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 Air Force Careers

  1. Maj. Gen. Michelle Johnson

    New USAFA superintendent to begin today

    The Air Force Academy will get its first female superintendent when Maj. Gen. Michelle Johnson formally takes the academy's top job Monday.

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    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
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    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
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    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
  1. McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst gets new commander

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

    • Jul. 25, 2013
  2. 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
  3. 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
    • CAREERS /
    Former Marine and Secret Service agent Nicholas White works April 2 at his business, Off Leash K9 Training, in Woodbridge, Va. Mike Morones / Military Times

    Off the leash: Former Marine turns passion into profession

    Can't teach an old dog new tricks?

    • Jul. 22, 2013
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    Best places to be a fed

    You're getting out, the military is going to pay you for one more move, and the world is your oyster.

    • Jul. 22, 2013
    • CAREERS /
    Antranette Garrett, a retired Air Force master sergeant, now works as a respiratory therapist at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. Jim Callaway

    Look beyond the obvious for careers in medical fields

    Doctors, dentists, home health care workers, X-ray technicians: Most people can rattle off a list of the most common careers in health care.

    • Jul. 22, 2013
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    The Air Force must cut at least 1,800 airmen in 2014. Air Force

    AF hopes to cut 1,860 through voluntary programs in FY14

    The Air Force on Thursday said it will offer several voluntary force management programs in fiscal 2014 to further cut its ranks.

    • Jul. 18, 2013
  4. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., center, and Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., right, confer at the start of a July 18 Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on the re-appointment of Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Capitol Hill. J. Scott Applewhite/AP

    Senator plans to stall Dempsey's JCS chair nomination

    Sen. John McCain said Thursday he will block Army Gen. Martin Dempsey's nomination for a second term as Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman due to his dissatisfaction with the officer's responses to questions about the potential use of U.S.

    • Jul. 18, 2013
  5. Master Sgt. William Janczewski is being honored for fighting fires and for helping families with critically ill children. Colin Kelly / Staff

    Air Force Times 2013 Airman of the Year: Firefighter saves helicopter crews from blaze

    Master sergeant led firefighters under mortar attack in Afghanistan

    • Jul. 17, 2013
  6. More colonels, lt. colonels selected this year

    The Air Force on Wednesday announced it has selected 18 lieutenant colonels to promote to colonel, and 1,350 majors to promote to lieutenant colonel during the 2013A line of the Air Force, and line of the Air Force, judge advocate general selection boards

    • Jul. 17, 2013
  7. Gen. William Shelton Air Force

    Air Force 'carving out' more AF members for cyber

    Demand for airmen with cyber skills will grow to 1,500 in the coming years, up from earlier projections of 1,000, the Air Force's head of Air Force Space Command said Tuesday.

    • Jul. 16, 2013
  8. Lt. Col. Tim Schepper, right, is greeted by his twin daughters Tylin, 16, center, and Tea, July 15 after completing his 5,000th hour of flight in a B-1 bomber at Ellsworth Air Force Base near Rapid City, S.D. Schepper touched down shortly before 3:30 p.m. after a nearly 19-hour flight from Southwest Asia. Kristina Barker / Rapid City Journal via AP

    Photo gallery: Ellsworth bomber pilot makes Air Force history

    An airman at Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota has become the first in Air Force history to log 5,000 flight hours in a B-1 bomber.

    • Jul. 16, 2013
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    Commands will choose airmen for special duty jobs

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

    • Jul. 16, 2013
  9. 10,000 financial managers to receive new training

    A new certification program for Defense Department financial managers will provide standardized training for nearly 10,000 officer, enlisted and civilian financial managers in the Air Force, the service said Thursday.

    • Jul. 12, 2013
  10. Lt. Gen. John Hesterman Air Force

    3-star takes over U.S. Air Force in Mideast

    A three-star general with more than 2,200 flying hours is scheduled to take command of U.S. Air Force units involved in operations from the Mideast to Afghanistan.

    • Jul. 11, 2013
  11. N.D. Army National Guard appoints new chief of staff

    The North Dakota Army National Guard has a new chief of staff.

    • Jul. 10, 2013
  12. Marching out by May 31: Air Force E-9s or below are among 1,829 who volunteered to separate from the service. Patrick Dove/San Angelo (Texas) Standard-Times

    Rollbacks continue to take toll

    This year, the cash-strapped Air Force is likely to force out the most enlisted airmen in a decade under date-of-separation rollbacks as it struggles to trim its ranks.

    • Jul. 8, 2013
  13. Air Force Lt. Col. Ted Roberts and his family recently completed their seventh PCS move, buying a house — and hoping to settle down — near Naval Station Norfolk, Va. Colin Kelly / Staff

    Longer tours, fewer moves loom for troops

    Congress is ratcheting up pressure on the Pentagon to save money on permanent change-of-station moves, a change that could have a far-reaching impact on military life, careers and culture.

    • Jul. 8, 2013
  14. New adjutant general named for Nebraska National Guard

    Gov. Dave Heineman named Brig. Gen. Daryl L. Bohac on Monday to serve as the new adjutant general of the Nebraska National Guard, a command that oversees more than 4,600 Army and Air Guard personnel throughout the state.

    • Jul. 8, 2013
  15. Gen. Edward Rice is retiring after more than 30 years of service, according to the San Antonio Express-News. Air Force

    Gen. Edward Rice, head of AETC, to retire this year

    Even in the beginning, Gen. Edward Rice seemed to have what it took to lead. He was a 1978 distinguished graduate of the Air Force Academy, where he majored in engineering science and served as cadet wing commander.

    • Jul. 2, 2013
  1. New USAFA superintendent to begin today

    The Air Force Academy will get its first female superintendent when Maj. Gen. Michelle Johnson formally takes the academy's top job Monday....

      7:04 AM, Aug. 12, 2013
  2. Woman nominated to lead Air Force Academy

    For the first time in Air Force Academy history, a woman may be its superintendant....

      2:28 PM, Mar. 15, 2013
  3. 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
  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. Lt. col. urges firing of unaccountable generals

    An Army officer who called on the military a year ago to come clean about the 'absence of success on virtually every level' in Afghanistan, is now calling for a sweeping overhaul of top Army leadership....

      7:55 AM, Aug. 12, 2013
  6. 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
  7. Tape test decision to be announced soon

    Changes to be announced in coming days...

      9:29 AM, Jul. 28, 2013
  8. 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
  9. 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....

      11:36 AM, Jul. 30, 2013
  10. 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
  11. Lt. col. urges firing of unaccountable generals

    An Army officer who called on the military a year ago to come clean about the 'absence of success on virtually every level' in Afghanistan, is now calling for a sweeping overhaul of top Army leadership....

      7:55 AM, Aug. 12, 2013
  12. Technical sergeant promotion list released

    The Air Force Thursday released the list of more than 5,600 staff sergeants who have been selected for promotion to technical sergeant....

      3:03 PM, Jun. 29, 2013
  13. 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....

      5:04 PM, Jul. 26, 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. Woman nominated to lead Air Force Academy

    For the first time in Air Force Academy history, a woman may be its superintendant....

      2:28 PM, Mar. 15, 2013
  16. New USAFA superintendent to begin today

    The Air Force Academy will get its first female superintendent when Maj. Gen. Michelle Johnson formally takes the academy's top job Monday....

      7:04 AM, Aug. 12, 2013
  17. 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
  18. Technical sergeant promotion list released

    The Air Force Thursday released the list of more than 5,600 staff sergeants who have been selected for promotion to technical sergeant....

      3:03 PM, Jun. 29, 2013
  19. 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
  20. 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

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