Jan. 9, 2026 Air Force announces updates to dress and appearance regulation The Air Force releases guidance on its dress and personal appearance policy Jan. 9 providing updated standards for Airmen.
Jan. 8, 2026 DAF puts acquisition on wartime footing, implementing SECWAR's 'Warfighting Acquisition System' This generational overhaul places the entire acquisition enterprise on a wartime footing, transforming it from a compliance-based process to a dynamic, warfighter-focused model that prioritizes the speed of delivery for credible, combat-effective capabilities.
Jan. 6, 2026 Air Force updates fitness test requirements Changes from the September 2025 announcement include a shortened physical fitness diagnostic testing period to end in June and the option for either the 2-mile run or the 20-meter High Aerobic Multi-shuttle Run every six months.
Jan. 2, 2026 Air Force Year in Photos This year's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This annual feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
Dec. 29, 2025 Virtual Flag: Coalition enhances global partnerships, interoperability, and readiness This high-stakes, multinational exercise integrates air, space and cyber assets from multiple partner nations to simulate real-world combat scenarios, test tactics, techniques and procedures and strengthen global warfighting efforts.
Dec. 19, 2025 2025 AFMC Year in Review Step into the highlights of 2025 with our Air Force Materiel Command "Year in Review" photo spread!
Dec. 15, 2025 Civilian Development provides leadership, growth opportunities The Civilian Development program offers a portfolio of educational and leadership training opportunities for civilians at all levels.
Dec. 10, 2025 24th CSAF Gen. Wilsbach’s first letter to the force Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach released his first letter to Airmen.
Dec. 6, 2025 Hegseth outlines new National Defense Strategy during speech at Reagan Library Secretary of War Pete Hegseth presented a preview of the War Department's forthcoming National Defense Strategy during a keynote speech, outlining four lines of effort for the department to take, so as to guarantee peace through strength for the U.S. and its allies in the coming years.
Dec. 5, 2025 625th STOS uses ALCS, launches unarmed ICBM Airmen assigned to the 625th Strategic Operations Squadron employed the Airborne Launch Control System (ALCS) aboard a U.S. Navy E-6B Mercury to launch a test of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, on Nov. 5, 2025.