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Air Force Grants First Religious Accommodations to COVID-19 Vaccine
By Greg Hadley The Department of the Air Force has approved nine religious accommodation requests to its COVID-19 vaccine requirement, it announced Feb. 8, the first such accommodations approved by the department since the requirement went into effect several months...
Congress Set to Extend CR into March Despite Pentagon’s Warnings
By Greg Hadley Congress will consider yet another continuing resolution—the third this fiscal year—to keep the government funded into March, as lawmakers continue to haggle over the fiscal 2022 budget. The Further Additional Extending Government Funding Act,...
U.S. Puts 8,500 Troops on Alert for Europe Deployment
By John A. Tirpak The U.S. military told 8,500 troops in the continental U.S. to prepare to deploy to Europe for a potential Ukraine contingency within five days, Pentagon Press Secretary John F. Kirby announced Jan. 24. These troops would be the U.S. contribution to...
Air Force’s Enlisted Recruitment Pipeline Is Drying Up, General Warns
Air Force Times The Air Force is fighting an uphill battle to meet this year’s recruiting goals, the two-star general in charge of recruitment warned in an email earlier this month. “We have warning lights flashing,” Maj. Gen. Ed Thomas told Air Force Recruiting...
It Cost Millions to Recruit, Train New Troops Being Booted for Vaccine Refusal
Military Times Last fall, following a Pentagon announcement that the COVID-19 vaccine would become mandatory for troops, the services set about implementing policy around it, including deadlines for vaccination and consequences for refusal. That left a period of...
New NDAA Takes Aim at F-35 Sustainment Costs, Joint Program Office
By Greg Hadley Sweeping changes could be in store for the F-35 program starting in 2027 if the latest version of the 2022 National Defense Authorization Act is approved. The latest draft of the NDAA, passed by the House on Dec. 7 and awaiting passage in the Senate,...
Performance Reviews to Vet Airmen’s Leadership Skills Starting in March
Air Force Times Officers and enlisted Airmen looking to move up the career ladder will soon be judged on a slate of 10 leadership traits the Air Force wants to foster in its ranks. Dubbed “Airman Leadership Qualities,” the list is part of a broader push to drill down...
Hands in Pockets, Phones While Walking, Untucked PT Shirts All Allowed Under New Air Force Rules
By Greg Hadley For years, Air Force rules prohibited Airmen from putting their hands in their pockets, using their phones, or taking a drink while walking, but no more. A raft of new dress and appearance rules officially went into effect Dec. 3, loosening restrictions...
Kendall’s Top Seven Priorities to Cope With Peer Adversaries Include Two New Aircraft
Dec. 9, 2021 | By John A. Tirpak Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall’s top seven priorities are oriented toward giving the Air Force rapidly deployable capabilities relative to China and Russia, putting greater attention on previously “unfocused” technology development...
Unless Exempted, Vax Refusers Will Be Discharged
Airmen and Guardians who are denied a medical, religious, or administrative exemption to the COVID-19 vaccine requirement will have five days to start the vaccination process, file an appeal, or request to separate or retire, according to a new Department of the Air...
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