Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) and Senate Democrats remain locked in a struggle in which the Alabama Republican refuses to relinquish his hold on general and flag officer promotions as long as a Biden administration policy to reimburse troops who travel out-of-state to obtain an abortion ...
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Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman is asking for Guardians’ help in revamping the Space Force’s mission statement, which he said is “long and cumbersome” and does not fully capture all the service does.
The Department of the Air Force makes up a significant portion of senior military promotions currently on hold in the Senate due to a blockade by Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.), according to data shared with Air & Space Forces Magazine. Democratic lawmakers said there are ...
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III issued a lengthy warning over the ongoing hold on senior military promotions led by a Republican senator, warning that the effort is “unprecedented in its scale and scope” and poses a “clear risk” to the U.S. military’s ability ...
Maj. Gen. Phillip A. Stewart has been relieved of his command of the 19th Air Force, Air Education and Training Command announced May 10.
You may know him as future Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force John F. Bentivegna, but many Guardians and Airmen know him as Chief B-9. Here’s why.
The Space Force’s next top enlisted Guardian will be a space operator: Chief Master Sgt. John F. Bentivegna will succeed CMSSF Roger A. Towberman later this year. Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman selected Bentivegna on May 5, the service announced.
More than 50 Air Force career fields—from bomber maintenance to cryptologic language analyst to dental hygienist—are eligible for retention bonuses this year, a slight decline from last year. The Air Force’s Selective Retention Bonus program offers extra compensation to enlisted Airmen in career fields with especially ...
As the Air Force battles a persistent pilot shortage made worse by aging training aircraft, the service has started approaching its current pilots earlier in their careers to offer retention incentives, hoping to convince them to stay in the military longer, Vice Chief of Staff ...
