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AF targets another 600 for cutsNot enough airmen have volunteered to leave this year, and now 1,700 are at risk of being forced out under a new round of date of separation rollbacks.
3-star's career stalled over sexual assault caseFor most of her career, Lt. Gen. Susan Helms has defied gravity, rising from astronaut to one of only three female lieutenant generals in the Air Force. But her decision to overturn a sex assault conviction may bring an end to her heretofore meteoric trajectory.
Lawmakers are calling on the Pentagon to cut back on its general and flag officers.
The Defense Department announced the following assignments June 7:
970 NCOs must retrainThe Air Force needs nearly 1,000 noncommissioned officers to switch from jobs with too many airmen to those with shortages.
Air Force expected to start selecting first sergeantsTop performing NCOs may soon be ordered to spend three years as a first sergeant, the 24/7 job that every command needs but is one of the toughest to fill with volunteers.
Maj. Gen. H.D. Polumbo is taking command of the 9th Air Force in a scheduled ceremony at Shaw Air Force Base.
Air Force Secretary Michael Donley urged graduating Air Force Academy cadets Wednesday to take on the 'scourge' of sexual assaults, echoing the message President Obama delivered to the Naval Academy last week.
Young enlisted airmen interested in making the leap to officer status should consider competing for a rated officer position rather than a non-rated slot at Officer Training School.
NCO promotions: Competition growing stiffer, testing ability mattersIt'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.
The Air Force released its master sergeant promotion list today. Of the 20,528 eligible technical sergeants, 3,841 were selected for promotion to master sergeant, for a promotion rate of 18.71 percent.
Hundreds of civilians who provide sexual assault prevention and counseling services will be exempted from the 11-day furloughs that most Defense Department employees will face later this year, a Pentagon official said.
The list of technical sergeants who made the cut will be released Thursday morning.
Missileers face extra work, no room for errorNot only have Minuteman III missile launch officers had to withstand the media fury over 'rot' from within its ranks and being in a 'crisis' mode after a subpar inspection, now the remaining launch officers have to pick up an extra 24-hour shift per month
The Defense Department is making a final plea to Congress to cap the 2014 military pay raise at 1 percent.
Grand Forks Air Force Base is getting a new commander.
1st Lt. Michelle Bosch loves being an instructor pilot.
First lieutenants will no longer face a central selection board to exchange their one bar for two.
The Defense Department announced the following assignments Thursday:
Donley: Sequestration may change future modernization goalFurther cuts to end strength could be in the Air Force's future if Congress fails to reverse deep cuts to defense spending, Air Force Secretary Michael Donley said.
Stressed officer career fields jump from 6 to 11The Air Force's retention of its active-duty members remains high, but certain career fields continue to experience enough high operational demand, low manning and insufficient retention to land them on the service's stressed career field list.
Enlisted airmen can expect force-outs before Sept. 30Enlisted airmen stand to lose the most as the Air Force continues its march toward becoming the smallest active-duty force since its inception in 1947.
The Defense Department announced the following assignments April 19:
ANNVILLE, Pa. — Gabby Flamm wants to become a professor of military history some day, and figures a good way to achieve that goal will be to attend West Point.
WASHINGTON — Federal auditors say a job-training program designed to help veterans re-enter the workforce has more than 60,000 empty slots, left unfilled despite efforts to reduce the jobless rate among veterans.
The chief of U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command at Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Ill., was abruptly relieved of command this week....
Not enough airmen have volunteered to leave this year, and now 1,700 are at risk of being forced out under a new round of date of separation rollbacks....
Not enough airmen have volunteered to leave this year, and now 1,700 are at risk of being forced out under a new round of date of separation rollbacks....
The Air Force released its master sergeant promotion list today. Of the 20,528 eligible technical sergeants, 3,841 were selected for promotion to master sergeant, for a promotion rate of 18.71 percent....
Not enough airmen have volunteered to leave this year, and now 1,700 are at risk of being forced out under a new round of date of separation rollbacks....
Not enough airmen have volunteered to leave this year, and now 1,700 are at risk of being forced out under a new round of date of separation rollbacks....
The chief of U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command at Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Ill., was abruptly relieved of command this week....
The chief of U.S. Military Entrance Processing Command at Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Ill., was abruptly relieved of command this week....
Special Operations Command may require special exemptions from the Pentagon's plan to open all military jobs to women by 2016, a top SOCOM general said Tuesday....
NASA has eight new astronauts — its first new batch in four years....
The Air Force released its master sergeant promotion list today. Of the 20,528 eligible technical sergeants, 3,841 were selected for promotion to master sergeant, for a promotion rate of 18.71 percent....
The Air Force still needs slightly more than 1,200 airmen to leave the service before Sept. 30, according to service officials....
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....
The new chief master sergeant of the Air Force is taking on two of the most universally hated topics for enlisted airmen: waist measurements and enlisted performance reports....
The Defense Department announced the following assignments June 7:...
Special Operations Command may require special exemptions from the Pentagon's plan to open all military jobs to women by 2016, a top SOCOM general said Tuesday....
Special Operations Command may require special exemptions from the Pentagon's plan to open all military jobs to women by 2016, a top SOCOM general said Tuesday....
After four failures on his physical training test, Tech. Sgt. Patrick Kennedy knew he needed to change. He had been active for five years, and has been in the Reserves for another seven....
The Air Force needs nearly 1,000 noncommissioned officers to switch from jobs with too many airmen to those with shortages....
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