Sept. 1, 2020 Air Force Operational Camouflage Pattern guidance updating Sept. 1 Stay up to date with current uniform guidance at https://www.afpc.af.mil/Career-Management/Dress-and-Appearance/.
Aug. 9, 2020 Around the Air Force: Air Force Chief of Staff General Charles Q. Brown, Jr. This week’s look Around the Air Force highlights the change of responsibility ceremony as Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. becomes the 22nd Chief of Staff of the Air Force, and Gen. David Goldfein retires from service. (Hosted by Angel Orozco)
Aug. 8, 2020 AFWERX named to Fast Company’s 100 Best Workplaces for Innovators This recognition honors businesses and organizations that demonstrate a deep commitment to encouraging innovation at all levels.
Aug. 3, 2020 Air Force removes administrative burden, allows pregnant and postpartum women to attend PME Pregnant and postpartum members may now attend professional military education without an exception to policy, and are also exempt from the requirement to have a passing fitness assessment prior to attending.Previous policy prevented pregnant women and women within their one-year postpartum
July 4, 2020 USSF field command structure reduces command layers, focuses on space warfighter needs The Department of the Air Force and the United States Space Force have finalized the new service’s organizational structure for echelons below the headquarters, reflecting the newest branch of the armed forces’ guiding principles of being a lean, agile and mission-focused organization.
July 1, 2020 Air Force, Navy sign memo establishing Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling service-lead transfer A Memorandum of Agreement was signed June 24 transferring the lead responsibility of Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Washington, D.C., from the Navy to the Air Force.
May 12, 2020 Air Force update for COVID-19 In an effort to minimize the spread of the coronavirus disease 2019 and to prioritize the health and safety of Department of the Air Force personnel, the following modifications have been made:
April 16, 2020 Air Force Salutes campaign to honor those working front lines Air Force Salutes campaign is a way Airmen can honor someone in their community who doesn’t wear the Air Force uniform but still embodies the Air Force core value of service before self.
April 9, 2020 Air Force postpones boards due to COVID-19 restrictions The Air Force is postponing promotion boards for the CY20B Colonel Biomedical Sciences Corps and Chaplain; CY20C Lieutenant Colonel Chaplain and Nurse Corps; and CY20B Chaplain Central Selection Boards, originally scheduled to convene June 8.
April 8, 2020 Joint Staff Surgeon Praises Americans Stepping Up to Help COVID-19 Victims Any listing of personnel, equipment and facilities involved — as impressive as it might be — doesn't begin to explain what's at the heart of the Defense Department's effort to combat COVID-19, the Joint Staff surgeon said.