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New Air Force surgeon general program enhances support for EFMP families, Airmen, Guardians
May 2, 2023
Airmen from Hill Air Force Base play Simon Says with students at South Clearfield Elementary students, Clearfield, Utah, April 18, 2023.

BMT trainees become US citizens under new streamlined naturalization process
April 27, 2023
Airman First Class D'elbrah Assamoi from Cote D’Ivoire signs her U.S. Certificate of Citizenship after the Basic Military Training Coin Ceremony at JBSA-Lackland, April 26, 2023. Fourteen Airmen became the first U.S. citizens here under the new streamlined Naturalization Process at BMT. The Airmen were part of approximately 500 trainees from the 326th Training Squadron who graduated this week. The process is part of an effort to revive the naturalization path for immigrants and allow trainees to become citizens before they graduate. It’s just one of several initiatives the Air Force is taking to remove barriers to service amid the current challenging recruiting environment. (U.S. Air Force photo by Vanessa R. Adame)

Under Secretary of the Air Force testifies on recruiting
March 23, 2023
Kristyn Jones, assistant secretary of the Air Force for Financial Management and Comptroller, performing the duties of Under Secretary of the Air Force, testifies before the Senate Armed Services Committee on military recruiting challenges in Washington, D.C., March 22, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich)

DOD announces six new measures to enhance well-being of military force and their families
March 23, 2023
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DAF issues guidance on COVID-related adverse actions; Religious Accommodation Requests
February 27, 2023
Coronavirus Disease 2019 Rotator Graphic

Vice Chief’s Challenge calls Airmen to operationalize Agile Combat Employment
February 16, 2023
The Department of the Air Force 2023 Vice Chief's Challenge begins Feb. 21, 2023. The goal is to find innovative responses to challenges affecting Agile Combat Employment. Submissions are due by May 22, 2023. Airmen whose ideas move forward in the challenge will be paired with innovators from across the force, to include key players on the Air Force headquarters staff who advocate to adopt similar concepts. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Douglas Landry)

Second Air Force moves technical training into the 21st century
February 7, 2023
362nd TRS Innovation Expo 2022

Aim High application gets updated feature to help any Airman become a recruiter
January 20, 2023
Air Force captain poses with his phone showing the Aim High mobile application screen

DAF standardizes civilian employees’ electronic display names
January 11, 2023
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Department of the Air Force unmasks academic degrees for major, lieutenant colonel promotion boards
December 30, 2022
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DAF develops dual-track 'Civilians We Need' career model, roadmaps to enhance civilian career progression
October 12, 2022

Air Force launches narrative performance statements for award nominations
October 11, 2022
The Air Force will transition from bullet-style writing to narrative-style performance statements for award nominations, effective Oct. 1, 2022. The performance statements will include all Air Force and installation-level nominations except for Department of the Air Force-level awards already announced as bullet-style inside the award criteria. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

Brown cites Air Force history as fuel for accelerating change, meeting today’s complex security challenges
September 20, 2022
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. greets Gerald Murray, Air and Space Forces Association chairman of the board, after Brown delivered a keynote address on the state of the Air Force during the 2022 Air and Space Forces Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Md., Sept. 19, 2022. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich)

Kendall draws direct connection to mission success, diverse, fulfilled, accomplished Total Force
September 19, 2022
Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall speaks at the 2022 Air and Space Forces Association’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Md., Sept. 19, 2022. The conference is a professional development seminar that offers the opportunity for Department of Defense personnel to participate in forums, speeches and workshops. (U.S. Air Force photo by Wayne Clark)

Air, Space Force installations seek mediators to help with conflict resolution
September 8, 2022
Chief Master Sgt. Tomeka Parker, Equal Opportunity career field manager, discusses how the Advanced Mediation course helps fulfill the training requirement for enlisted personnel in the Equal Opportunity career field during the Advanced Mediation training class held in Washington, D.C., Aug. 31, 2022. The Department of the Air Force partnered with the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, a federal agency with a conflict management mission, to bring about this training. (Courtesy photo by Kimberly Mlinaz)

DAF leadership discusses strengthening partnerships with military support groups
August 15, 2022

AFROTC grants accommodations for first Sikh cadet
July 19, 2022
Air Force ROTC Cadet Gursharan Virk, third from left, takes part in Detachment 255’s color guard ceremony at a football game at the University of Iowa in 2021. Virk is the first Sikh ROTC cadet to be granted religious accommodations by the Air Force in observation of his faith. The accommodations include wear of a turban and facial hair. (Courtesy photo)

Air Force announces 12 Outstanding Airmen for 2022
July 15, 2022
Graphic with rank insignias of E1-E9 that reads 12 Outstanding airmen of the year.

Department of the Air Force seeking science research partnerships with HBCUs
June 28, 2022

Air Force legend interred at Arlington National Cemetery
June 22, 2022
A funeral procession carries the casket of Air Force Brig. Gen. Charles E. McGee to his gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Va., June 17, 2022. McGee, a Tuskegee Airman, died Jan. 16, 2022 at the age of 102. He served 30 years during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich)