Facing a tough recruiting environment that Air Force Recruiting Service commander Maj. Gen. Ed Thomas recently likened to a “week-to-week dogfight,” the Air Force has expanded its list of jobs that are eligible for initial enlistment bonuses, hoping to entice more potential Airmen. All told, ...
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A selection board considered 36 nominees representing each of the Air Force's major commands, direct reporting units, and field operating agencies, along with Headquarters Air Force, selecting the 12 winning Outstanding Airmen of the Year based on “superior leadership, job performance, and personal achievements.”
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James M. McCoy, sixth Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, died July 13 at the age of 91. McCoy, whose career focused on training, was also a former Air Force Association president and chairman of the board, the first enlisted person to hold those ...
The House of Representatives is poised to pass its version of the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act, but first it has to wade through hundreds of amendments and the hours of debate that will come with them. The House Armed Services Committee considered roughly 800 ...
Randall G. Walden, head of the Air Force’s Rapid Capabilities Office, where he has directed development of the B-21 bomber and the Advanced Battle Management System, is moving to a new job at the Pentagon to advise the Defense Department's acquisition and sustainment chief, William ...
A few days after warning that promotion rates for enlisted noncommissioned officers were likely to drop over the next several years, the Air Force Personnel Center announced the statistics from the 22E6 promotion cycle July 12—with the fewest number of Airmen getting promoted to technical ...
The installation of a new monument in Washington, D.C., recognizing Gulf War veterans begins July 14 with the formal groundbreaking of the National Desert Storm and Desert Shield Memorial. Situated on the National Mall to the north of the Lincoln Memorial, the new park-style monument ...
Two Active-duty squadrons joined wings of the Air National Guard. The 306th Fighter Squadron became an associate of New Jersey’s 177th Fighter Wing, which flies F-16s; and the 64th Air Refueling Squadron joined New Hampshire’s 157th Air Refueling Wing, which flies KC-46s.
