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  1. Thinning the ranks: Not enough airmen voluntarily left the Air Force by the May 31 deadline, so 600 must be involuntarily separated from the service by the end of the fiscal year. Of that number, 250 have already been targeted as meeting 'mandatory' separation criteria.

    Prime ContentAF targets another 600 for cuts

    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.

  1. 90th Missile Wing has 1st female commander

  2. La. Guard's top enlisted adviser fired

  1. Air Force removes six career fields from CJR list

  2. Military plans would put women in most combat jobs

  3. 2 female pilots among six service members selected to be astronauts

  4. Scott AFB gets new wing commander

  5. Report criticizes West Point superintendent

  6. Minot operations commander relieved of duty

  7. Prime Content3-star's career stalled over sexual assault case

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  1. Defense bill calls for reducing number of generals, flag officers

    Lawmakers are calling on the Pentagon to cut back on its general and flag officers.

    • Jun. 10, 2013

  2. General officer assignments announced

    The Defense Department announced the following assignments June 7:

    • Jun. 10, 2013

  3. Senator blocks three-star's nomination

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    • Jun. 7, 2013

  4. 970 NCOs must retrain

    The Air Force needs nearly 1,000 noncommissioned officers to switch from jobs with too many airmen to those with shortages.

    • Jun. 7, 2013
  5. Master Sgt. Mauree Powell, First Sergeant Academy instructor, coaches a master sergeant in the course at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., in this March 2009 photo. Only master sergeants can attend the academy, but one first shirt says it should be opened up to senior master sergeants. Donna L. Burnett / Air Force

    Air Force expected to start selecting first sergeants

    Top 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.

    • Jun. 6, 2013

  6. New commander named for 9th Air Force

    Maj. Gen. H.D. Polumbo is taking command of the 9th Air Force in a scheduled ceremony at Shaw Air Force Base.

    • May. 31, 2013

  7. Donley tells AF Academy grads to help stem sexual assaults

    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.

    • May. 30, 2013

  8. 110 selected for OTS; more than half enlisted

    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.

    • May. 29, 2013
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    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.

    • May. 27, 2013
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    Master sergeant promotion list released

    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.

    • May. 23, 2013

  11. Sexual assault prevention workers will not be furloughed

    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.

    • May. 22, 2013

  12. Master sergeant select rate takes a dive

    The list of technical sergeants who made the cut will be released Thursday morning.

    • May. 21, 2013

  13. Missileers face extra work, no room for error

    Not 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

    • May. 21, 2013

  14. DoD makes final push for 1 percent raise

    The Defense Department is making a final plea to Congress to cap the 2014 military pay raise at 1 percent.

    • May. 17, 2013

  15. Grand Forks AFB getting new commander

    Grand Forks Air Force Base is getting a new commander.

    • May. 15, 2013

  16. Vance AFB pilot instructors take pride in job

    1st Lt. Michelle Bosch loves being an instructor pilot.

    • May. 13, 2013

  17. AF canceling captain's boards

    First lieutenants will no longer face a central selection board to exchange their one bar for two.

    • May. 7, 2013

  18. 3 general officer assignments announced

    The Defense Department announced the following assignments Thursday:

    • May. 2, 2013
  19. Air Force Secretary Mike Donley Jim Varhegyi/Air Force

    Donley: Sequestration may change future modernization goal

    Further 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.

    • Apr. 30, 2013
  20. Pararescueman and combat rescue officer are on the list of undermanned Air Force Specialty Codes this year. They are among 14 enlisted and 11 officer AFSCs considered 'stressed.' Jared McGilliard/National Geographic Channel

    Stressed officer career fields jump from 6 to 11

    The 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.

    • Apr. 29, 2013
  21. Lt. Gen. Darrell D. Jones, deputy chief of staff for manpower, personnel and services testifies April 24 before the Senate Armed Services subcommittee on personnel. Thomas Brown / Staff

    Enlisted airmen can expect force-outs before Sept. 30

    Enlisted 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.

    • Apr. 27, 2013

  22. General officer assignments, promotions announced

    The Defense Department announced the following assignments April 19:

    • Apr. 23, 2013
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    Students aiming for military academies get tips

    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.

    • Apr. 20, 2013

  24. Auditors find low enrollment in vets jobs program

    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.

    • Apr. 16, 2013

  25. Guard’s ‘Rainbow Division’ getting new commander

    WEST POINT, N.Y. — An Iraq War veteran from New Hampshire is taking command of the New York-based 42nd Infantry Division of the Army National Guard.

    • Apr. 12, 2013

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  1. Spec Ops may need to be exempt from integrating women, SOCOM official says

    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....

      12:53 PM, Jun. 19, 2013

  2. AF targets another 600 for cuts

    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....

      12:41 PM, Jun. 19, 2013

  3. Weighing the future: E-6 loses 56 pounds to save Air Force career

    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....

      3:53 PM, Jun. 17, 2013

  4. Report criticizes West Point superintendent

    The top official at the U.S....

      12:34 PM, Jun. 15, 2013

  5. Spec Ops may need to be exempt from integrating women, SOCOM official says

    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....

      12:53 PM, Jun. 19, 2013

  6. Master sergeant promotion list released

    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....

      7:57 PM, May 23, 2013

  7. Spec Ops may need to be exempt from integrating women, SOCOM official says

    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....

      12:53 PM, Jun. 19, 2013

  8. 2 female pilots among six service members selected to be astronauts

    NASA has eight new astronauts — its first new batch in four years....

      5:25 PM, Jun. 17, 2013

  9. Weighing the future: E-6 loses 56 pounds to save Air Force career

    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....

      3:53 PM, Jun. 17, 2013

  10. 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

  11. 1,200 airmen must separate by September

    The Air Force still needs slightly more than 1,200 airmen to leave the service before Sept. 30, according to service officials....

      1:47 PM, Apr. 24, 2013

  12. 1,200 airmen must separate by September

    The Air Force still needs slightly more than 1,200 airmen to leave the service before Sept. 30, according to service officials....

      1:47 PM, Apr. 24, 2013

  13. 2 female pilots among six service members selected to be astronauts

    NASA has eight new astronauts — its first new batch in four years....

      5:25 PM, Jun. 17, 2013

  14. AF targets another 600 for cuts

    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....

      12:41 PM, Jun. 19, 2013

  15. Master sergeant promotion list released

    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....

      7:57 PM, May 23, 2013

  16. 970 NCOs must retrain

    The Air Force needs nearly 1,000 noncommissioned officers to switch from jobs with too many airmen to those with shortages....

      12:44 AM, Jun. 8, 2013

  17. Scott AFB gets new wing commander

    The primary air wing at Scott Air Force Base in southern Illinois has a new commander....

      3:52 PM, Jun. 15, 2013

  18. Air Force expected to start selecting first sergeants

    Top 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....

      10:47 AM, Jun. 8, 2013

  19. 3-star's career stalled over sexual assault case

    For 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...

      11:11 AM, Jun. 13, 2013

  20. Weighing the future: E-6 loses 56 pounds to save Air Force career

    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....

      3:53 PM, Jun. 17, 2013

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