Out of 15,151 eligible candidates, the Air Force selected 1,734 master sergeants for promotion to senior master sergeant this year, the highest total since 1991, when 2,208 master sergeants were selected for promotion, according to an AFPC spokesperson.
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The Space Force officially started rolling out its new physical training uniform on March 8, giving Guardians their first ever finalized service-specific uniform. Airmen, meanwhile, will have to wait one more month before the Air Force starts distributing its new PT gear.
The Air Force is trimming its end strength by 8,000 Airmen in fiscal year 2025 after the service could not meet its previous goals, while upping the Space Force by 400 Guardians, according to budget documents released March 11. The service is also asking for ...
On his first day as the new top enlisted Airman, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David Flosi urged his colleagues not to waste a moment as the Air Force makes sweeping changes to prepare for a possible conflict with China or Russia.
David Flosi was officially installed as the 20th Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force on March 8, capping a long career that Flosi would have never expected 28 years ago.
The top enlisted leader in the Air Force said the branch’s first batch of new warrant officers since 1959 is due to be selected this summer, with the first class starting later this year.
From neck tattoos to ponytails, the Air Force has changed several dress and appearance standards in recent years. To tamp down on confusion over what is allowed and what is not, the service republished its dress and personal appearance instructions on Feb. 29 and released ...
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass and Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force John F. Bentivegna shared the stage at the AFA Warfare Symposium on Feb. 13, 2024, to discuss issues affecting enlisted Airmen and Guardians such as pay, quality of life, ...
Two weeks after the Air Force announced it will expand Air Education and Training Command (AETC) and rename it Airman Development Command, the service says it is in the process of working out what that transition will look like.