Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., the Air Force's presumptive next Chief of Staff, talked about what's on his mind as Congress considers his historic nomination to be the first black leader of any military service while racial tensions flare across the country following the Memorial ...
The Air Force will conduct a “full and independent review” of its military justice system, looking at racial disparities in discipline and ways to improve the diversity of the service’s highest ranks as civil unrest continues to spread across the country. Chief Master Sergeant of ...
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth Wright will succeed retired Air Force Lt. Gen. John Hopper Jr. as CEO of the Air Force Aid Society—one of the service’s official charities—on Oct. 1, the organization announced May 27. “I’m excited about this next chapter ...
One Airman’s grassroots initiative to lift up Air Force basic trainees during an unprecedented moment in history has grown into a global movement. Airman 1st Class Cailey Brislin, who works in the 434th Squadron Aviation Resource Management at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, was inspired ...
What started as an idea during a lunch at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., before the COVID-19 outbreak forced many Airmen to work remotely, has become a group of more than 11,000 people coming together online to learn and further their professional development. The Facebook ...
The top couple in the Air Force on Feb. 27 hosted the first-ever Air Force-level Key Spouse conference, bringing together 300 spouses from across the service to discuss issues they all face and to find ways to improve the quality of life in the service. ...
The Air Force plans to implement diagnostic fitness testing across the force as early as February, while Air Force Materiel Command will roll out a beta version of the no-fail trial tests on Jan. 20. Currently, airmen are tested once or twice a year, depending ...
CMSgt. Ramon Colon-Lopez on Dec. 13 took over as the newest senior enlisted adviser to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Colon-Lopez, who previously served as the top enlisted leader in US Africa Command, is the first airman in the job. The position ...
The Air Force’s annual retention bonus program is shrinking to about 70 career fields in fiscal 2020, while aiming to keep more types of aircraft maintainers and cybersecurity specialists in the service, according to a Nov. 20 release. The Selective Retention Bonus effort offers a ...