Faces of the Force

Aug. 31, 2023
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The Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2023 will be formally recognized at AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference from Sept. 11-13 in National Harbor, Md. Air & Space Forces Magazine is highlighting one each weekday from now until the conference begins. Today, we ...
After 16 years, the Air Force is caging the BEAST. For more than a decade and a half, future Airmen in Basic Military Training have undergone Basic Expeditionary Airman Skills Training, a four-day-long exercise meant to simulate deployments, particularly those in the Middle East that ...

World: Culture

July 1, 2022
New USAF Brown and Blue Books; Refusing COVID vaccine leads to general discharges; 10-year low in E-7 promotions; Space Force eases uniform policies; AMC endurance record set.

New Year, New Rules

Jan. 21, 2022 | By Greg Hadley
The Air Force is revising rules for deployments, physical fitness tests, promotions, and more in 2022. Here's a rundown of what's ahead. 

STAR Command Stands Up

Oct. 7, 2021 | By
Preparing Guardians for the future is STARCOM’s most important role.

STAR Command Stands Up

Aug. 23, 2021 | By
Preparing Guardians for the future is STARCOM’s most important role.

Know Thy Enemy

Feb. 19, 2021 | By Amy Hudson
USAF wants Airmen to develop a deeper understanding of China and other adversaries.
Seven Space Force hopefuls will ship out this week to the service’s inaugural boot camp at Joint Base San Antonio, Texas. The Space Force is piggybacking on the Air Force’s long-standing Basic Military Training process while it grows its own. Those who graduate from the ...
When the Space Force’s first seven enlisted recruits head to Basic Military Training next month, they will become the guinea pigs in one of many experiments underway in the new service aimed at building a better armed force. The service is embarking on a series ...