White House nominates Allvin to become Air Force vice chief of staff
Secretary of Defense Mark T. Esper announced Aug. 14, President Donald J. Trump has nominated Lt. Gen. David W. Allvin to be the next Air Force Vice Chief of Staff.
Air Force announces second set of new scholarships for HBCU students
The Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps coordinated with leadership within Junior ROTC and its aviation program, the AFJROTC Flight Academy, to find rising college freshmen that had demonstrated leadership ability, aviation competencies, a propens…
AF removes uniform barrier for women, authorizes pants option for mess dress
The changes, which are effective immediately, are outlined in an exception-to-policy memorandum addressed to all Air Force personnel.
Air Force modifies funding for credentialing program
Air and Space professionals will continue to receive funding for approved credentials, though funding for preparatory classes, boot camps and coursework has been removed.
More companies enter ABMS innovation pipeline
These companies will join 46 other companies on-boarded earlier this year to compete to develop new information and communications technologies to be evaluated in future onramp demonstration exercises for potential integration with the operational forc…
Department of the Air Force stands up Task Force to combat interpersonal violence
Secretary of the Air Force Barbara Barrett appointed Brig. Gen. April Vogel, the director for manpower, personnel, recruiting and services at the National Guard Bureau, to lead the task force, which will support members of the Air Force and Space Force…
Air Force removes administrative burden, allows pregnant and postpartum women to attend PME
Pregnant and postpartum members may now attend professional military education without an exception to policy, and are also exempt from the requirement to have a passing fitness assessment prior to attending.
Air Force removes administrative burden, allows pregnant, postpartum women to attend PME
Pregnant and postpartum members may now attend professional military education without an exception to policy, and are also exempt from the requirement to have a passing fitness assessment prior to attending.
Name, rank, service and badges will be more identifiable on OCP
OCP rank insignia, badges, name, and service tapes will now feature a lighter, three-color background pattern, versus the current seven-color pattern, to increase readability and ease rank recognition.
Senate confirms Loh as next Air National Guard director
By assuming the post, Maj. Gen. Michael A. Loh will be promoted to lieutenant general.