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  1. Kwast

    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.

    • Sep. 12, 2013
  2. 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.

    • Sep. 12, 2013
  3. Joint Base Charleston getting new commander

    The military community at Joint Base Charleston is bidding farewell to commander Col. Richard McComb and welcoming a C-130 combat veteran in his place.

    • Aug. 29, 2013
  4. Col. David Lynch is seen during his change-of-command ceremony in 2012. Beau Wade/Air Force

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

    Malmstrom Air Force Base announced Friday that the 341st Security Forces Group commander has been relieved of command.

    • Aug. 25, 2013
  5. Jamieson Air Force

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

    The Air Force brigadier general who was the deputy commander of the organization running prisons in Afghanistan during the accidental burning of Korans last year has been reassigned again.

    • Aug. 22, 2013
  6. C. Gordon Fullerton, a NASA astronaut, research pilot and Air Force test pilot whose career spanned almost 50 years, is seen in a 1989 photo. Fullerton died Aug. 21 at 76. NASA via AP

    Former AF test pilot, astronaut Fullerton dies at 76

    C. Gordon Fullerton, a former astronaut who flew on two space shuttle missions and had an extensive career as a research and test pilot for NASA and the Air Force, died Wednesday, the space agency said. He was 76.

    • Aug. 22, 2013
  7. 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
  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
  10. 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
  11. 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
  12. 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
  13. McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst gets new commander

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

    • Jul. 25, 2013
  14. 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
  15. General officer assignments announced

    The Defense Department announced the following assignments July 18:

    • Jul. 22, 2013
  16. 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
  17. 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
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. 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
  22. 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
  23. New commander for Keesler AFB

    Keesler Air Force Base will have a new commander this summer.

    • Jul. 2, 2013
  24. General officer nominations, assignments announced

    The Defense Department announced June 28 that President Obama made the following nominations:

    • Jul. 1, 2013
  25. Maj. Gen. Margaret Woodward Air Force

    Force turns to airmen for ideas on stopping sexual assaults

    Airmen will be able to submit suggestions online about what can be done to prevent sexual assaults and help victims.

    • Jun. 27, 2013

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