July 7, 2023 Why I Stay: Capt. Tyler Stout Capt. Tyler Stout, 97th Air Mobility Wing executive officer, from Mishawaka, Indiana, commissioned in 2019 from the United States Air Force Academy and plans to stay for the foreseeable future.
July 2, 2023 Airmen strengthen medical partnerships through international education, training Personnel from the U.S. Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine, or USAFSAM, are facilitating a six-month education and training course for international students.
June 30, 2023 Why I Stay: Staff Sgt. Zachary Horton Staff Sgt. Zachary Horton, 97th Security Forces Squadron unit training manager, originally from Mount Pleasant, Texas, started his Air Force career in January 2015, but knew from a young age he wanted to serve his country.
June 30, 2023 Three generations of breaking barriers: T-7A Red Hawk soars with US Air Force test pilot Maj. Bryce Turner, a test pilot from the 416th Flight Test Squadron has become the first Air Force pilot to fly the T-7A Red Hawk during a test flight at the Boeing aircraft delivery center in St. Louis, Missouri.
June 27, 2023 Airmen to see changes in deployment cycles with AFFORGEN Big changes are underway for deployed Airmen as the U.S. Air Force transitions away from the expeditionary Air Force model of force presentation to the Air Force Force Generation model after more than 20 years of contingency operations.
June 25, 2023 AMC celebrates 100th year of air refueling with community flyovers across the US More than 150 tankers from 26 Total Force installations are scheduled to participate in the flyovers including KC-135 Stratotankers, KC-10 Extenders and KC-46 Pegasus aircraft to honor 100 years of aerial refueling excellence.
June 23, 2023 Why I Stay: Staff Sgt. Douglas Gerrity Staff Sgt. Douglas Gerrity, 58th Airlift Squadron loadmaster instructor, chose to reenlist for another four years to continue his education in health science and achieve his dream of commissioning as a physical therapist.
June 23, 2023 Air Force releases FY24 special duty assignment pay adjustments The Air Force has completed its annual review of special duty assignment pay for enlisted members using a new board process to ensure appropriate distribution based off the SDAP definition.
June 16, 2023 DAF releases Women, Peace, Security Strategic Action Plan The DAF recently released its Women, Peace, and Security Strategic Action Plan to operationalize WPS concepts across the Air and Space Forces.
June 5, 2023 Air Force announces FY23 Legacy Aviation Bonus Program The Legacy AvB Program builds upon the previous years' offers to decisively shape and retain experienced rated officers to meet Air Force retention, training and mission-readiness requirements to maintain lethality of the force.