Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. provided a keynote address at AFA's virtual Air, Space & Cyber Conference on Sept. 14, 2020. Here is a transcript of his speech and the following interview with Air Force Magazine Editor-in-Chief Tobias ...
Personnel
The U.S. military’s workforce can’t succeed in the long run unless it fully embraces the digital age, overhauls its lagging information technology systems, and pursues a more flexible and diverse workplace, according to the Pentagon’s new personnel strategy. The document from Pentagon personnel and readiness ...
Maj. Gen. Dawne L. Deskins recently became the first woman and non-pilot to become the deputy director of the Air National Guard. She formally stepped into ANG’s number two spot in July. Though her priority has always been doing the best possible job and being ...
Chief Master Sgt. Roger A. Towberman, the Space Force's senior enlisted adviser, addessed a live audience in the Pentagon Sept. 15, 2020, one of a series of keynote addresses during the Air Force Association's virtual Air, Space & Cyber Conference. Here is a transcript.
Watch Air Education and Training Command boss Lt. Gen. Marshall "Brad" Webb and Air Force Deputy Chief of Staff for Manpower, Personnel, and Services Lt. Gen. Brian T. Kelly discuss talent management and culture issues within USAF during a panel held as part of the ...
The Defense Department lost 498 service members to suicide in 2019, according to the Pentagon's annual suicide report, released Oct. 1. The report provides a snapshot of suicide’s impact on personnel from the Active component, Reserve force, and National Guard in the previous calendar year. ...
Maj. Gen. John E. Shaw, the head of the Space Force's operations organization, is up for a promotion to be the deputy commander of U.S. Space Command, the Pentagon said Oct. 1. He would also rise to the rank of lieutenant general if confirmed by ...
Senior Department of the Air Force leaders have repeatedly tested negative for the coronavirus within the past several days, as news emerged early Oct. 2 that President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump contracted COVID-19. Top military officials, including Secretary of the Air ...
Watch Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass; former Air Force Vice Chief of Staff, former Air Force Association President, and retired Gen. Larry Spencer; former North American Aerospace Defense Command and U.S. Northern Command boss retired Gen. Lori Robinson; and Assistant ...

