The first five days of Basic Military Training will change to better educate trainees on sleep hygiene, stress management, nutrition, and physical training, a move which officials hope will better prepare enlisted Airmen and Guardians for the rigors of life in service.
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The Department of the Air Force does not consistently or systematically ask Airmen or Guardians how dormitory conditions affect their quality of life and readiness, which reduces the department’s ability to identify and prioritize improvement efforts, according to a Government Accountability Office study published Sept. ...
The Air Force plans to make its enlisted professional military education courses available “on demand” for Airmen by late 2024, one of several sweeping changes the service announced Sept. 20 as part of a new “Enlisted Airmanship Continuum” for developing service members. Other changes include “Foundations Courses” ...
In an attempt to build more cohesive teams of Airmen, the Air Force will test out a new system for grouping and deploying troops overseas, top service leaders announced last week at AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference. Air Task Forces, or ATFs, are intended to ...
For the first time ever, the title of Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force changed hands Sept. 15, as Roger A. Towberman retired and passed the mantle of CMSSF on to John F. Bentivegna in a ceremony at Joint Base Andrews, Md.
Airmen and Guardians from all over the world wore their home unit patches to this year's AFA Air, Space, Cyber Conference. Here are a few of the best.
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass warned her fellow service members of the perils of information warfare and artificial intelligence, urging them to think critically to avoid becoming casualties of attacks in the digital domain.
The Air Force is planning to pour $205 million into building 19 new child development centers over the next five years, the service’s largest investment in CDCs in over a decade and part of a larger $1.6 billion in infrastructure funding for dorms and child ...
Leaders of Air and Space Forces and their spouses shared their struggles with life in the military and how they’ve overcome those hardships.
