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The Air Force doesn’t know why maintenance mishaps spiked in 2023
While the cause of a spike in maintenance-related accidents remains elusive, the Air Force said its maintainer recruitment has improved.
Air Force selects airmen for tech sergeant after promotion mistake discovered
Some of the airmen selected for a supplemental promotion to technical sergeant were incorrectly grouped in the wrong career field during the regular E-6 promotion cycle.
T-38 flights resume at Columbus AFB after maintainers injured
Columbus Air Force Base in Mississippi temporarily grounded its T-38 trainers after an ejection seat malfunction injured three maintainers.
The Air Force has been rebuilding its maintainer ranks — and it’s already seeing results
The Air Force’s effort to add more airmen ― especially maintainers ― is beginning to allow it to fly more sorties, the head of Air Combat Command said.
Afghan Air Force must start maintaining its own aircraft, report says
The Afghan Air Force must start maintaining its own aircraft and stop relying on contractors hired by coalition forces, according to a report by the Defense Department Inspector General.
By Kyle Rempfer
2017 in Photos
It has been a turbulent year, at home and abroad. Here are a selection of images reflecting just some of the major news stories of 2017.
By Air Force Times staff
New in 2018: The fight to grow the force — and save the pilot ranks
The Air Force expects to continue to grow in 2018 as it works to reverse years of downsizing. But massive shortages remain in its crucial pilot career fields — and top Air Force leaders are afraid they’re going to keep growing worse.
Air Force turns to the Boneyard to train thousands of new maintainers
The Air Force has brought on thousands of new maintainers over the last year in an effort to quickly erase a massive shortfall that it feared threatened its aircraft readiness. But now comes the hard part.
Air Force slashes maintainer shortfall in 2017
The Air Force has made considerable progress whittling down the massive maintainer shortfall that it once feared was threatening the service’s aircraft readiness.
Air Force Reserve Command focuses on readiness amid challenges
The command is struggling to man its full-time force.
By Charlsy Panzino