Air Force releases findings of civil airport, aircrew lodging policy review
The review, led by AMC’s deputy commander, focused on existing guidance and policies and how they are applied. Specifically, the review looked at aircrew lodging, the associated processes and procedures and the application of those policies to the use …
Goldfein honors 2019 Cadet of the Year
On Oct. 22, 2nd Lt. Kirsten Cullinan made her own substantial mark, by being honored as the 2019 Cadet of the Year by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein at a ceremony at the Pentagon.
Air Force integrates missions, strengthens information warfare capabilities
Sixteenth Air Force activated at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Oct. 11, integrating Twenty-Fourth Air Force, to include Air Forces Cyber, and Twenty-Fifth Air Force into a single headquarters that will provide global intelligence, surveillance and r…
CSAF charts Air Force defender way forward in Year of Integrated Base Defense
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein addressed security forces defenders, past and present, at the 33rd Air Force Security Forces Association national meeting banquet in San Antonio, Sept. 28, 2019.
Goldfein emphasizes fitness by walking (actually, running) the walk
By the time he finished 13.1 miles later, the 59-year-old Goldfein was able to claim a personal achievement and something larger – a hard to miss statement from the highest levels about the critical role fitness plays in assuring that the Air Force mee…
Air Force reduces barriers for pregnant aviators
Effective immediately, remotely piloted aircrew, missile operations duty crews and certain fully qualified pilots are authorized to perform their assigned duties during pregnancy without a medical waiver.
Goldfein details Air Force’s move toward a ‘fully networked,’ multi-domain future
In his remarks, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein unveiled the ambitious move toward “multi-domain operations” or MDO. He described the need for the Air Force to reshape itself in response to a new “character” of warfare that is driven as…
Acting SecAF Donovan announces B-21 manufacturing, testing locations
While speaking at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference, Donovan remarked on the Air Force’s B-21 program noting, “the development of the B-21 Raider is on schedule and the first test aircraft is under production at the same produ…
Air Force generals Goldfein, Brown make historic visit to Vietnam
For Americans of a certain age like Goldfein and Brown, Vietnam remains an unshakable memory even today, 44 years after the era-defining war ended. The memory and the reactions it triggers are even more pronounced for people like Goldfein and Brown – s…
CSAF Private Pilot Scholarship Program changing face of US aviation
In 2018, almost half of all newly licensed female pilots between the ages of 17 and 19 were graduates of the Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Flight Academy. This year, 150 cadets each received a scholarship from the Chief of Staff of th…