The Air Force flying hours program—which has suffered steady declines in recent years to the alarm of observers and lawmakers—will stabilize in the coming years as leaders focus on making sure pilots and aircraft alike can actually fly all the hours that are funded, the ...
Personnel
Air Combat Command boss Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach has ordered tens of thousands of Airmen to face inspections in the next few weeks to make sure they’re meeting Air Force standards for dress and personal appearance.
One Airman was left permanently paralyzed below the waist and another suffered internal bleeding and had her leg amputated after an all-terrain search-and-recuse vehicle they were riding in rolled over on the island of Tinian last year. A subsequent investigation determined neither Airman was wearing ...
The trial of Maj. Gen. Phillip Stewart, the second Air Force general in history to face court-martial hit some turbulence June 19 as the court ran out of candidates for the eight-seat panel, the military equivalent of a jury.
The Air Force believes it needs 24 Deployable Combat Wings to meet its rotational demands and have a cushion for times of crisis, Lt. Gen. Adrian L. Spain, deputy chief of staff for operations, said June 18. That number offers a new goal for the service to aim ...
After 100 days as Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, David Flosi says Airmen are excited about the shift to become “mission ready,” though more resources are needed to help them get there.
The Air Force will do away with operations and maintenance groups, the level of command between wings and squadrons, Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin told reporters June 14—one part of a major change in how the service will deploy and project power, though ...
The Air Force’s software tools for tracking pilot skills are decades out-of-date and often rely on subjective assessments, which hinders combat readiness and wastes scarce training resources, a former F-15E fighter pilot said.
President Joe Biden’s administration opposes a bipartisan provision in the House of Representatives to significantly boost pay for junior enlisted service members, arguing major changes should wait until the Pentagon completes its quadrennial review on compensation. At the same time, Congress’ own budget analysts estimate the ...