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  • Air Force STEM scholarships available to college students

    Eric Wineman completed both his undergraduate and master’s degrees with no student loan debt and now works for the Air Force as an electronics engineer, courtesy of the Science, Mathematics and Research for Transformation Scholarship for Service Program. Part of the National Defense Education

  • RPA pilots set to receive $35,000 annual bonus

    Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James announced an increase to the service’s remotely piloted aircraft pilot bonus Aug. 10 in a multi-pronged approach to increase RPA manning and incentivize RPA pilots within a community that has operated at surge capacity for more than 10 years. As part of the

  • Leader training on Blended Retirement System available via mobile app

    The new Blended Retirement System is a hot topic of conversation across the Department of Defense, and most total force members have questions on how it will work and who is eligible.The online BRS leader course released in June is designed to educate leaders on the new retirement system. The

  • Eight AF officers chosen for 2017 DARPA Service Chiefs’ Fellows Program

    The Air Force selected eight officers for the 2017 Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency Service Chiefs' Fellows Program.This 90-day program is designed specifically for highly motivated, active duty officers with clear potential for operational leadership positions, said Master Sgt. Catrina

  • Forced distribution driving more promotions for top performers

    Results of the first promotion board using the forced distribution process were released May 25, highlighting a close connection between commander recommendations and those selected for promotion."These results are achieving the intended purpose of the new evaluation and promotion systems we

  • Final Air Force winners announced for 2015 GEICO Awards

    Air Force officials announced that Master Sgt. Michael Champion, 312th Training Squadron, Air Education and Training Command, and Master Sgt. Joi Pearson, Headquarters, Air Reserve Personnel Center, Headquarters, Air Force Reserve Command, have been selected as the final winners of the 2015

  • Air Force approves RPA initiatives

    The Air Force recently approved two initiatives for the remotely piloted aircraft career field, redesignating eight RPA recon squadrons as attack squadrons and authorization for RPA aircrews to log combat time under certain circumstances.

  • AF presents 2014, 2015 Sijan award winners

    Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Mark A. Welsh III presented the 2014 and 2015 Lance P. Sijan Leadership Awards to eight Airmen in the Airman's Hall on April 7 at the Pentagon.The Sijan award, first given in 1981, is named in honor of the first U.S. Air Force Academy graduate to receive the

  • 2016 AF Trials begin today at Nellis

    The 2016 Air Force Trials begin today and run through March 5 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.The Air Force Trials are an adaptive and rehabilitative sports event designed to promote the mental and physical well-being of seriously wounded, ill and injured military members and veterans."We will have

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