In a grassroots effort, Airmen around the world are coming together to remember Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, who was killed by a sheriff’s deputy in Florida on May 3. On the social media platform Discord, Airmen from locations as distant as Osan Air Base, ...
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Sexual assaults in the U.S. military decreased for the first time in nearly a decade last year, according to a survey released May 16—but the Defense Department still faces deep mistrust among many women service members in how it handles cases. Both reported and estimated ...
Those hoping to join the Space Force on a part-time basis may find jobs involving test, evaluation, training, or planning, or which involve being called to temporary full-time status for deployments or multiweek TDYs the same way Reservists in other services are placed on Active ...
The Department of the Air Force has delivered a report to Congress recommending the transfer of Air National Guard units to the Space Force, calling it “by far the most advisable” option studied—even as growing opposition from lawmakers threatens to derail the idea.
The Air Force general who oversees the nation’s land-based nuclear intercontinental ballistic missile fleet said he is strongly committed to an ongoing study of cancer cases among crews who worked around ICBMs. “I'm the commander of this mission, and if I don't care, who does?” ...
The chair of the Senate Armed Services Committee’s personnel subcommittee wants the Pentagon to bump up pay for military child care staff, which she sees as a key factor contributing to long waitlists at child care centers at installations around the world.
Maj. Gen. Jason T. Hinds has been nominated for a third star and to take over as deputy commander of U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa, the Pentagon announced May 8. If confirmed, Hinds would serve as the No. 2 behind Gen. James ...
Air National Guardsmen called a proposal to transfer their units into the Space Force an “existential threat” to the Guard and dangerous for national security, the latest volley of criticism of the idea that Department of the Air Force leaders are pushing Congress to adopt. In ...
This year’s Military Spouse Appreciation Day is May 10. In recognition of the millions of American men and women who support our service members, here are seven important and surprising facts about military spouses.
