Chances for promotion among enlisted Reservists just doubled, thanks to a policy change approved by Lt. Gen. John Bradley, head of Air Force Reserve Command, that advanced the promotion cycle from an every other month process to a monthly process. An AFRC release states that the command’s policy now is in consonance with USAF’s Future Total Force concept.
Air Force senior statesmen explained the reasons they jointly sent a letter to Congress urging restoration of the E-7 Wedgetail and more F-35s to the fiscal 2026 defense budget.