Medical Beard Waivers Nearly Double in Air Force and Space Force in Just 3 Years Between 2021 and 2023, the number of active-duty airmen with shaving waivers due to pseudofolliculitis barbae, a skin...
Air Force Reserve Staff Sergeant Arrested on Felony Charges for Role in the Jan. 6 Capitol Riot Kyle Douglas McMahan was taken into custody in Dallas nearly three years after authorities say he joined the pro-Trump mob...
What You Should Know About Your USERRA Rights Mark Stodola had a good job supervising about 18 people in the material-handling department at a manufacturing company in...
Here Are Service Members' Rights When Returning to Their Old Job Military reservists and National Guard troops have plenty to worry about when they're called away from their jobs for active...
Gen. Amrhein Takes Over Air Force Recruiting as Service Scrambles to Add Airmen Brig. Gen. Christopher Amrhein, who previously served as vice commander of the 19th Air Force at Joint Base San Antonio...
New Air Force Recruits Could Get $65K in Student Loan Repayments The Air Force's loan repayment program will be a "critical benefit," the recruiting service's commander, Maj. Gen. Ed Thomas...
Air Force Needs to Be More 'Relatable' to Attract a Gen Z That's 'Not Patriotic,' Head of Recruiting Says The service announced this week it was projecting a 10% shortfall in the ranks and even more for the Air Force Reserve and...
The Air Force Reserve: Then and Now The Air Force Reserve has fought Adolf Hitler’s Nazi forces, flown dangerous missions against North Korea and mobilized for...
Supreme Court to Hear Case of Reservist Pushed Out of Police Job over Burn Pit-Related Illness The case involves a dispute with the state of Texas over the soldier's dismissal from the Texas Department of Public Safety.
Air Force Touts Best Recruiting Numbers in Five Years as Pandemic Drags On For the first time in five years, all three components of the Air Force achieved both their recruiting goals and end strength...
For Decades, Recipients Were Honored with Purple Hearts Made During WWII. This Company Now Forges New Medals. For decades, recipients of the Purple Heart were honored with medals that had been forged during World War II, leftover stock...
Marines Suffer Most Cases of 2 Life-Threatening Conditions Related to Exercise and Heat, Report Finds The April issue of the Defense Department's Medical Surveillance Monthly Report, published last week, was focused entirely on...
Must-Pass Defense Bill Includes 4.5% Military Pay Raise on Top of 15% Increase for Junior Enlisted Troops The recommendation from the House Armed Services Committee in its draft version of the National Defense Authorization Act, or...
Army Eliminates Online Training Requirement for Noncommissioned Officers, Saying It's Too Burdensome The Army has eliminated a significant part of its online training for enlisted troops -- a learning program that has drawn...
Wide-Ranging Veterans Bill Gets Agreement Between House and Senate The Department of Veterans Affairs caregiver program, the beleaguered electronic health records program, veteran homelessness...