JANUARY 6, 2025 - The U. S. Air Force released the Fiscal Year 2025 Selective Retention Bonus list, effective Dec. 16, 2024. The FY25 SRB program consists of 89 Air Force specialty codes, reflecting the Air Force’s ongoing commitment to retaining highly skilled enlisted personnel. Airmen whose Air Force specialty codes are included in the FY25 list, are eligible to reenlist … [Read more...]

JANUARY 6, 2025 - Headquarters Air Force Junior ROTC has announced the high school cadets who received scholarships to attend an accredited private pilot certificate training program in the summer of 2025 at aviation universities nationwide. More than 1,200 cadets from units around the world applied for one of the 194 AFJROTC Flight Academy scholarships, each valued at … [Read more...]

Airmen from the 86th Flying Training Squadron give a final salute to the T-1A Jayhawk as it taxis away at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Dec. 17, 2024. The T-1A Jayhawk had a 31 year career at Laughlin, first arriving in Nov. of 1993. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Nicholas Larsen) JANUARY 3, 2025 - On Dec. 17, the last T-1A Jayhawk in the 86th Flying Training … [Read more...]

JANUARY 2, 2025 - From his hometown of Laurel, Maryland, to the forefront of space operations, Air Force Master Sgt. Keandrey Freeman is embarking on a new chapter in his military career as he transitions from his role as the senior enlisted leader of the National Space Defense Center's Command, Control, Communications, and Computers/Cyber Directorate, to becoming a space … [Read more...]

JANUARY 2, 2025 - When people hear I’m in the Air Force, assumptions come fast and easy. Many imagine a life of strict routines, isolation, and sacrifice—a career spent stuck on base, endlessly working, and always far from home or family. Few realize how dynamic and fulfilling life in the military can be, especially when you take advantage of the opportunities it offers. The … [Read more...]