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The Air Force has made a change of leadership at the 81st Training Wing in Mississippi due to a loss of confidence in the commander, Col. William Hunter.

Maj. Gen. Michelle Edmondson relieved Col. William H. Hunter from his role as commander of the 81st Training Wing on due to "a loss of trust and confidence.”

NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. (AFNS) --   Department of the Air Force leaders and their spouses shared advice and resources with military families during a Families in the Fight panel at the 2022 Air Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference Sept.

The Air Force is creating a multimillion-dollar aquatic special warfare training center with mixed-sex restrooms, locker rooms and showers as part of its push to make elite jobs more appealing to a broader candidate pool.

The Air Force announced Saturday a new mixed gender training facility as a potential solution to recruitment challenges facing its special warfare branch.

The 76,000 square-foot facility will have two swimming pools as well as private showers and bathrooms that will accommodate both men and women.

14-Apr-2021 Source: Russian Helicopters [electronic translation] The corresponding contracts were signed by the Russian Helicopters Holding (part of the Rostec State Corporation) in November – December 2020 with the Brazilian Industria de Aviacao e Servisos (IAS), an authorized company of the Brazilian Air Force. According to the contracts, the Russian Helicopters holding will ensure the supply of group repair kits for those units that will be repaired in Brazil, supply a number of new compon...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO- RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) -- A cultural development course, delivered to Airmen during their initial technical training, is adding respect to their mandatory curriculum. Airmanship 200 is the second of three development courses that new Airmen receive to impart a common understanding of Air Force values through guided discussions. It bridges the gap between the Airmanship 100 course at Basic Military Training and Airmanship 300, which is offered at the First Term Airman C...

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO- RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) -- A cultural development course, delivered to Airmen during their initial technical training, is adding respect to their mandatory curriculum. Airmanship 200 is the second of three development courses that new Airmen receive to impart a common understanding of Air Force values through guided discussions. It bridges the gap between the Airmanship 100 course at Basic Military Training and Airmanship 300, which is offered at the First Term Airman C...

Air Force diversity efforts aim to mentor, open doors to underrepresented groups March 8 Cadets attending AFJROTC Summer Flight Academy at Delaware State University tour a Radar Approach Control facility. (Roland Balik/Air Force) Senior Air Force officials have insisted that the creation of a force of airmen with diverse backgrounds and experiences is crucial to adapting to the threats of the future. That’s why Air Education and Training Command, headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-...