Nov. 23, 2020 CSAF visits Kirtland AFB virtually, talks diversity and inclusion Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. met with Airmen online Nov. 19, after virtually touring Kirtland Air Force Base and meeting with leaders supporting the Air Force’s nuclear enterprise.
March 2, 2020 Gen. Charles Q. Brown nominated to be next Air Force Chief of Staff If confirmed by the Senate, Gen. Charles Q. Brown would assume one of the two highest positions in the Air Force from Gen. David L. Goldfein, who is retiring June 30 after four years as Chief of Staff. Brown would be the first African-American to serve as a service chief.
May 16, 2019 Air Force to pay up to $500 for spouse occupational license transfer during PCS The Air Force announced the spouse re-licensure reimbursement program, May 15, which would provide financial relief up to $500 to Airmen whose spouses must obtain state occupational relicensures or recertifications during a permanent change of station or assignment across state lines.
April 2, 2019 Wilson, Goldfein outline Air Force progress, need for larger force Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein told the House Armed Services Committee Tuesday that the Air Force must get bigger and funding must be predictable to meet – and defeat – security threats at home, globally and in space in an era of great
March 11, 2019 MQ-1B, MQ-9 flight hours hit 4 million The MQ-1B Predator and MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft reached a historic flight hour milestone March 1.
Jan. 23, 2019 Goldfein gets up close view of new T-X trainer After his first up-close view Jan. 15 of a ready-to-fly T-X, the Air Force’s training aircraft of the future, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein could have been expected to marvel at the technical sophistication of a state-of-the-art plane designed and manufactured not only with future
Oct. 10, 2018 Air Force leaders say increased funding is improving readiness Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson and Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. David L. Goldfein thanked Congress for providing the resources necessary to restore the service’s readiness while testifying before the Senate Armed Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Readiness and Management
July 13, 2018 KC-46 completes flight testing required for October first aircraft delivery The KC-46 Pegasus program achieved an important milestone July 6, 2018, at Boeing Field, Seattle, with completion of the final flight tests required for first aircraft delivery planned in late October.
May 14, 2018 Air Force transitions to a single combat uniform Air Force leaders announced the service will move to a single combat utility uniform, adopting the Operational Camouflage Pattern, or OCP, already in use by the Army and Airmen in combat zones and in certain jobs across the Air Force.