April 8, 2026 Air Force announces FY26 aviation bonus Eligible active-duty aviators have from April 1 until August 31, or until the program’s funds are exhausted, to apply for the fiscal year 2026 aviation bonus, Air Force officials announced April 1, 2026.
Aug. 25, 2023 Around the Air Force: NCO Retraining Revamp, Aviator Retention, Quantum Navigation In this week’s look around the Air Force, retraining for career Airmen evolves, a demonstration program aims to keep rated aviators in service and artificial intelligence paired with Earth’s magnetic field may guide navigators in the future. (Hosted by Staff Sgt. Jazmin Granger)
July 27, 2023 DAF updates Foreign Language Proficiency Bonus policy Department of the Air Force has updated its Foreign Language Proficiency Bonus policy to prioritize those critical career fields, programs and positions that require foreign language proficiency to perform their missions.
June 5, 2017 Air Force announces significant changes to Aviation Bonus Program As part of its retention efforts, the Air Force released details on the fiscal year 2017 Aviation Bonus Program (AvB) June 5, 2017. This year’s program implements an increase in maximum bonus amounts authorized in the fiscal 2017 National Defense Authorization Act in addition to more flexibility in
Oct. 2, 2014 AF approves special pay for nuclear career fields Assignment incentive pay and special duty assignment pay for select total force nuclear career fields became effective Oct. 1, following Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James' recent announcement.