Latest "social-media" stories

Lt. Col. Noel Colls, flight surgeon for the Air Force's "Thunderbirds" air demonstration squadron, administers the oath of enlistment to new recruits during the Wings Over Houston Airshow in Houston, Texas, Oct. 9, 2021. The team typically performs an enlistment ceremony at each show site. (Staff Sgt. Andrew D. Sarver/Air Force)

What’s missing from the conversation on Air Force recruiting?

The Air Force says it’s having one of the toughest recruiting stretches of the past quarter-century.

By Rachel S. Cohen

6 months ago

Recruiting is hard. These YouTubers may have cracked the code

Airmen who have amassed followings on YouTube say the military doesn’t understand how to meet Generation Z and Millennials where they are: online.

By Rachel S. Cohen

7 months ago

New variants of Chinese stealth fighters break cover

Two new variants of China’s stealth fighters have broken cover in the past three days, including China’s next carrier-based fighter, hinted at during a recent air show.

17 months ago

AFSOC deletes COVID-19 related Tweet causing minor social media ruckus

Since deleted after a call from Military Times, the Tweet, posted Tuesday night, hit a sour note among some social media users.

By Howard Altman and Leo Shane III

3 years ago

Mildenhall apologizes for political ‘likes’ on social media

Among the tweets were one from President Trump's official re-election campaign and another in which the president disparaged the Democratic Party and presidential candidate Bernie Sanders.

By Stephen Losey

3 years ago

Air Force’s 24th Special Operations Wing signals it wants to expand social media operations

A draft performance work statement accompanied the sources sought notice, detailing proposed job tasks to advise the public affairs office and staff on all facets of social digital media applications.

By Diana Stancy Correll

4 years ago