Air Forces Central announced March 15 that an airman working with a Provincial Reconstruction Team in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, was killed that day by an improvised explosive device. The name of the airman is being withheld pending next-of-kin notification and release by Department of Defense officials.
Airmen and Guardians in the Active and Reserve component, as well as civilian employees, in “mission critical and high-risk populations” are now required to receive influenza vaccinations annually to “preserve force readiness,” according to a recent Department of the Air Force memo.