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New in 2024: Staffing up a shrinking Air Force
WEBDec 26, 2023 · The Air Force in 2024 plans to shrink its uniformed force, but not by much. In the year ahead, the service hopes to number 502,700 enlisted airmen and officers across the active duty Air Force ...
Navy warships helped take down Iran’s attack on Israel, Pentagon …
WEB17 hours ago · Flashpoints. Navy warships helped take down Iran’s attack on Israel, Pentagon says. People take cover on the side of the road as a siren sounds a warning of incoming missiles fired from Iran on ...
WATCH: Russian fighter jet flies within feet of US F-16 near Alaska
WEB22 hours ago · WATCH: Russian fighter jet flys within feet of US F-16 near Alaska. By Mark Thiessen, The Associated Press. Oct 1, 2024, 09:01 AM. Russian fighter jet flies dangerously close to U.S. F-16 over ...
Entire Air Force hits staffing, recruitment goals for the first time …
WEBOct 1, 2021 · The Air National Guard, aiming for 108,100 troops in total, brought in 7,869 enlisted troops and 755 officers. And about 7,300 enlisted airmen and 1,500 officers joined the Air Force Reserve, to ...
Absentee voting deadlines loom for troops and their families
WEB5 days ago · Those recommended dates include: From a ship at sea: Oct. 1. From outside the United States: Oct. 24. Stateside: Oct. 31. And again this year, military members and eligible family members living ...
New in 2023: Air Force retention remains higher than usual
WEBBy Rachel S. Cohen. Dec 30, 2022. Nine in 10 airmen opted to stay in the Air Force in fiscal 2022, marking another year of higher-than-usual retention since the beginning of the coronavirus ...
The Air Force is launching an era of transformation. Can it work?
WEBOct 16, 2023 · Last year, the Air Force began an intensive effort to undo its top-heavy enlisted corps that it believes lacks enough experience in middle management and has too few lower-level troops for daily ...
Here’s how the Air Force’s new task forces will reshape deployments
WEBMar 4, 2024 · When the Air Force launches three new air task forces this summer, it will take its next step toward a long-desired goal: building more capable teams to fight America’s wars while maintaining a ...
Air Force’s top leaders urge unity, patience as changes abound
WEBJun 5, 2024 · Wings are the Air Force’s largest base-level units, and manage thousands of airmen across a particular mission in a local area, such as the 1st Fighter Wing at Joint Base Langley-Eustis ...