Feb. 1, 2021 Reserve, Guard ready to take force-shaping troops The Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard to benefit from active-duty Air Force force-shaping actions made necessary by record Air Force retention levels.
Jan. 6, 2021 Force development information now accessible through the Air Force Portal The Force Development Gateway and Force Development Service Catalog are now live. Both sites can also be accessed through the Air Force Portal front page under the Education / Training / Force Development section.
Dec. 21, 2020 Air Force Competencies now available on MyVector The Air Force Competencies are foundational and applicable across all ranks, grades and career fields, and provide Total Force members a pathway to success in their respective careers.
Nov. 23, 2020 Competencies lay foundation for success A competency is a combination of knowledge, skills, abilities and other characteristics that manifest in an observable and measurable pattern of behaviors.
Sept. 16, 2020 Barnes Center remodels CLC, builds new courses for senior enlisted To provide senior enlisted leaders with more targeted development, the Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education at Air University is reshaping the CLC and offering two additional courses for select students.
Aug. 25, 2020 Course developed at Hill AFB speeds training for new F-35 crew chiefs Crew chiefs newly-assigned to the F-35 have direct access to professional development thanks to a course recently created at Hill Air Force Base, which may be implemented throughout the Air Force. The first class of Airmen graduated Friday from the F-35 Crew Chief Upgrade Training course, which was
Aug. 18, 2020 Watch: Seek to Understand, Microaggressions Air Education and Training Command launched the first installment of "Seek to Understand," a series of educational videos featuring defined terms and personal accounts from Airmen across the command. The series seeks to address racial disparity and foster understanding of the unique experiences of
Aug. 8, 2020 Air University teaches space as a warfighting domain In all levels of professional military education and select professional continuing education curricula, the university will now be presenting space curriculum that is focused on developing joint-minded graduates who are prepared for joint, all-domain conflict, where the space domain is likely to be
Aug. 4, 2020 Community College of the Air Force reveals plans for new degree program The new Associate of Applied Science in Military Technology and Applied Sciences Management degree is a flexible alternative for enlisted personnel serving in Air Force specialties lacking enough formal skills training to meet current degree program requirements, said Dr. Hank Dasinger, the dean of
July 23, 2020 New program expedites technical training This new program would send Airmen to their duty station after graduating basic military training instead of attending a technical training school.