Fewer than 1,000 Air Force majors were tapped to pin on the rank of lieutenant colonel last month, marking the most competitive round of on-time promotions to O-5 since the service overhauled its ...

Advanced college degrees may again boost mid-level Air Force officer promotions, following the reversal of a policy adopted eight years ago. The service announced Friday that it will no longer exclude ...

First, there are rumors, then comes the announcement: “Relieved of command due to a loss of confidence.” So, it went for several Air Force officers, who were removed from command in 2023. Military ...

U.S. Air Force members fill out their Weighted Airman Promotion System testing sheets with COVID-19 safety measures in place, May 20, 2020 at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (Tech. Sgt. Kenneth W.

Air Force Senior Airman Jewel Favreau, assigned to the 97th Security Forces Squadron, fills out a promotion testing form on May 20, 2020, at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. (Tech. Sgt. Kenneth W.

The Air Force plans to roll out online promotion testing for mid-level enlisted airmen starting in January 2024, the Air Force’s personnel chief said Friday. “We are finally, after years and years and ...

An airman's advanced academic degrees will now be considered as part of promotion to the ranks of major and lieutenant colonel, reversing a 2014 policy that kept that information hidden. The change is ...

To become a Major (O-4) in the United States Air Force, one must have served on active duty for approximately ten years and ...