March 22, 2024 Around the Air Force: Commander's Key Support Program, Space Force PT Gear, Astronaut Applications In this week’s look around the Air Force, the rebranded Commander’s Key Support Program expands opportunities for service members and their families, the Space Force rolls out their new Physical Training Uniform, and NASA opens applications for its Astronaut Selection Program.
Feb. 23, 2024 Around the Air Force: Airmen and Guardians in the Fight, Cyber and IT Warrant Officers This week's look Around the Air Force highlights the Department's senior enlisted advisors plans to empower and equip Airmen and Guardians to prepare for Great Power Competition, and the Air Force reintroducing the rank of warrant officer for information technology and cyber career fields.
Feb. 16, 2024 Around the Air Force: Reoptimizing for Great Power Competition This week's look Around the Air Force highlights sweeping changes in the DAF to reshape, refocus and reoptimize the Air Force and Space Force to ensure continued supremacy while also better posturing the services to deter and, if necessary, prevail in an era of Great Power Competition.
Feb. 2, 2024 Around the Air Force: Recruiter Health Care, Better EOD Robots, Ejection Seat Testing This week's look around the Air Force highlights an effort to provide better healthcare solutions for recruiters in remote locations, an upgrade to explosive ordnance disposal robots, and testing of a new ejection seat configuration for the new T-7A trainer aircraft.
Jan. 12, 2024 Around the Air Force: Military Justice Reform, Pet Expense Reimbursement, Ranger School Recruits This week’s look around the Air Force highlights the Offices of Special Trial Counsel taking over prosecution for sexual assault and other serious crimes, reimbursing pet travel expenses for permanent change of station moves, and the Army Ranger School looking for Airmen and Guardian candidates.
Dec. 8, 2023 Around the Air Force: Student Success Center, Experienced Aviator Retention, Deep Space Radar In this week’s look around the Air Force, the new Student Success Center fosters academic achievement for Airmen and Guardians, two incentives aim to retain active-duty aviators and rated officers, and a trilateral initiative advances the Space Force’s radar capability for deep space.
Dec. 1, 2023 Around the Air Force: Rated Preparatory Program, Reserve Cyber Commissions, Commercial Air Refueling In this week’s look around the Air Force, the application window for Airmen to become rated officers is now open, the Air Reserve component launches a direct commissioning program for cyber career fields, and commercial aircraft refuel Air Force fighters for the first time. (Hosted by Tech. Sgt.
Nov. 17, 2023 Around the Air Force: CSAF Letter to Airmen, Red Hawk Arrives, Digital Promotion Testing In this week’s look around the Air Force, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin lays out his priorities in a letter to Airmen, the new T-7A training aircraft enters the next phase of developmental flight, and enlisted promotions testing goes digital.
Oct. 20, 2023 Around the Air Force: NATO Exercise Toxic Trip 23, Energy Action Month, Clean Geothermal Energy In this week’s look around the Air Force, Toxic Trip 23 brings together allies and partners in a CBRN exercise, Energy Action Month advances new technology for the joint fight and geothermal prototype facilities deliver clean energy to harness the Earth’s natural heat and power installations.
Sept. 1, 2023 Around the Air Force: Five ‘C's’ of Mission Command, Blended Wing Aircraft Prototype, $1.6 Billion for Dorms and CDC Improvements In this week’s look around the Air Force, new doctrine is released on mission command, a blended wing aircraft is in development that could save money on fuel, and improvements are coming for dormitories and child development centers. (Hosted by Senior Airman Saomy Sabournin)