The Air Force’s top enlisted member told lawmakers last week that the service must demolish hundreds of unneeded buildings, a move that would pay a “10-to-1 return on investment,” particularly for improving quality of life for service members, rather than spending money on their upkeep.
Personnel
A defense civilian hiring freeze is undoing recent progress on child care wait lists, the Air Force’s top general for personnel issues told Congress on April 9.
The acting Secretary of the Air Force rescinded a policy that scheduled extra days off for Airmen, Guardians, and their families across the service around 11 federal holidays throughout 2025.
ACE Gets Real How USAF is evolving Agile Combat Employment informed by insights from Ukraine and Israel. By David Roza As the head of U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Africa and NATO Allied Air Command, Gen. James B. Hecker...
The Air Force is overhauling Undergraduate Pilot Training (UPT), moving to a hybrid private/government instruction program that officials at Air Education and Training Command (AETC) expect will reduce overall course time while achieving, within two years, USAF’s elusive goal of...
Against the backdrop of the AFA Warfare Symposium in Denver, the Air & Space Forces Association’s United Forces & Families (F2) program hosted the “ENGAGE@AFA: MilSpouse Summit” on March 5. This first-of-its-kind gathering was designed to elevate the voices of...
Tell us who you think we should highlight here. Write to afmag@afa.org Capt. Anna Mason transitioned from cadet to aeronautics instructor at the U.S. Air Force Academy, inspiring future Air Force leaders. Selected through the Graduate Studies Program Pipeline, she...
New Medal of Honor Museum Plays Down 21st Century Air Force Hero. Twenty-three years after his heroic death on a frozen Afghan peak, John Chapman is still fighting against the odds. Chapman, a combat controller with the 24th Special Tactics...
Arlington, Va. Maj. Gen. Larry Stutzriem, USAF (Ret.), has been promoted to Executive Vice President of the Air & Space Forces Association. Stutzriem was previously Director of Research at AFA’s Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, where he has held...
