There is no timeline yet on when, if ever, trainees might be expected to bear actual weapons at Basic Military Training, the head of the 37th Training Wing said Sept. 18. But Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David Flosi said he views that ...
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The Air Force and Space Force will have to manage a delicate balance between building readiness and preparing forces as they conduct more realistic, large-scale exercises, senior leaders said Sept. 18 at AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference.
Holistic approaches, rather than individual good ideas, will help mitigate the Air Force's chronic pilot shortage, panelists said at AFA's Air, Space & Cyber conference.
The top enlisted leader of the Air Force said the service may reduce the number of job specialties to help prepare Airmen for working in small teams in a near-peer conflict.
Troops and their families can now purchase Narcan from their local exchange as the military grapples with the effects of the national opioid epidemic.
The top enlisted Guardian unveiled an ambitious project to transform the career path for the service’s 4,900 enlisted troops. “Vision for the Enlisted Force: Development Path,” aims to make each Guardian’s training experience more meaningful and better prepare them for increased levels of responsibility.
A year after the Air Force fell 10 percent short of its 2023 recruiting goals, the service will hit its 2024 goal and shoot for a 16 percent larger pool in 2025.
The death of Tech. Sgt. Jacob Venegas at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea, August 28, was the third there in 33 days and the fourth since March at the remote base, which is home to the 8th Fighter Wing.
Thousands of Airmen are ensnared in a bureaucratic backlog that's forcing staff to handle their reenlistments manually, in some cases delaying paychecks.
