Don’t forget--the deadlines for Airmen and Guardians to sign-up for 2026 health, dental and vision benefits are quickly approaching.
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New grooming standards for facial hair and new military fitness for some Airmen are coming—but probably not until next year.
One of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 26 is a member of the Air National Guard—one of only a few Air Guard members involved in the law enforcement support mission in the nation’s capital.
Tell us who you think we should highlight here. Write to letters@afa.org Virginia Air National Guard’s 192nd Wing recently welcomed its first full-time chaplain, Capt. KMarie Tejeda, marking a milestone in its commitment to the spiritual well-being of Airmen. Beyond...
The Air Force Heritage Memorial to Memorial (M2M) Bicycle Ride continues to pick up speed—both on the road and in its impact. On Sept. 18, 2025, hundreds of Airmen, Guardians, Soldiers, Sailors, Marines, and civilians gathered at the Wright Brothers...
New Religious Accommodation Rules for Beards By Matthew Cox Armen, Guardians, and other service members that wear beards for religious reasons will be deemed nondeployable as part of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s sweeping crackdown on shaving waivers—a move that would...
With the 43-day government shutdown officially over, Air Force and Space Force civilian workers are no longer furloughed, but it may take time to get every employee paid and back in the office, service officials advise.
Air Force Chief of Staff Kenneth S. Wilsbach is allowing Airmen to wear unit pride T-shirts on Fridays and aircrew to wear nametags with their callsigns daily. The morale-boosting gesture is one of his first official acts as Chief and comes at a time when ...
Congress is making moves to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, but lawmakers have only a few days left to clear the procedural hurdles necessary to ensure troops get paid Nov. 14. The issue is particularly pressing for tens of thousands of uniformed ...
