This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force. To view all Week in Photos collections, click here.
ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- Melissa Dalton was nominated as under secretary of the Air Force by President Joe Biden Sept. 21.If confirmed, Dalton would be the 28th official to hold the position.“On behalf of the Department of the Air Force, we congratulate the Honorable Melissa Dalton on her nomination to serve as the next [...]
ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- In an effort to reach out to veterans who may have been impacted by the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, effective Feb. 28, 1994 to Sept. 20, 2011, the Defense Department is providing resources that will feature useful information including: Military service statistics on review board discharge applications approved or denied [...]
ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. Bass published a letter to Airmen Sept. 18 detailing updates to the enlisted force development model. The model reflects the new Enlisted Airmanship Continuum, a series of changes aiming to provide new development opportunities [...]
VILLAMOR AIR BASE, Philippines (AFNS) -- At the request of the Philippine government, the 505th Training Squadron located at Hurlburt Field, Florida sent a team of U.S. Air Force Air Operations Center Formal Training Unit instructors to Villamor Air Base, Philippines, Aug. 10-19. The instructors trained 28 members of the Philippine Air Force’s 300th Air Intelligence [...]
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (AFNS) -- The Department of the Air Force’s top officials provided a series of keynote speeches and panel discussions at the Air and Space Forces Association 2023 Air, Space and Cyber Conference Sept. 11-13.The leaders spoke with a common theme of the critical need for DAF modernization and reorientation to counteract strategic [...]
Arlington, Va. (AFNS) -- A new Department of the Air Force website supports the development of a coaching culture throughout the service by offering a variety of resources tailored to the needs of Airmen and Guardians.At the Department of the Air Force's Coaching site, members can explore how to find a professional coach and become [...]
ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall announced the Air Task Force as the next step in the Air Force’s Force Generation model during the Air and Space Forces Association’s 2023 Air, Space and Cyber Conference, Sept. 11 in National Harbor, Maryland.“Major initiatives in the U.S. Air Force and Space Force, [...]
ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- The Air Force recently released two documents on mission command. On Aug. 16, the Air Force released a memo that elaborates on the operationalization of mission command and its application to the Air Force Future Operating Concept, Agile Combat Employment, and the daily mission accomplishment of Airmen at all levels. In [...]
ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- The Air Force is actively working to shift the mindset of its people to be multi-capable while identifying advanced training for specific career specialties to prepare Airmen for Air Force Force Generation deployments in support of Agile Combat Employment operations.The Multi-Capable Airman training framework provides a consolidated training and educational approach [...]
