May 29, 2020

Final changes to Air Force song announced

ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) — The announcement by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein, completes a two-step process in which male-only references were revised to capture the distinguished service, the high standards, and central role that women play in every facet of the modern United States Air Force.

May 21, 2019

Wilson praises Airmen, expresses gratitude in farewell remarks reflecting on her tenure as Air Force secretary

JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. (AFNS) — She praised the skill and dedication of Airmen while comparing lessons learned from gardening as a corollary for the qualities that make for good leaders and an effective Air Force secretary. You need a plan, she said; you need friends to help, meaning allies, and “as long as it’s safe, let people tinker with the tools.”

May 15, 2019

Air Force to pay up to $500 for spouse occupational license transfer during PCS

ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) — The Air Force announced the spouse relicensure 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.

March 11, 2019

Heightened focus on the Arctic brings attention, challenges to the Air Force

Arlington, Va. (AFNS) — There’s no mystery – or surprise – surrounding the Arctic’s strategic importance, a vast and foreboding expanse where the United States has maintained a resolute and unblinking presence for decades.

May 14, 2018

Air Force transitions to a single combat uniform

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AFNS) — Air Force leaders announced the service will move to a single combat utility uniform, adopting the Operational Camouflage Pattern, or OCP, already in use by the Army and Airmen in combat zones and in certain jobs across the Air Force.