JANUARY 31, 2024 - As one of the largest training bases in the Air Force, one of Team Holloman’s missions is to graduate combat-ready pilots. While all members of Holloman assist in this mission, it's the 54th Operations Support Squadron air traffic controllers who regulate daily air operations, cultivating the next generation of aviators. Air Traffic Controllers are tasked … [Read more...]
DoD Aims to Promote Service in Its Recruiting Message
JANUARY 31, 2024 - The Defense Department's all-volunteer force, made up of uniformed members and civilians, is the finest fighting force in the world, said Acting Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Ashish S. Vazirani during the America's All-Volunteer Force: The Next 50 Years conference, hosted at the Institute for Defense Analysis in Alexandria, Virginia, … [Read more...]
Air Force WAPS Going Digital in February 2024
JANUARY 31, 2024 - Beginning with the CY24 E6 promotion cycle in February, the Weighted Airman Promotion System test will be administered electronically, supporting a long-awaited modernization need in the Air Force’s personnel development efforts. The eWAPS platform is a collaborative effort between the Air Force, the Personnel Data Research Institute and PearsonVUE. Airmen … [Read more...]
Austin to Call Families of Fallen Soldiers
Pentagon Press Secretary U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder conducts a press briefing at the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., Jan. 30, 2024. (DoD photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Alexander Kubitza) JANUARY 31, 2024 - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III is expected to call the families of three soldiers who were killed over the weekend in an attack by an … [Read more...]
Challenges, Solutions to Recruiting All-Volunteer Force
JANUARY 31, 2024 - Over the last 15 years, the recruiting rate of the all-volunteer force has been declining, said Stephanie Miller, deputy assistant secretary of defense for military personnel policy. Those with an interest in serving and qualification rates are hovering near all-time lows, she said yesterday at the Institute for Defense Analysis in Alexandria, … [Read more...]