An independent federal study will assess whether military aviators are at higher risk of cancer than the general public under a new law enacted this week. President Donald Trump signed the bipartisan Aviator Cancer Examination Study Act into law Aug. 14.
Personnel
The Air Force put some permanent change of station moves within the continental United States on hold due to a shortfall in its personnel budget.
The Air Force and Space Force budgets call for nearly $2.3 billion in spending cuts in 2026, including funding for more than 5,700 full-time civilian jobs, linked to the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency, an Air & Space Forces Magazine analysis has found.
The Space Force revealed new details about its plan for part-time Guardians—and they aren't like anything the military has seen before. Part-time service will be episodic, lasting for a tour or two, Space Force officials say, a complete shift from the classic one-weekend-a-month, two-weeks-a-year Guard ...
The movement of thousands of troops and hundreds of aircraft at the massive Department-Level Exercise series this summer hinged on the smallest details, such as whether the gas purchase card works or how often the airfield bus runs.
Aeromedical evacuation Airmen are preparing for future conflicts in which scores more wounded troops may be forced to grow sicker as they wait for help to arrive across thousands of miles of ocean protected by advanced air defenses.
An Airman has been arrested in connection with the July 20 death of an Air Force security forces Airman in Wyoming, a service spokesperson said Aug. 8.
Earlier this summer, the Air Force offered transgender Airmen and Guardians with 15 to 18 years of service the chance to retire before the 20-year mark. Then it turned all of them down.
An Air Force veteran is pushing for a law that would smooth the path to disability compensation for troops who worked at the Nevada Test and Training Range—and warning others about the illnesses that may come.