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CSAF 23 Letter to Airmen – Following Through
April 15, 2024 — Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin released his latest letter to Airmen, following up on his previous letter... MORE

CSAF 23 Letter to Airmen
November 7, 2023 — The letter serves as a rallying call for Airmen to continue their exceptional service and adapt to the evolving demands of national security... MORE

Air Force releases new memo, doctrine on mission command
September 19, 2023 — The documents elaborate on the principles and operationalization of mission command... MORE

Airman 1st Class Zackery Easley, U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team ceremonial guardsman, greets Vietnam War veterans

Air Force releases new memo, doctrine on mission command
August 17, 2023 — The Air Force recently released two documents on mission command on Aug. 16... MORE

Brown says Airmen must be comfortable with ‘discomfort’ to drive change the Air Force needs
March 13, 2023 — Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. delivers his keynote speech “Airmen in the Fight” during the Air and Space Forces Association 2023 Warfare Symposium... MORE

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. delivers his keynote speech “Airmen in the Fight” during the Air and Space Forces Association 2023 Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colo., March 7, 2023. Brown emphasized that the service must adapt and reform to ensure that its distinctive history is maintained. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich)

Vice Chief’s Challenge calls Airmen to operationalize Agile Combat Employment
February 16, 2023 — The goal of the DAF 2023 Vice Chief's Challenge is to find innovative responses to challenges affecting Agile Combat Employment... MORE

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)

Air, Space Forces transition to AFWERX 3.0
November 28, 2022 — AFWERX will release a series of new initiatives in support of its 3.0 evolution. Air and Space Force leaders will detail new opportunities for stakeholder engagement during a live broadcast Dec. 14... MORE

AFWERX will release a series of new initiatives in support of its 3.0 evolution during a live broadcast Dec. 14, 2022, from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. EDT. Under this new approach, AFWERX 3.0 will add five key lines of effort aimed at expanding technology, talent, transition and capabilities while reducing economic barriers. (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. urged the Total Force Sept. 19 to focus intently, to move fast and “accelerate change” in reshaping the service to meet modern-day threats that are fundamentally different – and more complex – than those of the previous 30 years... MORE

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)

Revised ‘Brown, Blue Book’ released
May 9, 2022 — Tradition and heritage are themes found within the revamped foundational guides for Airmen to emulate throughout their career... MORE

CSAF: Taking care of installations takes care of mission, Airmen
March 14, 2022 — The 2022 Association of Defense Communities’ National Defense Summit brought together senior Defense Department leaders, community leaders, and Congressional members to advance issues that build strong communities and support the military, including infrastructure, climate, housing, cost of living, education, spouse employment, child care and resiliency March 8... MORE

Edwin Oshiba, center, acting secretary of the Air Force for energy, installations, and environment, speaks during a panel discussion for the 2022 Association of Defense Communities National Summit in Arlington, Va., March 8, 2022. Oshiba spoke about the priorities and challenges for Air Force installations. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich)

Kendall, Brown, Raymond outline changes necessary to defend the nation, the need to go fast and succeed
March 11, 2022 — Speaking separately at an influential gathering two blocks from the White House March 9, the Department of the Air Force’s highest ranking civilian and military leaders offered emphatic variations on a similar theme – the need to modernize faster, think faster, and nurture the cultures needed to confront potential threats and adversaries... MORE

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall speaks during the McAleese FY2023 Defense Program Conference in Washington, D.C., March 9, 2022.

Department of the Air Force launches myEval in 2022
January 7, 2022 — Beginning January 2022, the Department of the Air Force will launch a new enlisted and officer evaluation system application, myEvaluation, to further support ongoing IT and talent management transformations for Total Force Airmen and Guardians... MORE

AFCLC launches new introduction to China, Russia courses with certificates on Culture Guide app
January 3, 2022 — The Air Force Culture and Language Center recently added Introduction to China and Introduction to Russia culture courses and a video library to its newly updated, free Culture Guide mobile app... MORE

AFCLC’s Culture Guide app is available to all military service members and civilians through the App Store and Google Play, and it is safe for Department of Defense mobile devices. More than 20,000 individuals are already utilizing the app, and for those individuals, an update is now available.

AF Career Development Academy transforms CDC content, delivery to Airmen
July 23, 2021 — Using an approach to modernization centered on rapid curriculum development and agile curriculum updates, with an emphasis on tasks that are mission-focused, the effort ties to the people-first approach of Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr.'s Action Order-A (Airmen) and directly contributes to developing Airmen to ensure they are ready for the future fight... MORE

Air Force releases cardio and strength fitness assessment alternatives, new online capabilities
July 2, 2021 — The Air Force will provide Airmen five physical fitness assessment alternatives — three for the cardio portion and sit-up components and two for the push-up component of the physical fitness assessment beginning in early 2022... MORE

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Allen Wright, a pavements and equipment operator assigned to the 307th RED HORSE performs sits ups during his physical fitness assessment at the Bell Fitness Center on Barksdale Air Force Base, La., Mar. 7, 2015. Each Airman must complete a one and a half mile run, a minimum number of pushups, and sit-ups in one minute, as well as meet an abdominal circumference measured. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Jeff Walston/Released)

Civilian talent acquisition essential to accelerate change for Air, Space Forces
December 15, 2020 — The Air Force chief of staff’s direction of "accelerate change or lose" and the accompanying action orders, outline why and how the service must rapidly change in order to remain the most dominant and respected Air Force in the world... MORE

The Department of the Air Force is seeing its highest retention levels in 20 years, second only to rates recorded shortly after 9/11 in 2002.

CSAF releases action orders to accelerate change across Air Force
December 10, 2020 — In August, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., released his strategic approach entitled Accelerate Change or Lose, in which he described his view of the strategic landscape as Air Force chief of staff and, from that, his emphasis on why change is necessary. The newly-released action orders now represent his call to Airmen to move forward aggressively in the push toward change; the “what” to the first document’s “why.”... MORE