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Department of Defense augments USCPB in removal flight efforts
January 28, 2025 — Under the direction of U.S. Northern Command, U.S. Transportation Command is supporting Immigration and Customs Enforcement removal flights by providing military airlift... MORE

Illegal aliens await takeoff for a removal flight.

Around the Air Force: Real ID ready, C-17 fuel-saving tech, training aircraft update
January 24, 2025 — In this week’s look Around the Air Force, visitor access to military bases and some federal installations will be required to present Real ID credentials, microvane drag technology will modernize the C-17 Globemaster III fleet, and updates for the T-7A Red Hawk training aircraft... MORE

Air Force doctrine realigns to create a more lethal, resilient force
January 23, 2025 — The U.S. Air Force has released three doctrine publications to emphasize reoptimizing for Great Power Competition efforts: Air Force Doctrine Publication 3-0, Operations; AFDP 3-0.1, Command and Control; and AFDP 5-0, Planning. ... MORE

Around the Air Force: Selective Retention Bonus list, missile defense breakthrough, Air Force JROTC scholarships
January 17, 2025 — In this week’s look Around the Air Force, the Selective Retention Bonus List was released in an effort to retain highly skilled enlisted personnel, a recent missile intercept experiment in Guam, and JROTC cadets receive scholarships to a private pilot training program... MORE

Department of the Air Force bids farewell to SECAF 26
January 17, 2025 — Frank Kendall departed the Pentagon for the last time as the 26th secretary of the Air Force... MORE

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall speaks with Under Secretary of the Air Force Gina Ortiz Jones, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., and Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. “Jay” Raymond during his first staff meeting with the Department of the Air Force’s service chiefs at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., July 28, 2021. (U.S. Air Force photo by Eric Dietrich)

Air Force updates T-7A acquisition approach to field operational capability
January 15, 2025 — A framework to adjust aspects of the T-7A Red Hawk acquisition approach to meet Air Education and Training Command's operational needs and deliver a platform that is safe, suitable, and sustainable to replace the aging fleet of T-38C Talon has been agreed upon... MORE

A T-7A Red Hawk, piloted by Maj. Bryce Turner, 416th Flight Test Squadron, takes off from St. Louis Lambert International Airport, St. Louis, Missouri, June 28. During the flight Turner became the first Air Force pilot to fly the T-7A. (Photo courtesy of Boeing)

Kendall offers vision for the Air Force, Space Force of 2050
January 14, 2025 — Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall offers his vision for the security challenges the Air Force and Space Force could face in 2050 and what is needed to properly respond... MORE

Around the Air Force: Installation re-optimization plan, new prescription refill system, updated waiver policies
January 10, 2025 — In this week’s look Around the Air Force, the Installation Infrastructure Action Plan helps bases adapt to challenges of GPC, Defense Health Agency is upgrading prescription refill system, and the DAF expands medical waiver considerations... MORE

In this week’s look Around the Air Force, the Installation Infrastructure Action Plan helps bases adapt to the challenges of Great Power Competition, the Defense Health Agency is upgrading military pharmacies to a new prescription refill system, and the Department of the Air Force expands medical waiver considerations for multiple medical conditions. (U.S. Air Force graphic)

Air Force releases FY25 Selective Retention Bonus list
January 6, 2025 — The U. S. Air Force released the Fiscal Year 2025 Selective Retention Bonus list, effective Dec. 16, 2024. The FY25 SRB program consists of 89 Air Force specialty codes, reflecting the Air Force’s ongoing commitment to retaining highly skilled enlisted personnel... MORE

Fiscal Year 2025 Selective Retention Bonus list

Around the Air Force Year in Review: Great Power Competition, Realignment for Readiness, and Housing Feedback System
January 3, 2025 — In this week’s look around the Air Force, we look back at three significant stories from 2024: SECAF highlights key accomplishments and emphasizes GPC, the Air Force realigns to maintain future competitiveness, and the Department of Defense launches a new online housing feedback system to improve quality of life... MORE

First Air Force warrant officers graduate, prepare to enter force
December 9, 2024 — The first 30 Air Force warrant officers graduate from the U.S. Air Force Warrant Officer Training School... MORE

SecAF Kendall speaks with WOTS graduates.

Around the Air Force: Remote Start System, Engine Cover Prototype, and Fuel Efficiency Technology
December 6, 2024 — In this week’s Around the Air Force, a new remote start system for the KC-46A Pegasus, new B-52 engine covers prevent icing and damage in extreme cold, and a program to reduce drag on aircraft increases aerodynamic efficiency and flexibility while reducing fuel costs... MORE

Around the Air Force: One Force Design, Global Hydro-Intelligence, and the Rated Preparatory Program
December 2, 2024 — In this week’s Around the Air Force, leaders discuss "One Force Design," U.S. Air Force and NASA celebrate the initial collaborative success, and Air Education and Training Command is accepting applications for the Rated Preparatory Program... MORE

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, CSAF Allvin emphasizes integration with allies and partners, SecAF Kendall highlights air mobility force’s growing role in GPC, and the new Squadron Innovation Fund Marketplace revolutionizes how innovation is funded and fostered across the service. (Hosted by Staff Sgt. Milton Hamilton)... MORE

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)

DAF announces 2024 Spark Tank winner
November 6, 2024 — A prototype F-16 Fight Falcon cockpit collapsible ladder for agile combat employment and contingency operations emerged as the 2024 Spark Tank winner at the Pentagon... MORE

Undersecretary of the Air Force Melissa Dalton, Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. James Slife and Vice Chief of Space Operations Gen. Michael Guetlein host the Spark Tank competition finals at the Pentagon, Arlington, Va. Oct. 30, 2024. Spark Tank is the flagship competition in which innovators from across the Department of the Air Force pitch their ideas to a panel of top leadership and industry experts in pursuit of sponsorship to realize their idea. (U.S. Air Force photo by Andy Morataya)

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 provides updates in his latest letter to Airmen, the CSAF and CMSAF visit Indo-Pacific allies and leaders, and the DAF introduces a new enlisted development and education policy... MORE

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 — In this week’s look around the Air Force, three A-29 Super Tucanos join the Air Force Test Pilot School fleet, allies and partners prepare for next summer's Mobility Guardian 25, and the new Global Household Goods Contract program rolls out... MORE

Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center sweeps Air Force Materiel Command Sijan awards
October 22, 2024 — Airmen from the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center recently won all four categories of the Air Force Materiel Command Lance P. Sijan Awards... MORE

The 2016 Lance P. Sijan U.S. Air Force Leadership Awards are displayed on a table prior to the start of an awards ceremony in the Pentagon, Arlington, Va., Oct. 5, 2017. The award recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership ability. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Rusty Frank)

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 free, new TRICARE contracts impact referrals and specialty care, and the newest issue of BLUE on the Airman Magazine website explores the shift to ACE... MORE

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)

DAF announces new enlisted development and education policy
October 18, 2024 — The Department of the Air Force introduced a new set of instructions and policies under DAFI 36-2685, Total Force Enlisted Developmental Education, on Oct. 9. The changes are part of an ongoing effort to streamline and modernize Total Force enlisted development following the separation of DAFI 36-2670, Total Force Development, into more specialized instructions... MORE

The EFD Action Plan to reimagine and explore a new ecosystem. The new EFD Model – Enlisted Airmanship Continuum (100–900) – connects institutional, functional, and base delivered education, training, and experiences. The Enlisted Airmanship Continuum is introduced at Basic Military Training, reinforced by Foundational Competencies in each AFSC’s Career Field Education and Training Plan, and embedded throughout the entire continuum. (U.S. Air Force graphic)