Air Force changes for 2016: What you need to know

The year 2016 may see some relief for the most stretched airmen as the Air Force tries to boost fields such as cyber and maintenance in its first year of growth since 2010. Women also may be considering retraining in combat roles open to them for the first time. And with Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Welsh's expected retirement, a top general can expect a new job as Welsh's replacement.

Here's a look at what's tracking for 2016:

Women in combat

A bigger force

Enlisted promotion quotas

Retirement financial education

Aircraft programs

Protecting Europe

RPA changes

Fighting ISIS

Welsh to retire

Budget outlook

Election year

Cyber realm

Sabbaticals

Commissary changes

Final frontier

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