Sept. 20, 2021 Brown presses case for speed, innovation, culture change across the Air Force Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr. attended the 2021 Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference at National Harbor, Maryland, to deliver his “Accelerate Change to Empowered Airmen” speech, Sept. 20.
Sept. 20, 2021 Kendall presents unsparing blueprint for confronting China, other threats Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall presented his State of the Forces address during the Air Force Association’s Air, Space, & Cyber Conference, Sept. 20.
Sept. 8, 2021 DAF announces mandatory COVID vaccine implementation guidelines for Airmen, Guardians Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall has released a service implementation plan that requires Airmen and Guardians to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the following dates, unless seeking an exemption.
Aug. 4, 2021 Department of the Air Force begins integrated personnel, pay system modernization Uniformed Total Force Airmen and Guardians are invited to create Air Force Integrated Personnel and Pay System accounts as part of a two-phase personnel and pay modernization program.
July 26, 2021 Senate confirms Kendall to be Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall won confirmation from the Senate July 26 to be the 26th Secretary of the Air Force, placing an official with decades-long service in defense issues in the top civilian job at a time when the department is navigating new global challenges and wide-reaching modernization efforts.
July 23, 2021 Department of the Air Force approves special leave accrual for fiscal year 2021 Air Force and Space Force members performing active service, and Reserve and Guard Airmen on Title 10 or Title 32 orders, can now accrue up to 120 days of annual leave for fiscal year 2021 instead of the typical 60 days of leave.
July 20, 2021 AF Career Development Academy transforms CDC content, delivery to Airmen Using an approach to modernization centered on rapid curriculum development and agile curriculum updates, with an emphasis on tasks that are mission-focused, the effort ties to the people-first approach of Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr.'s Action Order-A (Airmen) and directly contributes
July 13, 2021 Joint MOU targets fight against acquisition fraud, corruption When the Air Force Office of Special Investigations rolled out its 2018 Strategic Plan, it listed five Lines of Effort providing a clear, attainable vector for OSI Airmen to seamlessly mesh with Air Force leadership and the Department of the Air Force moving forward.
July 9, 2021 New AFMC command chief named Air Force officials announced July 1, 2021, the assignment of Chief Master Sgt. David A. Flosi as the next Command Chief Master Sergeant, Air Force Materiel Command, following the retirement of Command Chief Master Sgt. Stanley C. Cadell.
July 6, 2021 COVID-19 pandemic not over, concerns over delta variant growing According to the military health system, the delta variant of the COVID-19 virus is more transmittable, causes more severe disease, and results in higher cases of hospitalization and death than any other strain of the virus.