10 Feb 2021

All services including Department of the Air Force to furnish adverse information to officer promotion boards in designated grades, circumstances

The Department of the Air Force announced it is establishing policy to comply with the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2020 and newly released DoDI 1320.14 requiring all services to furnish adverse information to promotion boards considering officers for promotion to the regular grades of O-4 and above, and to all reserve active status promotion boards to the grades of O-6 and above.

9 Jun 2020

Senate confirms Brown to be 22nd Air Force chief of staff on unanimous vote

The U.S. Senate confirmed Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr., June 9, to be the 22nd Air Force chief of staff, clearing the way for the decorated pilot and experienced commander to become the first African American in history to lead a branch of the U.S. military as its highest-ranking officer.

3 Mar 2020

Barrett, Goldfein outline Air Force priorities to Senate committee and the “tradeoffs” needed to achieve them

The hearing focused on the department’s recently released $169 billion budget proposal for fiscal year 2021.

16 Oct 2019

Senate confirms Barrett to be Air Force secretary

The 85 to 7 vote makes Barbara Barrett the third consecutive woman confirmed to lead the Air Force and its 685,000 total force Airmen. Barrett replaces Heather Wilson who resigned in May. Undersecretary Matthew Donovan served as acting secretary in the interim.

30 Sep 2019

Air Force and Congressional leaders visit Tinker to address housing

Oklahoma Sen. Jim Inhofe, chairman of the U.S. Senate Armed Service Committee, and Matthew Donovan, acting secretary of the Air Force, are visiting Tinker Air Force Base this week to learn more about a recent discovery of possible disturbed asbestos in older privatized housing.Tinker leadership informed affected base residents about the possible

13 Sep 2019

Barbara Barrett embraces modernization, ensuring Air Force ‘competitive edge’ in Senate hearing

In a largely routine 2 hour, 20-minute hearing that moved her nomination forward to a confirmation vote by the full Senate, Barrett echoed a set of priorities that have been often described by the Air Force’s civilian and military leadership.

10 Oct 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 Support Oct. 10.