Sept. 9, 2021 Partner nations share strengths, capabilities during PACS-21 Gen. Ken Wilsbach, PACAF commander, hosted the Pacific Air Chiefs Symposium 2021, which was attended by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., and air chiefs from 14 other nations. This year’s theme, “Enduring cooperation toward regional stability,” focused on ensuring a mutual understanding
Sept. 9, 2021 Force Health Protection Guidance (Supplement 23) - Department of Defense Guidance for Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccination Attestation and Screening Testing for Unvaccinated Personnel In accordance with the Safer Federal Workforce Task Force guidance, attestation of an individual's status as fully vaccinated or presentation of a recent negative COVID-19 test is a condition of physical access to DOD buildings and DOD-leased spaces in non-DOD buildings in which official DOD
Sept. 7, 2021 Department of the Air Force releases 2021 assessment of states’ support of military families The 2021 assessment of states' support of military families measured ease of licensure portability across state lines and support for pre-kindergarten through 12th grade public education surrounding installations.
Sept. 7, 2021 Family member travel screenings now automated for Airmen, Guardians As of Aug. 30, Department of the Air Force members with dependents selected for an assignment will receive an email and a myVector notification to complete the mandatory screening questionnaire electronically; paper copies of the AF Form 4380, Air Force Special Needs Screener, are no longer
Sept. 6, 2021 Air Force names 2020 Athletes of the Year Every year, the Air Force recognizes one male and female military member for their athletic accomplishments. Each installation nominates candidates by submitting packages that highlight their top athlete’s sports-related achievements, military awards and civic recognition from the past calendar
Sept. 5, 2021 Air Force Learning Professionals’ online Communities of Practice now available These Communities of Practice include pathways to address objectives designed to advance force development as outlined in the Air Education and Training Command Strategic Action Plan and address knowledge and skills gaps identified in a learning professional training gap analysis study conducted by
Sept. 4, 2021 ACC innovates with Air Force CyberWorx Air Force CyberWorx is a Department of Defense cyber mission-focused, operational problem-solving organization that gives Airmen the tools to support Air Force operational problems by collaborating with government, industry and academic experts through structured, human-centered design activities.
Sept. 3, 2021 DAF announces mandatory COVID vaccine implementation guidelines for Airmen, Guardians Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall has released a service implementation plan that requires Airmen and Guardians to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the following dates, unless seeking an exemption.
Sept. 2, 2021 Keep safety in mind as summer ends The long Labor Day weekend marks the traditional end of summer and offers many service members, civilians and their families the final opportunity to take to the highways and byways for a summertime adventure. Emphasis on managing risk is key, not only for a holiday weekend that historically
Sept. 1, 2021 Kendall’s first trip highlights Air and Space Force roles in responding to China, strategic competitors The base, which is headquarters for U.S. Indo-Pacific Command and Pacific Air Forces, was the first stop on Kendall’s first official trip as Secretary. It was no random choice. Nor was it an accident that it came less than a month into his tenure.
Aug. 30, 2021 38 RQS trains to support SpaceX, Boeing The 38th RQS Blue Team performed free fall jumps and equipment drops into water to prepare for potential operations supporting the SpaceX human spaceflight program and Boeing’s spaceflight program as well as other immediate response-force operations.
Aug. 30, 2021 CSAF receives prestigious French Air and Space Force award Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. was ceremoniously conferred a pin from the French Air and Space Force’s Fighter Squadron 2/4 Lafayette.
Aug. 26, 2021 DAF Joint Statement on Afghanistan Airport attack On behalf of the entire Department of the Air Force, our heartfelt sympathies go to the loved ones of the brave American service members killed and wounded in today’s terrorist attacks in Afghanistan. Our hearts are heavy for their sacrifice as they endeavored to bring hope to thousands seeking a
Aug. 26, 2021 CSAF visits Kirtland AFB Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., along with his wife, Sharene, visited Kirtland Air Force Base, Aug. 12-13.
Aug. 26, 2021 Operation Allies Refuge: Ramstein AB transforms into major evac hub Following the rapid deterioration of security in Afghanistan, the first of many aircraft carrying U.S. citizens, Special Immigrant Visa applicants and other vulnerable Afghans landed at the installation Aug. 20 as part of Operation Allies Refuge. Since then, Ramstein AB has received more than 11,000
Aug. 25, 2021 AFRL’s Entrepreneur Opportunity Program turns people, ideas into new private sector businesses The Air Force Research Laboratory’s Entrepreneurial Opportunities Program is turning scientists and engineers into business owners to speed emerging technology to warfighters.
Aug. 24, 2021 Kendall, Raymond stress importance of space and Space Force’s success in separate, high-profile speeches Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall and Space Force Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond highlight the importance of space during speeches at the 36th Space Symposium.
Aug. 24, 2021 Air Force BRAC program nears transfer milestones Between now and the end of 2022, if all goes according to plan, the Air Force will transfer these parcels of land to local communities and close the chapter on the storied histories of Galena Forward Operating Location, Alaska, and Chanute Air Force Base, Illinois.
Aug. 21, 2021 AFIMSC expands eLearning platform to Total Force The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center Directorate of Personnel team relaunched the RedVector eLearning platform recently, making it accessible to more Airmen and Guardians to provide broader support for job-mandated training requirements, professional credentialing and licensing.
Aug. 20, 2021 Cal Guard actively fights state’s wildfires Nearly 1,000 Cal Guard service members are currently activated for fire missions in the air and on the ground.
Aug. 20, 2021 Cal Guard actively fights state’s wildfires Nearly 1,000 Cal Guard service members are currently activated for fire missions in the air and on the ground.
Aug. 18, 2021 AFSEC changes command Maj. Gen. Jeannie M. Leavitt became the Department of the Air Force chief of safety and commander of the Air Force Safety Center, during a change of command ceremony at Kirtland Air Force Base, Aug. 13.
Aug. 18, 2021 CMSAF, international enlisted attend Senior Enlisted Leader International Summit A sea of multi-colored military uniforms and the sounds of several languages were the backdrop for the Senior Enlisted Leader International Summit, held Aug. 9-13 in San Antonio.
Aug. 17, 2021 CSAF visits AFOTEC at Kirtland AFB, promotes accelerating change Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. visited Headquarters Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center and heard how AFOTEC is leading the test enterprise through accelerating change.
Aug. 16, 2021 CY22 selection board schedule helps shape force The Department of the Air Force recently published the Calendar Year 2022 Air and Space Force Selection Board schedules, identifying when thousands of Airmen and Guardians will compete for promotion, helping shape and develop the force.
Aug. 12, 2021 USAF, Ukraine armed forces strengthen partnership Members of the Ukrainian armed forces met with a variety of U.S. Air Force units from Ramstein Air Base and Kapaun Air Station, Germany, Aug. 2-6.
Aug. 11, 2021 Minuteman III test launch showcases readiness as safe, effective deterrent The launch involved a Hi Fidelity Joint Test Assembly re-entry vehicle that detonated conventional (i.e. non-nuclear) explosives prior to hitting the surface of the water approximately 4,200 miles downrange near Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands.
Aug. 11, 2021 WIDOW: Nellis AFB Airmen use software tailor-made for ABMS Nellis Air Force Base Airmen are utilizing the modern software application WIDOW, or Web-based Information Dominant Warfare, to digitize the tactical-level mission planning process.
Aug. 11, 2021 DAF Gaming League season two takes off The Department of Air Force Gaming League is back for another season with more games and prizes while expanding the community to include Air Force veterans and wounded warriors.
Aug. 10, 2021 Air Force releases additional dress and appearance changes New dress and appearance updates will soon be released following feedback, testing from Airmen and reviews conducted as a part of the 2020 Air Force Uniform Board.
Aug. 10, 2021 AFRL designated as Quantum Information Science Research Center for Air, Space Force This designation, signed by then Acting Secretary of the Air Force John P. Roth in an April 23 memorandum, gives AFRL the authority to achieve faster military capability based on quantum information science.
Aug. 5, 2021 CROWS partners with industry to bring focus to cyber resiliency The virtual discussion featured a program overview, a discussion of their Systems Security Engineering Cyber Guidebook, and a cyber resiliency roundtable between government and industry experts, which included representatives from Boeing, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon, FireEye, Lockheed Martin, and
Aug. 4, 2021 Nellis AFB aggressors, F-35 pilots ‘punish’ blue air to develop unstoppable force During Red Flag-Nellis 21-3, blue air participants will for the first time go head-to-head with F-35 Lightning II aggressor pilots, making already daunting training scenarios all that more difficult to successfully overcome.
Aug. 4, 2021 AFMC takes on role as servicing major command for Space Force Recently, the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force took steps to define AFMC’s role as the designated servicing MAJCOM for U.S. Space Force.
Aug. 3, 2021 New AFCEC division key to nuclear infrastructure modernization The Air Force Civil Engineer Center is centralizing its support of the Air Force’s multi-billion-dollar nuclear infrastructure portfolio with a new division.
Aug. 2, 2021 Wanted: Innovative ideas for Spark Tank 2022 Spark Tank 2022, a Department of the Air Force annual competition in which Airmen and Guardians pitch innovative solutions to operational problems, will accept submissions in early August 2021.
Aug. 2, 2021 Work begins on AFIMSC ‘Office of Future’ The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is building and benchmarking a radically new way of working called the Office of the Future, or O2F.
July 31, 2021 F-16 receives in-flight software update during recent flight test An F-16 Fighting Falcon updated its Mission Data File with information transmitted from hundreds of miles away using an existing Beyond Line of Sight F-16 satellite communication system.
July 30, 2021 Wounded warriors share message of resilience in Florida On the day a bullet tore through his legs inside an HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter, U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. August O’Niell, 414th Combat Training Squadron Detachment 1 flight chief in charge of ground operations at Davis-Monthan, Air Force Base, Arizona, said his world changed.
July 30, 2021 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
July 29, 2021 Cyber career field discusses new training baseline The 81st Training Support Squadron hosted the Cyber Operations Specialty Training and Requirements Team conference at Keesler Air Force Base, July 19-23.
July 28, 2021 DAF completes Architecture Demonstration and Evaluation 5 The Chief Architect Office’s fifth ADE combined three primary pillars toward an agile DoD decision superiority mission architecture: (1) emerging technology and concepts of operation from the Air Force and Space Force, (2) the third Global Information Dominance Experiment and (3) Pacific Iron 2021
July 28, 2021 Kendall sworn in as 26th Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall was administratively sworn in July 28 as the 26th Secretary of the Air Force.
July 28, 2021 CSAF signs charter for China Aerospace Studies Institute Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. recently signed the charter for the Air Force’s China Aerospace Studies Institute, signaling the service’s intent to focus education, awareness and understanding more heavily on China’s growing military threat.
July 26, 2021 Senate confirms Kendall to be Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall won confirmation from the Senate July 26 to be the 26th Secretary of the Air Force, placing an official with decades-long service in defense issues in the top civilian job at a time when the department is navigating new global challenges and wide-reaching modernization efforts.
July 23, 2021 Department of the Air Force approves special leave accrual for fiscal year 2021 Air Force and Space Force members performing active service, and Reserve and Guard Airmen on Title 10 or Title 32 orders, can now accrue up to 120 days of annual leave for fiscal year 2021 instead of the typical 60 days of leave.
July 22, 2021 Flying Jennies train in Alaska Working with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Airborne, 25th Infantry Division, the 815th AS provided airlift for more than 1,300 paratroopers for three days, as well as airdrops for heavy equipment on the fourth day, during a training exercise at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.
July 22, 2021 NORAD, USNORTHCOM lead 3rd Global Information Dominance Experiment North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command, in collaboration with all 11 U.S. combatant commands, have executed the third in a series of Global Information Dominance Experiments, in partnership with the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center, the undersecretary of Defense for
July 21, 2021 Pilots leaving active duty have safe landing place in Reserve, Guard As COVID-19 travel restrictions ease around the world, commercial airlines are looking to hire more pilots. Air Force officials want to remind active-duty pilots leaving the Air Force for the civilian aviation industry that such a move doesn’t have to end their service to their country.
July 20, 2021 AF Career Development Academy transforms CDC content, delivery to Airmen Using an approach to modernization centered on rapid curriculum development and agile curriculum updates, with an emphasis on tasks that are mission-focused, the effort ties to the people-first approach of Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr.'s Action Order-A (Airmen) and directly contributes
July 19, 2021 Brown emphasizes imperative to modernize with allies in first Europe trip as CSAF Brown took the opportunity to discuss the value of airpower not just for U.S. national security interests, but as a strategic and critical partner in the European theater.
July 18, 2021 AFRL invites new science, technology ideas through Air Force, Space Force Tech Connect On behalf of the Department, as one laboratory supporting two services, the Air Force Research Laboratory has developed the Air and Space Forces Science & Technology (S&T) Front Door, to connect potential partners with S&T experts and opportunities.
July 17, 2021 Highest risk, biggest reward: Planning for Denali The U.S. Air Force 50 Summits Challenge is a project focused on helping Airmen fly the Air Force flag from the highest point in all 50 states.
July 16, 2021 CSAF visits Ramstein Air Base During their visit, the Browns toured agencies across Ramstein AB proper to meet face-to-face with the Airmen and families who support the Global Gateway’s diverse mission set.
July 15, 2021 San Antonio Innovation Summit open for registration The event – a partnership between the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, Air Force Civil Engineer Center, Air Force Security Forces Center, Air Force Services Center, Air Force Personnel Center, Air Education and Training Command, and AFWERX – will bring innovation collaboration
July 13, 2021 Joint MOU targets fight against acquisition fraud, corruption When the Air Force Office of Special Investigations rolled out its 2018 Strategic Plan, it listed five Lines of Effort providing a clear, attainable vector for OSI Airmen to seamlessly mesh with Air Force leadership and the Department of the Air Force moving forward.
July 12, 2021 DAF announces the 12 Outstanding Airmen for 2021 An Air Force selection board at the Air Force’s Personnel Center considered 35 nominees who represented major commands, direct reporting units, field operating agencies and Headquarters Air Force. The board selected the 12 Airmen based on superior leadership, job performance and personal
July 12, 2021 USAFA Cadet Summer Program returns to Tyndall AFB After a year-long hiatus due to COVID-19, the U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet Summer Program recently returned to the Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Readiness Laboratory at Tyndall Air Force Base.
July 11, 2021 Security forces, OSI consolidate personnel in Protective Services Operations The integration of personnel from both career fields enhances PSO capabilities at 1st FIS, whose mission is to provide full-spectrum, protective security support to the Department of Defense, Air Force senior leaders and visiting foreign dignitaries.
July 7, 2021 CSAF commemorates victory at Yorktown with French allies During the ceremony, a wreath was placed at the memorial commemorating the final turning point in America’s war independence.
July 7, 2021 Air Force makes more rights available for housing tenants The Department of Defense issued policy guidance in February 2021 on the implementation and timing of the remaining four provisions of the Tenant Bill of Rights, which expands protection measures for military families living in privatized housing.
July 3, 2021 Stay safe this 4th of July The Fourth of July, a time for America to commemorate the passage of the Declaration of Independence, is often celebrated with parades, concerts, firework shows, family road trips, barbecues and parties where participants toast to the nation.
July 2, 2021 Air Force releases cardio and strength fitness assessment alternatives, new online capabilities The Air Force will provide Airmen five physical fitness assessment alternatives—three for the cardio portion and sit-up components and two for the push-up component of the physical fitness assessment beginning in early 2022.
July 2, 2021 Digital Directorate team wins major acquisition award The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force honored a Hanscom Air Force Base Digital Directorate team with a major acquisition award earlier this month.
July 2, 2021 Around the Air Force: Air Guard Fights Wildfires, Spark Tank and AMC Improving Passenger Experience Today’s look Around the Air Force highlights the Nevada Air National Guard’s 152nd Airlift Wing activation to help fight wildfires in the western U.S., transformational ideas can be submitted to AFMC’s 2021 Spark Tank competition, and Air Mobility Command has a team working to make travel
July 1, 2021 Department of the Air Force senior leaders share Independence Day message As we observe our Nation’s 245th birthday, thank you for defending our values at home and around the globe. The sacrifices that you and your families make every day ensure the freedom of millions and serve as a guiding light to the world.
June 30, 2021 Nellis AFB to become 5th generation Center of Excellence The Department of the Air Force announced plans today to make space for a larger fighter presence at Nellis Air Force Base by realigning the base’s close air support and rescue missions to Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona, starting in fiscal year 2022.
June 30, 2021 Air Force, Army build on joint contracting operations with JFCE 2021 The Joint Force Contracting Exercise 2021, the first Air Force/Army training exercise since 2017, gave contracting teams the chance to practice unity of effort, build relationships and better understand each other’s organizational structure and methodologies.
June 29, 2021 UOTT pushes boundaries of F-35 operational testing A team of engineers, analysts, and pilots are pushing the boundaries of F-35 combat aircraft operational testing. The United States Operational Test Team is partnered with Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center Detachment 6.
June 28, 2021 Air Force tests child care subletting app The app, called Kinderspot, helps Department of Defense families on Air Force installations sublet child care spots at their home station or find spots at a location they will visit temporarily.
June 24, 2021 Hanscom AFB team demos data sharing technology The Tactical Data Link Enhancements Team, formed through a partnership between the Aerial Networks Division, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory, a federally funded research and development center, traveled to Eielson Air Force Base and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson,
June 22, 2021 AFIMSC accelerates change across the enterprise with Big Data The summit’s namesake, Big Data, refers to processes that help interpret the large volumes of information gathered and stored in the modern day IT environment.
June 21, 2021 FAA, Department of the Air Force sign commercial space agreement The agreement recognizes common safety standards for FAA-licensed launch and reentry activities that occur on, originate from, or return to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida and Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
June 20, 2021 Air Force announces availability of final environmental study on Ground Based Strategic Deterrent ICBM recapitalization Test Program The Department of the Air Force announces the availability of the Final Environmental Assessment for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent Test Program and the program’s Finding of No Significant Impact. The analysis can be found at gbsdtesteaoea.govsupport.us.
June 17, 2021 Air, Space Forces leaders discuss, defend budget requests in congressional hearings Across two days of hearings before the House Armed Services Committee and the Senate Armed Services Committee, Acting Secretary of the Air Force John P. Roth, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., and Chief of Space Operations Gen. John “Jay” Raymond laid out both the near term and longer
June 17, 2021 ShOC-N: Bringing ABMS future faster As the Air Force and Department of Defense continually refine intra- and inter-service communication capabilities to retain strategic advantage in future conflict, Nellis Air Force Base’s Shadow Operations Center-Nellis, or ShOC-N, is leading the way as the test bed for emerging technologies that
June 17, 2021 Contracting Airmen, Soldiers ready for joint contracting exercise With the 2021 Joint Forces Contracting Exercise, contracting teams will execute the force employment concept of deploying a joint regional contracting office to provide operational contract support to a combat-credible force in the deterrence of aggression against U.S. interests in key areas.
June 16, 2021 myLearning digital platform expands courseware; announces new features Air Education and Training Command’s “myLearning” system is entering phase two of its rollout, adding new features scheduled to be available to Airmen and Guardians early this summer.
June 14, 2021 Air Force coins official Maintenance Duty Uniform, adds immediate wear of tactical OCP caps Air Force commanders of units with aircraft maintenance, industrial and other labor intensive Air Force Specialty Codes will have the option to authorize wear of a standardized, maintenance duty uniform, also referred to as coveralls, which may be worn on a day-to-day basis upon publication of the
June 13, 2021 CMSAF visits Wright-Patterson AFB Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass often gets things started by 4:30 a.m. before embarking on workdays jam-packed full of office tours, command briefs and meeting with Airmen across various installations, which she calls the “best part of my job ... hands down.”
June 11, 2021 CSAF, CMSAF visit MacDill AFB During the visit, both leaders addressed future policy changes for enlisted and commissioned officer talent management and force structure in addition to answering a variety of questions from basic allowance for housing to how the Civil Air Patrol contributes to the Total Force mission.
June 10, 2021 Crash in the ocean: Air Force aids TBM Avenger pilot On a warm, sunny Saturday afternoon, a pilot mans the controls of a TBM Avenger, a U.S. Navy warplane, as he soars over Cocoa Beach, Florida.
June 9, 2021 AFCLC, CASI and DLIFLC host China ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ training event AFCLC partnered with Air University, China Aerospace Studies Institute, Air War College, Army War College and the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center to host the event at the Air University Teaching and Learning Center.
June 9, 2021 New AFMC office to drive digital transformation across Air, Space enterprise The 12-member Digital Transformation Office, or DTO, will fall under the AFMC Engineering and Technical Management Directorate. It will focus on creating a digital governance structure and facilitate on-going and new digital acquisition transformation activities across the enterprise.
June 8, 2021 FY22 budget gives Air & Space Forces the strength to meet threats, Roth, Brown, Raymond tell Senate Acting Air Force Secretary John Roth, joined by the Air and Space Forces’ highest-ranking officers, told a Senate subcommittee June 8 the department’s budget proposal recognizes challenges posed by China and Russia while also laying the groundwork for the forces needed in 2030 and beyond.
June 8, 2021 AFWERX Agility Prime partners with Kitty Hawk in first medevac exercise with electric aircraft AFWERX Agility Prime and new partner Kitty Hawk reached a milestone in May with their first operational exercise.
June 4, 2021 Department of the Air Force announces fourth Vanguard program Under the Rocket Cargo Vanguard, the Air Force Research Laboratory will lead a science and technology effort to determine the viability and utility of using large commercial rockets for Department of Defense global logistics, potentially expanding the portfolio of capabilities the USSF presents to
June 4, 2021 AFAFRICA Airmen solidify bond with Senegalese air force A team of seven Airmen, led by Brig. Gen. Christopher Ireland, U.S. Air Forces Europe-Air Forces Africa chief of staff, conducted a force development engagement with the Senegalese air force in Dakar and Thies, Senegal, May 25-28, 2021.
June 4, 2021 Around the Air Force: Air Force Academy Graduation, Operation Allied Sky, and Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Proposal Today’s look Around the Air Force highlights the first Air Force Academy graduation held at Falcon Stadium in two years, bomber task force mission Operation Allied Sky flying with NATO allies, and the fiscal year 2022 budget proposal by the Department of the Air Force. (Hosted by Staff Sgt. Britt
June 3, 2021 AFRL opens research altitude chambers, becomes force in aerospace physiology At the Air Force Research Laboratory, ensuring pilots, air crews and all flight equipment can withstand various pressures, is one of the missions in the lab’s 711th Human Performance Wing, where research and aerospace medicine converge to enhance the performance and readiness of operational Airmen.
June 2, 2021 AFMC designates $5 million for AFMC We Need efforts The Air Force Materiel Command released $5 million in funding for projects across the mission as it continues to drive towards the goals of the AFMC We Need.
June 1, 2021 Air Force, USFWS partner to restore fish habitat Threatened fish at Beale Air Force Base, California, are reaping the benefits of a partnership between the Air Force and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
May 31, 2021 Largest Checkered Flag exercise wraps up at Tyndall AFB Checkered Flag, one of the Department of Defense’s largest air-to-air exercises, is a two-week long, large-scale aerial exercise designed to integrate fourth and fifth-generation airframes to enhance mobility, deployment, and employment capabilities of aviators and maintainers.
May 28, 2021 DAF releases FY22 budget proposal, journeys to the Air and Space Forces of 2030 The Department’s $173.7 billion request includes the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force budgets. The Air Force’s budget of $156.3 billion is a 2.3% increase and the Space Force’s budget of $17.4 billion is a 13.1% increase from FY 2021.
May 28, 2021 AMC debuts first large-scale virtual command center during MG21 As the Air Force’s largest and longest exercise in rapid global mobility, Mobility Guardian served as the proving ground for AMC’s first large-scale integration of an Advanced Battle Management System, ensuring decision superiority with speed, agility and resilience and advancing warfighting
May 27, 2021 Cadet graduation returns to Falcon Stadium for Class of 2021 In all, 1,019 cadets graduated in front of a select crowd in the stands containing no more than eight of their family members and friends, a safety and health precaution set in place for the ceremony as the Academy continues to operate during the pandemic within Centers for Disease Control and
May 26, 2021 Air Force releases updated fitness test score breakdown Without the waist measurement as a scored component, push-ups and sit-ups will increase from 10 to 20 points each, while the 1.5-mile run will remain at 60 points. Scoring will fall into five-year age groups, as opposed to the previous 10.
May 25, 2021 Senate committee considers Frank Kendall’s nomination to be the 26th Air Force secretary Frank Kendall’s session before the committee was his first formal appearance on Capitol Hill since being nominated last month by President Biden to be the Department of the Air Force’s highest-ranking civilian leader.
May 24, 2021 Risk Management - the key to a safe and enjoyable summer Summer allows us time to share in the enjoyment of warmer weather activities. It’s important to keep in mind the risks of injury prior to participating.
May 21, 2021 Reserve chief does big things at Air Force Recruiting Service When Chief Master Sgt. Michael Johnson got the call to report to Headquarters Air Force Recruiting Service as part of the early push toward Total Force recruiting, he faced many of the typical questions a Reserve Airman faces when working with the active duty.