Diversity and inclusion are now focal points in Air Force personnel decisions, Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr said on Nov. 17. In the aftermath of race-related protests and discussions across the country, the Air Force implemented a Diversity and Inclusion Task Force, ...
Gen. David W. Allvin received his fourth star and took over as the service’s new vice chief of staff on Nov. 12. Allvin, who previously served as the director for strategy, plans, and policy for the Joint Staff, takes over as the Air Force’s No. ...
Air Force Global Strike Command test-launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif., in the predawn hours of Oct. 29, AFGSC announced. Such tests help the service ensure the Minuteman's weapon system is accurate and reliable, and yield data ...
Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. provided a keynote address at AFA's virtual Air, Space & Cyber Conference on Sept. 14, 2020. Here is a transcript of his speech and the following interview with Air Force Magazine Editor-in-Chief Tobias ...
Senior Department of the Air Force leaders have repeatedly tested negative for the coronavirus within the past several days, as news emerged early Oct. 2 that President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump contracted COVID-19. Top military officials, including Secretary of the Air ...
Military spouses must support each other and reach out when they need help, the spouses of top Air Force and Space Force leaders said during the Air Force Association’s virtual Air, Space & Cyber Conference. Military life can be stressful, with all the moving, trying ...
Despite an anticipated flat budget for fiscal year 2022, the Air Force is still holding onto the goal of building up to 386 combat wings, or their equivalent in combat capability, senior leaders said in a press conference at AFA's virtual Air, Space & Cyber ...
Lt. Gen. Shaun Q. Morris took over as head of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center in a Sept. 3 ceremony, the service said in a release. He replaces Lt. Gen. Robert D. McMurry, who retired this week, as the top officer overseeing the ...
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. brought his message of “Accelerate change or lose” to the dedication of the Air Force Association’s Doolittle Leadership Center on Sept. 2. “The Doolittle Leadership Center is a perfect environment to foster that renewed focus ...
The Air Force is on a path to match its 2019 suicide level, despite a service-wide tactical pause and efforts to curb the spread, as stresses related to COVID-19 have added to the problem, the service’s top officer said Aug. 26. “One of my concerns ...
The upcoming Advanced Battle Management System experiment will have so much activity in so many places the heads of U.S. Space Command and U.S. Northern Command will be hard-pressed to make sense of it all. And, that's the point, USAF acquisition executive Will Roper said ...
The Air Force's new senior leadership team, in its first trip together, visited the service’s effort to create a “flying car” for both military and civilian use. Air Force Secretary Barbara M. Barrett, Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., and Chief Master Sergeant ...