David Goldfein
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The Air Force is cutting ancillary and computer-based training so its airmen can have more time for family and profession development.
October 31, 2016 -
Bonuses for military pilots have not risen since 1999 and it may be hurting retention rates, since commercial airlines offer higher pay.
September 21, 2016 -
The Air Force is setting up three teams to look at squadrons, joint training and technology.
September 20, 2016 -
The military service chiefs say continuing resolutions are keeping them from planning ahead and costing them money.
September 15, 2016 -
Air Force senior leaders routinely point out that their service is the busiest it’s been in decades. They've now decided to partially compensate by scaling back duties that aren't exactly core warfighting functions.
August 22, 2016 -
The Air Force said Wednesday that it would begin offering retention bonuses of up to $35,000 to entice its unmanned aircraft pilots to stay in the military as part of an ongoing “get-well” plan for a workforce that’s been stretched extremely thin.
August 11, 2016 -
To help with retention rates, the Air Force is eliminating some additional duties from airmen's responsibilities.
July 26, 2016 -
The United States is hiring contractors to maintain aircraft in Afghanistan to keep the number of deployed troops lower.
July 06, 2016 -
The Senate confirmed a new head of the Navy's Fleet Cyber Command and new chief of staff of the Air Force.
June 30, 2016 -
The Air Force is down 4,000 maintainers and it won't see them in full force for quite some time.
June 16, 2016 -
The Obama administration nominated Gen. David Goldfein to take over Air Force chief of staff after Gen. Mark Welsh's exit.
April 29, 2016 -
The Air Force had previously predicted it would be fully ready for high-end conflict by 2025. That date keeps slipping because its pilots and planes are busy in the Middle East.
February 15, 2016