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 ...
Air Force Magazine sat down for an exclusive interview with Chief Master Sgt. Roger Towberman, Senior Enlisted Adviser for the Space Force and command senior enlisted leader of USSPACECOM, to discuss everything from building a unique Space Force culture to new opportunities for enlisted Airmen, ...
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 Air Force plans to conduct a full review of its Exceptional Family Member Program. The program is intended to assist service members with special needs family members, but it has been plagued by issues, including short staffing and long waits for enrollment. Chief Master ...
In an interview with Air Force Magazine at AFA's Air Warfare Symposium, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth Wright outlined his top four priorities for the last six months of his tenure as the service’s top enlisted leader. They are: Fixing the Enlisted ...
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. ...
In a first for Spark Tank, the Air Force’s Airman-powered innovation competition, two teams were named co-champions. The winning ideas that bested over 200 other submissions—six of which were live-pitched onstage at the Air Force Association’s 2020 Air Warfare Symposium here on Feb. 28—look to ...
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein on Feb. 27 received the highest award USAF enlisted personnel can bestow, the Order of the Sword. Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth Wright presented the award, and large sword, during a speech at AFA’s ...
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 ...
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 ...