April 11, 2023 Air Force recognizes Lance P. Sijan Award winners Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., spoke about the prestigious award, highlighting the accomplishments of the Airmen who embody Sijan’s leadership and character in performance and standards of personal conduct.
Nov. 4, 2022 AF provides additional information for aircrew considering flying during their pregnancy The Department of the Air Force recently introduced new procedures that empower female aircrew to make the most informed decisions about whether to fly while pregnant.
April 11, 2022 Air Force clarifies policies for pregnant aircrew These changes, implemented in 2019, represent data-driven policy adjustments, to include pushing some authorities down to the lowest level possible.
April 6, 2022 Air Force announces FY22 Aviation Bonus This year’s AvB program builds upon previous years’ offers to decisively shape and retain the rated force by providing specific eligible pilots, RPA pilots, air battle managers and combat systems officers with monetary incentives in exchange for active-duty service commitments.
Jan. 12, 2022 Air Force unveils action plan to ‘Develop tomorrow’s enlisted Airmen’ Air Force officials announced the implementation of the Enlisted Force Development Action Plan.
Nov. 10, 2021 Department of the Air Force releases findings on Interpersonal Violence survey After the Secretary of the Air Force established the Interpersonal Violence Task Force in 2020, the team examined a broad range of 81 behaviors along what is known as the “Continuum of Harm” to determine if the DAF is keeping Airmen and Guardians safe, and providing needed support after they
Sept. 17, 2021 DAF Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: The HEAT is on The Hispanic Empowerment and Advancement Team, a specialized Department of the Air Force Barrier Analysis Working Group, was chartered to review and analyze guidelines, programs, data and other information for barriers to employment, advancement, and retention of Hispanic employees and applicants,
Sept. 10, 2021 Department of the Air Force releases reports on Racial Disparity Review update, second disparity review The Department of the Air Force released a progress update on the Inspector General Independent Racial Disparity Review and a second disparity review report Sept. 9.
Feb. 2, 2021 Air Force announces Airmen leadership qualities The Airman leadership qualities are expected to form the basis for the future officer and enlisted performance reporting systems. The alignment between evaluating units and evaluating Airmen is intended to further emphasize and accelerate an understanding and adoption of the associated leadership
Dec. 7, 2020 Department of the Air Force moves Physical Fitness Assessments to April 2021, removes waist measurement from composite score permanently To ensure social distancing practices remain in place during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and to give Airmen and Space Professionals time to prepare, testing was delayed from October to January and is now further delayed to April.
May 15, 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.
June 5, 2017 Air Force announces significant changes to Aviation Bonus Program As part of its retention efforts, the Air Force released details on the fiscal year 2017 Aviation Bonus Program (AvB) June 5, 2017. This year’s program implements an increase in maximum bonus amounts authorized in the fiscal 2017 National Defense Authorization Act in addition to more flexibility in