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Around the Air Force: Allvin emphasizes integration, SECAF highlights air mobility forces, and the Squadron Innovation Fund Marketplace
November 15, 2024
In this week’s look Around the Air Force, Air Force Chief of Staff David Allvin emphasizes integration with allies and partners, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall highlights air mobility force’s growing role in Great Power Competition, and the new Squadron Innovation Fund Marketplace revolutionizes how innovation is funded and fostered across the service. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

Around the Air Force: Letter to Airmen, INDOPACOM Trip, and Enlisted Development and Education
November 1, 2024
In this week’s look around the Air Force, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin provides updates in his latest letter to Airmen, the CSAF and CMSAF visit key allies and leaders in the Indo-Pacific, and the Department of the Air Force introduces a new enlisted development and education policy. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

Around the Air Force: Test pilot school gets Super Tucano, planning for Mobility Guardian 25, Global Household Goods Contract Program
October 25, 2024
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Around the Air Force: Overseas Absentee Ballots, TRICARE Changes for 2025, BLUE: An Agile Approach
October 18, 2024
In this week’s look around the Air Force, overseas service members can send Absentee Ballots using Priority Express Mail for free, new TRICARE contracts in 2025 impact referrals and specialty care, and the newest issue of BLUE on the Airman Magazine website explores the shift to Agile Combat Employment. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

Around the Air Force: Defining Units of Action, SECDEF’s well-being initiatives, B-21 Raider update
October 4, 2024
In this week’s look around the Air Force, the Department of the Air Force further defines the evolution of wings into Units of Action, the Secretary of Defense announces seven new well-being initiatives for military members and their families, and an update on the Air Force’s newest bomber: the B-21 Raider. (Hosted by Airman 1st Class Phil Edwards)

Around the Air Force: SECAF strengthens partnerships, Combat Support Instructor Course, and Joint Light Tactical Vehicle debut
September 6, 2024
In this week's look around the Air Force, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall takes a relationship-building trip to seven European nations, a new combat support instructor course will help Air Task Forces, and the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle makes its debut. (Hosted by Staff Sgt. Milton Hamilton)

Around the Air Force: Risk and Readiness, Bamboo Eagle, and Wargame Indo-Pacific
August 16, 2024
In this week’s look around the Air Force, Chief of Staff General David Allvin’s Integrating Risk and Readiness campaign focuses on risk management, the Exercise Bamboo Eagle showcases commitment to reoptimizing for great power competition, and a new table-top game teaches Airmen the basics of warfare. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

Around the Air Force: Collective Agility, Integrated Defense, Combined Air and Space Power
July 26, 2024
In this week’s look around the Air Force, leaders speak at the Global Air and Space Chiefs’ Conference in London about collective agility and integrated defense. They also sign a shared vision agreement with the Royal Air Force on 21st century cooperation.

Around the Air Force: Mission over function mindset, electric cargo plane test flight, international exercises
July 19, 2024
In this week’s look around the Air Force, training for Airmen leans toward a mission over function mindset, an electric cargo plane makes a successful test flight between two Air Force bases, and U.S. Airmen join international troops for two large-scale exercises led by Germany and Australia. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

Around the Air Force: PCS allowances, Air Task Forces, all-volunteer force
May 24, 2024
In this week's look around the Air Force, a policy update provides Airmen and Guardians better financial security during school and training moves, Air Task Forces test new ways to generate deployable Units of Action under the Air Force Force Generation model, and senior leaders meet to discuss the state of the force and explore strategies for improving recruitment and talent management.

Around the Air Force: SECAF Flight Test, Rapid Autonomous Aircraft, JROTC Instructor Expansion
May 17, 2024
In this week’s look around the Air Force, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall experiences autonomous flight in the front seat of the VISTA aircraft, researchers create and deploy small unmanned aerial systems in just a few hours, and JROTC instructor positions are open to veterans and currently serving Guard and Reserve Airmen. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

Around the Air Force: Warrant Officers Needed, Collaborative Combat Aircraft, Five & Thrive Expands
May 3, 2024
In this week’s look around the Air Force, Airmen can now submit applications to become warrant officers in information technology and cyber career fields, two industry partners are awarded contracts under the Collaborative Combat Aircraft program, and the Five & Thrive initiatives expand to include Reservists and their families.

Around the Air Force: CSAF Letter to Airmen, Lodging Improvements, Commercial Space Strategy
April 26, 2024
In this week’s look around the Air Force, Chief of Staff of the Air Force General David Allvin pens a letter to Airmen detailing how the service is following through on planned efforts, service-wide lodging updates are under way improving guest experiences, and the Space Force unveils a new Commercial Space Strategy increasing collaboration with space industries.

Around the Air Force: Budget 2025 Testimony, Mental Health Resources
April 22, 2024
In this week’s look around the Air Force, senior leaders testify to a Senate subcommittee about the fiscal year 2025 budget, and a new Mental Health Overview outlines resources for Airmen and Guardians.

Around the Air Force: Cold Weather Incentive Pay, Autonomous F-16s, 5th-Gen Aircraft Join Cope Tiger
April 16, 2024
Around the Air Force: Cold Weather Incentive Pay, Autonomous F-16s, 5th-Gen Aircraft Join Cope Tiger

Around the Air Force: Caring for families, lifestyle medicine, workspace anywhere
March 29, 2024
In this week’s look around the Air Force, senior enlisted advisors from the Air Force and Space Force testify to Congress on the importance of quality-of-life initiatives, medical experts discuss the well-being of service members and the role of lifestyle medicine on Great Power Competition, and an IT solution to enable government applications and websites from any device. (Hosted by Staff Sgt. Jazmin Granger)

Around the Air Force: CSAF Insight on Reoptimizing, Dress and Appearance Updates, Reaper Launch and Landing via Satellite
March 8, 2024
In this week’s look around the Air Force, Chief of Staff General David Allvin talks about reoptimizing the Air Force for Great Power Competition during a talk at the Brookings Institution in Washington, D.C., the Air Force releases updates and clarifications to dress and appearance standards, and a proof-of-concept launch and landing of an MQ-9 Reaper via satellite makes history at Shaw AFB, S.C.

Around the Air Force: Airmen and Guardians in the fight, cyber and IT warrant officers
February 23, 2024
This week's look Around the Air Force highlights the Department's senior enlisted advisors plans to empower and equip Airmen and Guardians to prepare for Great Power Competition, and the Air Force reintroducing the rank of warrant officer for information technology and cyber career fields.

Around the Air Force: Reoptimizing for Great Power Competition
February 16, 2024
This week's look Around the Air Force highlights the announcement of sweeping changes in the Department of the Air Force to reshape, refocus, and reoptimize the Air Force and Space Force to ensure continued supremacy in those domains while also better posturing the services to deter and, if necessary, prevail in an era of Great Power Competition.

Around the Air Force: Recruiter Health Care, Better EOD Robots, Ejection Seat Testing
February 2, 2024
This week's look around the Air Force highlights an effort to provide better healthcare solutions for recruiters in remote locations, an upgrade to explosive ordnance disposal robots, and testing of a new ejection seat configuration for the new T-7A trainer aircraft. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Travis Burcham)