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    Head of Air Force Quadrennial Defense Review will stay put until review completed

    The head of Air Force's planning for the Quadrennial Defense Review will stay on the job until the review is completed early next year, then move to a new position at Air University, an Air Force spokesman said Friday.

  1. O-6 advancement falls to lowest levels in 24 years

    The promotion opportunities for lieutenant colonels hoping to become colonels will fall to the lowest levels in at least 24 years in 2013 as the Air Force tries to avoid creating logjams throughout the officer ranks.

  2. Air Force approves 358 early retirements

    The Air Force approved 358 early retirements — 311 enlisted service members and 47 officers — under the latest round of Temporary Early Retirement Authority, the Air Force Personnel Center said.

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  2. AF sets Nov. 30 deadline for Senior NCO Academy prep course

  3. Joint Base Charleston getting new commander

  4. Prime ContentBMI won't be easier than tape test

  5. Security Forces chief removed: Malmstrom's Lynch relieved of command

  6. 1-star who led Afghan prisons during Koran burnings reassigned again

  7. Former AF test pilot, astronaut Fullerton dies at 76

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  1. Lt. Col. Scott Smith will convert from an F-15 pilot to a C-130 pilot to accommodate the Montana Air National Guard's new flying mission. Rion Sanders / The Great Falls Tribune

    First MANG pilot headed to C-130 training

    The mission change at the 120th Fighter Wing of the Montana Air National Guard is picking up the pace.

    • Aug. 21, 2013

  2. Tell us: Master Sergeant boards

    The Air Force is considering whether it should hold promotion boards for technical sergeants who want to advance to master sergeant.

    • Aug. 20, 2013
  3. Diagnostic imaging, above, sensor operator, far left, and pest management are among the enlisted careers with the lowest time-in-grade, an indicator of a strong career track. Air Force

    Want a fast promotion? Go intel or medical

    Hoping to speed up your chances for promotion in an age of staff drawdowns and plummeting selection rates? Bone up on your intelligence skills or anatomy books.

    • Aug. 19, 2013
    • CAREERS /

    Medical prep school program offers path to commission

    Enlisted airmen who are interested in medical careers as officers have until Sept. 6 to declare their intent to apply for a new pilot program to prepare them for med school.

    • Aug. 17, 2013

  5. More than 500 majors promoted

    Air Force releases names of majors selected for promotion as part of the 2013 Air Force Reserve Line and Health Professions Lieutenant Colonel Promotion Selection Boards.

    • Aug. 15, 2013
  6. Air Force leaders plan to announce changes to PT rules soon, but they were unable to finalize the changes before the existing guidance expired. A1C Aaron-Forrest Wainwright / Air Force

    New PT guidance delayed

    Policy updates for physical training expected last month are not yet finalized, so the Air Force bought itself more time.

    • Aug. 14, 2013

  7. ROA opens membership to NCOs

    Noncommissioned officers are now eligible to join the Reserve Officers Association under a change in the 91-year-old group's bylaws approved over the weekend.

    • Aug. 14, 2013
  8. Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson took over the reins of the Air Force Academy during a change of command ceremony Aug. 12 in Colorado Springs, Colo. Johnson is the first female to be superintendent at the academy. Jerilee Bennett / The Gazette via AP

    1st female superintendent starts at Air Force Academy

    The first woman to lead the Air Force Academy took over the job Monday, but Lt. Gen. Michelle Johnson said she's not dwelling on the significance of the milestone.

    • Aug. 12, 2013

  9. Alaskan Command getting new commander

    A new commander is scheduled to take over the Alaskan Command, which oversees more than 22,000 service members in the state.

    • Aug. 8, 2013
    • CAREERS /

    Air Force extends 15-year retirement deadline to Aug. 19

    The Air Force on Thursday extended the deadline for eligible airmen to apply for the latest round of voluntary early retirements to Aug. 19.

    • Aug. 7, 2013

  11. Pentagon fires 60 troops after sex-assault review

    Sixty troops have been disqualified as sexual assault counselors, recruiters or drill instructors after the military investigators found they had committed violations ranging from alcohol-related offenses to child abuse and sexual assault.

    • Aug. 2, 2013
  12. GovMedia

    Staff sergeant promotion list released

    The Air Force on Thursday released the list of more than 11,000 airmen who have been selected for promotion to staff sergeant.

    • Aug. 1, 2013
    • CAREERS /
    Single parents may now enlist in the Air Force or be commissioned as officers. Air Force

    Air Force opens doors to single parents

    Nurse punished for pregnancy seeks re-instatement under new rule

    • Jul. 31, 2013
  14. Air Force

    Staff sergeant promotion rate worst in 15 years

    The Air Force will release a staff sergeant list Thursday that reflects the worst promotion rate in 15 years.

    • Jul. 30, 2013

  15. Senate panel approves Dempsey, Winnefeld re-appointments to Joint Chiefs posts

    The Senate Armed Services Committee voted Tuesday to keep the chairman and vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in their posts for another two-year term.

    • Jul. 30, 2013
  16. Gen. Frank Gorenc soon will become commander of USAFE. Air Force

    New USAFE commander talks priorities

    Working with partner nations key to being ready to respond to a new crisis

    • Jul. 30, 2013
    • CAREERS /
    Captains, majors, lieutenant colonels, master sergeants and technical sergeants who want to apply for 15-year retirements must do so before Aug. 13. If approved, they would retire by Nov. 13. Amber Whittington / Air Force

    Apply starting today for 15-year retirements

    The early retirement program is available to officers and enlisted airmen with between 15 and 19 years of service in certain career fields.

    • Jul. 29, 2013
    • CAREERS /
    Senior Airman Cecil Lovette, 20th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron crew chief, goes through preflight checks with a 79th Fighter Squadron pilot in March during Red Flag 13-3 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. One month later, the 79th reduced its readiness status because of sequestration. Staff Sgt. Kenny Holston / Air Force

    Squadron groundings affecting readiness, pilot careers

    The grounding of Air Force combat squadrons will not only have an effect on the long-term readiness of the fleet but also on the careers of pilots and maintainers whose planes were idle.

    • Jul. 29, 2013
    • CAREERS /
    A security forces airman keeps watch at an entry control point at Akrab Air Base in the fictitious Kingdom of Nessor during Exercise Eagle Flag at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. Tech. Sgt. Zachary Wilson / Air Force

    Security forces: One strike and you're out

    Competition for security forces jobs is getting tougher, and the Air Force no longer has any patience for screw-ups.

    • Jul. 26, 2013
    • CAREERS /
    Juli Phelps, an exercise physiologist from Grissom Air Reserve Base, Ind., demonstrates how to use a tape measure on Airman 1st Class Shirell Cummings, 931st Security Forces Squadron, to measure waist circumference during a physical training leader certification class at McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., last year. 1st Lt. Zach Anderson / Air Force

    Tape test decision to be announced soon

    Changes to be announced in coming days

    • Jul. 26, 2013
    • CAREERS /

    Air Force offers early retirement for enlisted airmen and officers

    If you're looking to retire before putting in your 20, now may be your chance.

    • Jul. 25, 2013

  22. McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst gets new commander

    The Defense Department's only tri-service military base is getting a new leader.

    • Jul. 25, 2013

  23. Air Force to hold SERB boards for lieutenant colonels and colonels

    Officers selected for early retirement will leave the service by July 1, 2014

    • Jul. 24, 2013

  24. General officer assignments announced

    The Defense Department announced the following assignments July 18:

    • Jul. 22, 2013
    • CAREERS /

    House panel examines changes to veterans retraining program

    A House subcommittee is considering legislation to fix one of the many problems with a year-old veterans training program many say is underused.

    • Jul. 22, 2013

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  1. Air Force offers fighter pilots $225,000 to stay in

    The Air Force is opening its wallet to keep more fighter pilots for a longer period of time, even as the service faces serious budget cuts that may continue for years....

      5:40 PM, Jul. 2, 2013

  2. Head of Air Force Quadrennial Defense Review will stay put until review completed

    The head of Air Force's planning for the Quadrennial Defense Review will stay on the job until the review is completed early next year, then move to a new position at Air University, an Air Force spokesman said Friday....

      9:55 AM, Sep. 15, 2013

  3. O-6 advancement falls to lowest levels in 24 years

    The promotion opportunities for lieutenant colonels hoping to become colonels will fall to the lowest levels in at least 24 years in 2013 as the Air Force tries to avoid creating logjams throughout the officer ranks....

      2:49 PM, Sep. 13, 2013

  4. Security forces: One strike and you're out

    Competition for security forces jobs is getting tougher, and the Air Force no longer has any patience for screw-ups....

      9:39 AM, Jul. 28, 2013

  5. Air Force opens doors to single parents

    Nurse punished for pregnancy seeks re-instatement under new rule...

      7:27 PM, Jul. 31, 2013

  6. NCO promotions: Competition growing stiffer, testing ability matters

    It's time to hit the books. The selection rate for master sergeant plunged this year, dropping to its lowest level in more than a decade....

      2:42 PM, May 29, 2013

  7. Commands will choose airmen for special duty jobs

    The Air Force has decided to begin nominating airmen to fill developmental special duty assignments....

      7:54 PM, Jul. 16, 2013

  8. O-6 advancement falls to lowest levels in 24 years

    The promotion opportunities for lieutenant colonels hoping to become colonels will fall to the lowest levels in at least 24 years in 2013 as the Air Force tries to avoid creating logjams throughout the officer ranks....

      2:49 PM, Sep. 13, 2013

  9. More enlisted can apply to language program

    For the first time since the inception of the Air Force's Language Enabled Airman Program four years ago, enlisted airmen from all Air Force career fields will get a crack at applying to the program....

      2:27 PM, Mar. 15, 2013

  10. Staff sergeant promotion list released

    The Air Force on Thursday released the list of more than 11,000 airmen who have been selected for promotion to staff sergeant....

      4:31 PM, Aug. 2, 2013

  11. Security forces: One strike and you're out

    Competition for security forces jobs is getting tougher, and the Air Force no longer has any patience for screw-ups....

      9:39 AM, Jul. 28, 2013

  12. AF sets Nov. 30 deadline for Senior NCO Academy prep course

    The Air Force is releasing a new version of a distance learning course meant to prepare senior noncommissioned officers for entering the Senior NCO Academy. It also is giving senior NCOs until Nov. 30 to finish the current version of the course....

      3:16 PM, Sep. 5, 2013

  13. Air Force extends 15-year retirement deadline to Aug. 19

    The Air Force on Thursday extended the deadline for eligible airmen to apply for the latest round of voluntary early retirements to Aug. 19....

      4:31 PM, Aug. 8, 2013

  14. Air Force opens doors to single parents

    Nurse punished for pregnancy seeks re-instatement under new rule...

      7:27 PM, Jul. 31, 2013

  15. O-6 advancement falls to lowest levels in 24 years

    The promotion opportunities for lieutenant colonels hoping to become colonels will fall to the lowest levels in at least 24 years in 2013 as the Air Force tries to avoid creating logjams throughout the officer ranks....

      2:49 PM, Sep. 13, 2013

  16. Staff sergeant promotion rate worst in 15 years

    The Air Force will release a staff sergeant list Thursday that reflects the worst promotion rate in 15 years....

      1:41 PM, Jul. 31, 2013

  17. Congrats, chief! Selection board results announced

    The Navy today released the names of sailors selected to advance to chief petty officer by the fiscal 2014 selection board....

      4:29 PM, Aug. 2, 2013

  18. Staff sergeant promotion list released

    The Air Force on Thursday released the list of more than 11,000 airmen who have been selected for promotion to staff sergeant....

      4:31 PM, Aug. 2, 2013

  19. Head of Air Force Quadrennial Defense Review will stay put until review completed

    The head of Air Force's planning for the Quadrennial Defense Review will stay on the job until the review is completed early next year, then move to a new position at Air University, an Air Force spokesman said Friday....

      9:55 AM, Sep. 15, 2013

  20. More than 500 majors promoted

    Air Force releases names of majors selected for promotion as part of the 2013 Air Force Reserve Line and Health Professions Lieutenant Colonel Promotion Selection Boards....

      12:48 PM, Aug. 16, 2013

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