Senior officers, military retirees, and even members of Congress field hundreds of complaints annually from applicants who feel wronged by what they see as a random and inconsistent system.
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The Department of Air Force is asking tens of thousands of Airmen and Guardians to fill out two separate surveys related to its communication efforts and enhancing aircrew retention, it announced March 25. The Aircrew Engagement Survey will close March 28, while the “Where Airmen ...
Finding generals to sit on a panel, the military equivalent of a jury, for the June 17 court-martial of Maj. Gen. Phillip Stewart could prove complicated due to the small field of candidates and the wide margin for the defense team to challenge their impartiality.
Air Force units are working with a new field kitchen called E-SPEK that can start cooking in just 15 minutes.
Air Force Maj. Gen. John Klein wants to use culture to strengthen Airmen for challenges both at home and in a possible conflict with China.
As the Air Force considers privatized housing for unaccompanied Airmen at isolated bases or in high-rent areas, the service is looking to the Navy for lessons on how to avoid the problems that have marred privatized military family housing for years. Specifically, Chief Master Sergeant ...
The Air Force published a comprehensive analysis of the 117 Airmen and civilians who died by suicide in 2020 and made recommendations for how leaders can prevent future deaths.
The Air Force found increased rates of breast and prostate cancers in service members who worked on nuclear intercontinental ballistic missiles compared to the general population, according to a preliminary study of data publicly released on March 13. “What we don’t know is whether these ...
The Department of the Air Force is undertaking its biggest overhaul since the Cold War, with new commands, ranks, units, and training. And now, the services must sell the changes to the force of nearly 700,000 Airmen and Guardians. “One of the biggest challenges is ...