JULY 8, 2022 - The Air Force is expecting lower promotion rates for the next few years due to enlisted grade restructuring, a leveling-off of end-strength growth, and high retention levels. Based on structure revisions and end-strength requirements, grades E-5 through E-7 will be impacted. Through this realignment, the Air Force intends to balance and increase experience … [Read more...]
Archives for July 2022
European Command Strives to Get Ukrainians What They Need
JULY 7, 2022 - No one doubts Ukraine's courage in combatting the Russian invasion of their country, but courage alone can only go so far. Ukrainian service members need effective military capabilities at the right moments to defend their people. That is the mission of the International Donor Coordination Cell at U.S. European Command. The cell coordinates the efforts … [Read more...]
Navy Supports UK Seizure of Iranian Missiles
JULY 7, 2022 - A U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer supported maritime operations conducted by naval forces from the United Kingdom that resulted in the seizure of advanced weapons components during an interdiction in the Gulf of Oman, Feb. 25. Coordinated efforts among USS Gridley (DDG 101), HMS Montrose (F236) and combined air assets led to Royal Navy forces confiscating … [Read more...]
Aerospace Vehicle Survivability Facility Reduces Enemy Threats
JULY 7, 2022 – The new National Defense Strategy set to be released later this year will focus on the building of a more lethal military force, the strengthening of U.S. alliances while establishing new partnerships, and reforming the way the Department of Defense does business to accomplish its objectives. The mission and capabilities of the Aerospace Vehicle Survivability … [Read more...]
New Technologies Drive Tyndall AFB’s Rebuild
JULY 7, 2022 - Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida, has been on a continuous innovation journey to become the Installation of the Future since Hurricane Michael devastated the installation in 2018. The Air Force Civil Engineer Center’s Natural Disaster Recovery Division has been at the forefront of implementing new technologies to reshape the installation into a model of … [Read more...]