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Air Force coins official Maintenance Duty Uniform, adds immediate wear of tactical OCP caps
June 14, 2021 — Air Force commanders of units with aircraft maintenance, industrial and other labor intensive Air Force Specialty Codes will have the option to authorize wear of a standardized, maintenance duty uniform, also referred to as coveralls, which may be worn on a day-to-day basis upon publication of the updated AFI 36-2903 anticipated for August 2021... MORE

Department of the Air Force releases fiscal year 2021 Selective Retention Bonus program
December 10, 2020 — The program is designed to improve the retention of experienced Airmen and Space Professionals in stressed career fields or those with high training costs... MORE

CSAF releases Action Orders to Accelerate Change Across Air Force
December 10, 2020 — In August, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr., released his strategic approach entitled Accelerate Change or Lose, in which he described his view of the strategic landscape as Air Force chief of staff and, from that, his emphasis on why change is necessary. The newly-released action orders now represent his call to Airmen to move forward aggressively in the push toward change; the “what” to the first document’s “why.”... MORE

Annual DoD housing survey opens for tenant feedback Dec. 8
December 8, 2020 — The annual survey provides Air Force housing officials, installation leaders and project owners feedback to shape the evolution of improvements that advance the Air Force housing portfolio that is provided to service members and their families... MORE

The Air Force invites all privatized and government-owned housing residents to participate in the 2020 Tenant Satisfaction Survey.

AETC to host second annual Force Development Summit Dec. 15-16
December 7, 2020 — As part of the effort to better develop the Airmen required to support the Air Force we need, Air Education and Training Command will hold the second annual Force Development Summit virtually Dec. 15-16... MORE

Department of the Air Force moves Physical Fitness Assessments to April 2021, removes waist measurement from composite score permanently
December 7, 2020 — To ensure social distancing practices remain in place during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and to give Airmen and Space Professionals time to prepare, testing was delayed from October to January and is now further delayed to April... MORE

To continue minimizing close contact among personnel during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and ensure units and personnel are fully ready to resume, physical fitness testing has been delayed from October to January 2021. Testing in January will proceed without obtaining waist, height and weight measurements.

Air and Space Force’s acquisition chief appoints Rapid Capabilities Office as integrating PEO for ABMS, expanding from startup toward rapidly scaling delivery phases
November 24, 2020 — Dr. Will Roper, Air Force and Space Force acquisition chief, signed a memorandum directive Nov. 24 assigning the Advanced Battle Management System delivery phases to the Department of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office as the integrating Program Executive Office... MORE

Department of the Air Force restores previous military tuition assistance cap and AF COOL funding
November 19, 2020 — The Department of the Air Force restored military tuition assistance to $4,500 per fiscal year and Air Force Credentialing Opportunities Online preparatory course funding for fiscal year 2021, effective immediately. ... MORE

Rated Preparatory Program now accepting applications for FY21 spring class
November 9, 2020 — Active duty Department of the Air Force officers and enlisted Airmen and Space Professionals interested in becoming a rated officer have until Dec. 31, 2020 to apply for the Spring 2021 Rated Preparatory Program... MORE

Air Force updates travel screening process for EFMP families
November 5, 2020 — Members selected for an assignment will automatically receive an email with a link to MyVector to begin the screening process. Medical clearance is required for all Exceptional Family Member Program families preparing to PCS, and for those members selected for an overseas assignment. ... MORE