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First Guardians in part-time work roles join the Space Force
July 20, 2026 — The Space Force integrated 18 space-experienced Air Force Reservists into part-time Guardian roles, marking the first time Guardians will serve on non-sustained duty as part of a new single-component service structure...

Space Force to accept Air Force Reserve volunteers for part-time positions
September 2, 2025 — Air Force Reservists in space-related career fields interested in volunteering to join the U.S. Space Force as Guardians serving in a part-time capacity can apply...

FY25 National Defense Authorization Act provides boost for junior enlisted
January 16, 2025 — Starting in April 2025 all Department of Defense junior enlisted service members will receive a significant pay boost after the U.S. Senate approved a $895 billion dollar defense policy on Dec. 18, 2024...

Air Force announces FY23 Rated Officer Retention Demonstration Program
August 22, 2023 — Eligible regular Air Force aviators now have the chance to apply for the FY23 Rated Officer Retention Demonstration Program...

DOD announces new bereavement leave benefit for service members
March 31, 2023 — The Defense Department announced new non-chargeable, paid bereavement leave benefit for service members...

Air Force to eliminate PFAS-containing foam from hangar fire suppression systems
March 3, 2023 — The Department of the Air Force is on track to be the first service to meet the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act requirement to shut down all hangar fire suppression systems that dispense Aqueous Film Forming Foam...

Department of the Air Force releases policy on Military Parental Leave Program
January 9, 2023 — Military Parental Leave for Airmen and Guardians will expand to 12 weeks after convalescent leave for birth parents and 12 weeks for non-birth parents, including adoptive parents and eligible foster parents, effective Dec. 27, 2022...

President signs National Defense Authorization Act into law
December 23, 2022 — President Joe Biden has signed the Fiscal 2023 National Defense Authorization Act into law, allotting $816.7 billion to the Defense Department. ...

Law increases number of man-days Reservists can serve before needing a waiver
May 19, 2022 — The change in the NDAA that allows Reservists to serve the equivalent of five years of man-days in a rolling six-year period of time – up from three years in a four-year span – is good news for Reserve Citizen Airmen who were nearing the old 1,095-day limit. It also encourages more Reservists to volunteer and makes service more predictable for them, their families and their employers...

All services, including Department of the Air Force, to furnish adverse information to officer promotion boards in designated grades, circumstances
February 11, 2021 — The Department of the Air Force announced it is establishing policy to comply with the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2020 and newly released DoDI 1320.14 requiring all services to furnish adverse information to promotion boards considering officers for promotion to the regular grades of O-4 and above, and to all reserve active status promotion boards to the grades of O-6 and above...

Air Force moving to comply with new certification requirements for Security Cooperation Workforce
January 14, 2020 — The Defense Security Cooperation Agency developed the requirements in response to the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017, which directed the Defense Department to establish a Defense Security Cooperation Workforce Development Program...

Disabled veterans, certain caregivers can shop in-store at JBSA Exchanges starting Jan. 1
December 26, 2019 — Starting Jan. 1, 2020, the Exchange will welcome home disabled veterans, Purple Heart recipients and certain caregivers with in-store shopping privileges...

Air Force transitions all U.S. military treatment facilities to DHA administration and management
October 30, 2019 — This October, U.S.-based Air Force military treatment facilities transferred administration and management to the Defense Health Agency. Congress directed this transfer in the fiscal year 2017 National Defense Authorization Act...

Phase 1 of Defense Health Agency transition set to begin
September 25, 2018 — The Defense Health Agency will assume responsibility for the administration and management of healthcare at all military medical treatment facilities through a phased approached starting Oct. 1...

Disabled veterans now eligible for Space-A travel
August 31, 2018 — The 2019 National Defense Authorization Act was recently signed, which included a measure that will allow fully-disabled veterans the ability to utilize Space-Available travel...

Military OneSource benefits extended to veterans, families for full year after separation
August 14, 2018 — Eligibility for Military OneSource benefits has been extended from the current 180 days to 365 days after separation or retirement from military service to ensure all service members and families have access to comprehensive support as they transition to civilian life, Defense Department officials announced Aug. 13...

President signs National Defense Authorization Act, with 2.6 percent pay raise for troops
August 14, 2018 — President Donald J. Trump signed the fiscal year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act -- which provides for a 2.6 percent pay raise for troops, the highest increase in nine years -- as well as a 3.4 percent increase for basic allowance for subsistence and a 2.9 percent increase for basic allowance for housing. Trump signed the NDAA Aug. 13 at Fort Drum, New York, surrounded by troops from the 10th Mountain Division...

President Signs Fiscal Year 2018 Defense Authorization
December 13, 2017 — President Donald J. Trump signed the fiscal year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act into law during a White House ceremony Dec. 12. The act calls for $626 billion for the department's base budget and another $66 billion for operations. The act includes a 2.4 percent pay raise for military personnel...