March 3, 2020 Barrett, Goldfein outline Air Force priorities to Senate committee and the “tradeoffs” needed to achieve them The hearing focused on the department’s recently released $169 billion budget proposal for fiscal year 2021.
March 2, 2020 Gen. Charles Q. Brown nominated to be next Air Force Chief of Staff If confirmed by the Senate, Gen. Charles Q. Brown would assume one of the two highest positions in the Air Force from Gen. David L. Goldfein, who is retiring June 30 after four years as Chief of Staff. Brown would be the first African-American to serve as a service chief.
Feb. 10, 2020 Air Force’s proposed budget focuses on ‘great power competition,’ readiness The spending plan for fiscal year 2021 carries a $900 million increase from the previous year. But unlike 2020, funding for 2021 is apportioned differently, with $153.6 billion directed to the Air Force and $15.4 billion for the Space Force.
Feb. 5, 2020 Tuskegee Airman receives promotion to brigadier general On Feb. 4, retired Col. Charles E. McGee found himself in the Oval Office at the White House being promoted to brigadier general by President Donald Trump.
Jan. 29, 2020 The Federal Voting Assistance Program The Federal Voting Assistance Program resources are designed to assist any service member, voting age dependent and overseas citizens with voting, so long as they are absent from their voting jurisdiction.
Jan. 19, 2020 Military OneSource offers free tax prep MilTax kicks off on Military OneSource Jan. 22, offering electronic filing via do-it-yourself software and personalized support from a tax consultant.
Jan. 14, 2020 Air Force Aid Society launches new enhancements to its mobile budget app The initial version of the AFAS Budget Builder App was launched in 2018 and was created primarily as a budgeting tool to help Airmen and their families improve how they save and budget their money each month. Prior to the Budget Builder App, AFAS provided paper check registers to Airmen and other
Dec. 23, 2019 Air Force, Navy, Army conduct first ‘real world’ test of Advanced Battle Management System In the first field test of a novel approach to warfighting, communicating and decision-making, the Air Force, Navy and Army used new methods and technology Dec. 16-18 for collecting, analyzing and sharing information in real time to identify and defeat a simulated cruise missile threat to the United
Dec. 20, 2019 With the stroke of a pen, U.S. Space Force becomes a reality President Trump signed into law Dec. 20 the sprawling, $738 billion defense bill, making history by creating the Space Force as a stand-alone, sixth branch of the U.S. military and guaranteeing for the first time 12 weeks of paid parental leave for federal workers.
Dec. 3, 2019 Air Force Housing Helpline connects residents to support they seek The Air Force Civil Engineer Center Installations Directorate, which manages and executes the Air Force’s housing program, established a 24-hour helpline to address concerns raised regarding the military privatized housing program.