Nov. 2, 2023 Senate confirms Allvin to be Air Force’s 23rd chief of staff Allvin, who was nominated for the job by President Biden, formerly served as Air Force Vice Chief of Staff. He succeeds Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., who is now serving as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Nov. 2, 2023 Senate confirms Allvin to be Air Force’s 23rd chief of staff Allvin, who was nominated for the job by President Biden, formerly served as Air Force Vice Chief of Staff. He succeeds Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., who is now serving as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Sept. 16, 2023 New Armed Forces Series Challenge set to begin in 2024 The Air Force Marathon, in conjunction with four other service-level armed forces road races, announced the creation of the Armed Forces Series Challenge at the marathon’s Finish Line Festival on Sept. 16.
July 31, 2023 Department of the Air Force takes action on barriers to mental health, wellness, resilience The Fortify the Force Initiative Team, championed by the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force and Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force, had volunteers from myriad functional communities working to promote holistic wellness and address resiliency barriers since early 2022.
July 17, 2023 Agreement Reached on Guardian Uniform Development Department of the Air Force senior executives signed a memorandum of agreement continuing the development of Space Force uniforms to accommodate all genders, life events and weather conditions.
June 1, 2023 STC completes most rigorous capstone event yet featuring multi-domain assets The latest iteration of the Space Test Course, class 23-1, at the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School recently completed their capstone exercise, the course’s most rigorous and comprehensive yet.
May 17, 2023 WEAR program enables Airmen and Guardians’ permissive TDY status to aid recruiting efforts 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.
March 21, 2023 DAF leaders stress importance of transformation, partnerships, on-time appropriations The Department of the Air Force’s top civilian and military leaders spoke with defense experts and industry partners during the 14th annual McAleese Defense Programs Conference March 15.
Feb. 27, 2023 Space Force, Air Force partner to establish new Space Test Course The U.S. Air and Space Forces have partnered on the course that will instruct Guardians on test and evaluation processes for robust and methodical system testing of space-flight equipment.
Jan. 19, 2023 Aim High application gets updated feature to help any Airman become a recruiter Air Force Recruiting Service updated their Aim High application to allow any app user to assist in the Air Force’s recruiting efforts.
Nov. 21, 2022 DAF updates program to issue pregnant members free maternity uniforms On Oct.1, the Department of the Air Force launched the Maternity Uniform Pilot Program, or “Rent the Camo,” that will temporarily issue free maternity uniform items to pregnant Airmen and Guardians assigned to the 10 participating bases.
Sept. 19, 2022 Kendall draws direct connection to mission success, diverse, fulfilled, accomplished Total Force Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall addresses issues from personnel to recruiting and China during his keynote address at the annual Air, Space and Cyber Conference.
Sept. 8, 2022 Atlantic runway reopens, increases U.S., British military capabilities After a year of construction, Ascension Island Auxiliary Airfield resumed full flight operations recently with the opening of the newly paved eastern portion of the runway. This was largely due to support from the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center.
Sept. 7, 2022 Air, Space Force installations seek mediators to help with conflict resolution The Department of the Air Force is seeking mediators for conflict resolution as an alternative solution to litigation for workplace conflicts.
July 25, 2022 Inaugural Space Force race registration open until Nov. 1 Registration for the first-ever United States Space Force T-Minus 10-Miler race, in-person and virtual events, is open until Nov. 1, 2022, at https://runspaceforce.com/.