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Air Force’s Enlisted Swap Assignment Program starts June 1
May 26, 2023 — The Air Force Enlisted Swap Assignment Program goes live June 1 for senior master sergeants and below with a current assignment. This new policy provides Airmen with more control and new flexibilities in their assignment process... MORE

Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass takes a selfie with Eglin Air Force Base personnel after a breakfast-with-Airmen meeting during a visit to Eglin AFB, Fla., May 23, 2023. The Enlisted Swap Assignment Program goes live June 1, 2023 for senior master sergeants and below with a current assignment. This new policy provides Airmen with more control and new flexibilities in their assignment process. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Amber Litteral)

Symposium strengthens housing professionals to deliver ‘excellent’ facilities, services
May 22, 2023 — The Air Force Civil Engineer Center hosted the 2023 Air Force Global Housing Symposium for military housing managers, unaccompanied housing managers and resident advocates in San Antonio May 15-18. More than 250 Department of the Air Force housing professionals met to learn, network and hone skills to support Airmen, Guardians and their families’ housing needs... MORE

2023 Air Force Civil Engineer Center Housing Symposium

Air Force transporters deliver agility, lethality
May 19, 2023 — In recognition of National Defense Transportation Day on May 19, here’s a look at what Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center’s logistics pros bring to the fight. Dominant logistic capabilities that traverse the air and ground are key to the agility and lethality of a superior force. That’s what the transportation teams at the AFIMSC bring to bear by manning, training and equipping transportation personnel across the Air Force... MORE

Around the Air Force: Defense Innovation, Defender 23, Prepping the Line
May 19, 2023 — In this week’s look around the Air Force, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall talks about the future of innovation and collaboration with partners and allies, the Air Force supports Defender 23, an Army-led international exercise in Europe, and new supervisors have an additional resource to ready themselves for taking care of Airmen. (Hosted by Staff Sgt. Milton Hamilton)... MORE

Air Force, Space Force to offer medals, promotions for recruiting support
May 18, 2023 — Airmen and Guardians can now receive decorations or promotions through recruiting referrals under the new Airman and Guardian Referral Program... MORE

Two new programs, Stellar Talent Acquisition Recruiting Referral and Stripes for Referrals, aim to incentivize all Airmen and Guardians to inspire the next generation to serve in the Air Force and Space Force.

WEAR program enables Airmen and Guardians’ permissive TDY status to aid recruiting efforts
May 17, 2023 — Airmen and Guardians looking to help inspire, engage and recruit the future force by participating first-hand in events that enhance the Department of the Air Force’s recruiting mission are encouraged to look into the We Are All Recruiters, or WEAR, program... MORE

Air and Space Force logos on blue and white background

DAF develops reasonable, religious accommodation requests appeals portal
May 11, 2023 — To streamline the accommodation appeals processes, the Department of the Air Force has created the DAF Accommodation Portal... MORE

‘Prepping the Line’ provides additional resources, training for supervisors
May 3, 2023 — "Prepping the Line" focuses on preparing front-line leaders the Air Force needs at every level in accordance with the Major Graded Areas: Executing the Mission, Leading People, Improving the Unit, and Managing Resources... MORE

Bridging the gap on fundamental education and training.

New Air Force surgeon general program enhances support for EFMP families, Airmen, Guardians
May 2, 2023 — The Air Force surgeon general has made improving support for military children one of his priorities... MORE

Airmen from Hill Air Force Base play Simon Says with students at South Clearfield Elementary students, Clearfield, Utah, April 18, 2023.

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall's message on sexual assault, harassment
May 2, 2023 — Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall shares his message on sexual assault and sexual harassment... MORE

Secretary of The Air Force Frank Kendall - Message on Sexual Assault and Harassment

AFCEC marks decade of ECARS vehicle air emission tracking
May 2, 2023 — The Air Force Civil Engineer Center is celebrating a decade of helping installations track vehicle air emissions through its Employee-vehicle Certification and Reporting System, or ECARS... MORE

A rideshare van undergoes air emissions testing at the Hill Air Force Base Auto Hobby Shop in Utah.

New deployed medical training to expand medical skills, build multi-capable medics
May 1, 2023 — The rollout of MEDIC-X is the Air Force Medical Service’s response to the demand for multi-capable Airmen which requires equipping Airmen with skills that go beyond their duty title... MORE

BMT trainees become US citizens under new streamlined naturalization process
April 27, 2023 — Fourteen trainees in Basic Military Training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland raised their right hands and are now the first to complete the new streamlined naturalization process making them U.S. citizens and allowing them to graduate as American Airmen... MORE

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)

Record budget helps Air Force tackle environmental issues
April 24, 2023 — The Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center is bringing this year’s “Invest in Our Planet” Earth Day theme to life as the center’s global environmental team continues to support innovative restoration projects driven by a record-high budget. Within AFIMSC’s Air Force Civil Engineer Center, the environmental directorate is putting $574 million to work at active installations while the Base Realignment and Closure program spends $175 million for restoration at closed installations. ... MORE

AFSFC Information Fusion Cell enhances installation security
April 21, 2023 — The Air Force Security Forces Center Information Fusion Cell has incorporated a new tool to further protect installation resources and personnel. The Defense Department’s current emphasis on installation security led AFSFC, a primary subordinate unit of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, to implement the Air Force-wide gathering and reporting of attempted unauthorized breaches by foreign nationals at all installations... MORE

Security Forces installation gate entry control

Kendall explains why success in space requires ‘transformational change’
April 20, 2023 — Emphasizing that space capabilities are “important to our strategy of integrated deterrence” and the reason U.S. Space Force must drive “transformational” change, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall offered a blunt assessment April 19 of the challenges today in space but also optimism that the United States would maintain its dominance in that domain. ... MORE

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall delivers his keynote speech during the Space Foundation's Space Symposium in Colorado Springs, Colo., April 19, 2023. (U.S. Air Force photo by Andy Morataya)

Air Force Cyber Direct Commissioning Program enhancement helps to onboard future cyber cfficers
April 19, 2023 — The U.S. Air Force is revolutionizing how it recruits and commissions the next generation of cyber professionals. The Air Force is utilizing the Cyber Direct Commissioning Program to address current manning requirements in the cyber workforce... MORE

The U.S. Air Force is revolutionizing how it recruits and commissions the next generation of cyber professionals. The Air Force is utilizing the Cyber Direct Commissioning Program to address current manning requirements in the cyber workforce. Leveraging this authority allows the Air Force to fulfill critical technical skills desired by various missions throughout the service. This program reduces the training cycle for officers and accelerates the onboarding process to meet urgent and future mission needs.

Air Force Security Forces Center Information Fusion Cell enhances installation security
April 19, 2023 — The Air Force Security Forces Center Information Fusion Cell has incorporated a new tool to further protect installation resources and personnel. The Defense Department’s current emphasis on installation security led AFSFC, a primary subordinate unit of the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center, to implement the Air Force-wide gathering and reporting of attempted unauthorized breaches by foreign nationals at all installations... MORE

Air Force releases Global Futures Report: Joint Functions in 2040
April 13, 2023 — The report incorporates findings using Foresight Methodology to identify key forces and factors that will drive or constrain how the service will fight in 2040... MORE

SECAF updated on recruiting efforts, meets local recruiters
April 11, 2023 — Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall visited Air Force Recruiting Service April 4 to discuss the Air Force's ability to attract and recruit Airmen... MORE