.

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  • "The Air Force Association takes great pride in supporting our military members, their families and veterans," said General Larry Spencer, USAF Ret., AFA's President.
  • "The Delta Dental Community Care Foundation's generous donation assists AFA in furthering our education mission by increasing benefits for our members."
  • The support from the Delta Dental Community Care Foundation enables the joint military coalition to provide transitioning veterans, spouses and dependents from all the services an opportunity to apply for 50 $2,000 grants to help members reach their wellness goals whether that be through a training, certificate or diploma program.
  • "We're very proud to work with our nation's military associations to make these oral health and wellness grants possible," said Karen Robinson, executive director of the Delta Dental Community Care Foundation.

Registration Open for National High School Space Challenge

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Thursday, August 9, 2018
Human behavior, Education, Culture, Education policy, Engineering education, Experiential learning, Mathematics education, Science education, Science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, United States Air Force, Air Force Association, Arlington County, Virginia

ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Air Force Association (AFA) has announced today that registration for its StellarXplorers program the National High School Space Challenge is open for the 2018-2019 season.

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  • ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Air Force Association (AFA) has announced today that registration for its StellarXplorers program the National High School Space Challenge is open for the 2018-2019 season.
  • High school students involved in any youth organization, including high schools, Boys & Girls Clubs, Scouts, and home-schooled students, may participate.
  • The Challenge uses space system engineering as the means to inspire and motivate students to pursue education and careers in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields.
  • Our mission is to promote a dominant United States Air Force and a strong national defense, and to honor Airmen and our Air Force Heritage.

Jeff Bezos to Keynote 2018 Air, Space & Cyber Conference

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Thursday, April 9, 2020
Economy of the United States, Private spaceflight, Science and technology in the United States, Space tourism, Jeff Bezos, Blue Origin, Amazon, Bezos, Air Force Association, Economy of the United States, Businesspeople, Industries, Jeff Bezos, Space tourism, Blue Origin, Bezos, Amazon, The Space Barons

ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Air Force Association (AFA) announced today that Jeff Bezos, Founder of Blue Origin and Founder & CEO of Amazon, will provide an address during AFA's 2018 Air, Space & Cyber Conference held September 17-19, 2018 in National Harbor, Md.

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  • ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 8, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The Air Force Association (AFA) announced today that Jeff Bezos, Founder of Blue Origin and Founder & CEO of Amazon, will provide an address during AFA's 2018 Air, Space & Cyber Conference held September 17-19, 2018 in National Harbor, Md.
  • "Bezos will offer perspective on the advancements of space and technology and how industry can better partner with the Air Force."
  • During the conference, Bezos will provide an update of his take on innovation in the space industry and Blue Origin.
  • More than 9,000 attendees registered for the 2017 Air, Space & Cyber Conference, a 24 percent increase from the previous year.

Air Force Association Launches New Website

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Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Air Force Association, United States Air Force, Military, Government

ARLINGTON, Va., July 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --The Air Force Association (AFA) announced today that it has launched a new website including mobile and tablet-friendly formatting, live updates on news and publications, and simplified navigation.

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  • ARLINGTON, Va., July 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --The Air Force Association (AFA) announced today that it has launched a new website including mobile and tablet-friendly formatting, live updates on news and publications, and simplified navigation.
  • "I am thrilledto unveil the website redesign that the staff worked hard on for our members and Airmen for Life who visit our website."
  • The Air Force Association is a non-profit, independent, professional military and aerospace education association.
  • Our mission is to promote a dominant United States Air Force and a strong national defense, and to honor Airmen and our Air Force Heritage.