June 16, 2022 DAF launches program to issue pregnant members free maternity uniforms The Department of the Air Force will soon launch the Maternity Uniform Pilot Program that will temporarily issue free maternity uniform items to pregnant Airmen and Guardians at 10 bases.
June 15, 2022 USSF announces interservice transfer opportunities The U.S. Space Force is accepting FY23 Interservice Transfer Program (IST) applications from June 15–30.
June 14, 2022 Air Force, Space Force hackathon applications close June 17 A hackathon is an innovation and software development event commonly employed by technology companies, in which teams self-form and urgently develop working prototypes that are later presented to senior leaders.
June 10, 2022 Wagner swears in as Department of the Air Force manpower, reserve affairs lead In his newest capacity, Wagner is responsible for the supervision of matters related to manpower, military and civilian personnel, Reserve component affairs and readiness support for nearly 700,000 members across the Department of the Air Force.
May 31, 2022 Air Force announces new mustache policy, sister service and joint unit patch update DAF announces dress and appearance policy updates.
May 31, 2022 Air Force, Space Force announce next hackathon at 3 locations and classifications, enabling government, industry, citizens to build emergent weapons system capabilities Applications are now open for the next BRAVO Hackathon, which will kick-off July 18-22. A hackathon is an innovation and software development event commonly employed by technology companies in which teams develop working prototypes that are later presented to senior leaders.
May 19, 2022 Future of nursing: Telehealth, more innovation, maybe some robots The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has fast-tracked many changes to the Military Health System and forced all providers -- especially nurses -- to innovate at near-quantum speed with agility and flexibility.
May 16, 2022 25th SecAF portrait unveiled during ceremony at Pentagon The official portrait of former Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett, who also previously served as the U.S. ambassador to Finland, was unveiled in the Pentagon Auditorium, May 13, during a tribute to the stateswomen who led the Department of the Air Force from 2019 to 2021.
May 12, 2022 First female aviator receives Kolligian Trophy In April 2020, during a routine training sortie, Bye’s A-10’s gun experienced a catastrophic failure, her canopy was sent soaring through the sky during flight and forced her to decide to either eject or attempt a gear-up “belly” landing.
May 9, 2022 Gun safes excluded from household goods weight allowance As the number of accidental child injuries and deaths continue to rise, more and more incidents are attributed to unsecured, loaded guns. Defense leaders are confident this update will help improve overall gun safety in homes, while also helping to decrease service member suicides.