According to Air Force Instruction 326-2824, the “Order of the Sword” was designed for the “Air Force enlisted force to recognize and honor military senior officers, colonel or above, and ...

Enlisted Air Force ranks are categorized into three levels: Airmen (E-1 through E-4), noncommissioned officers (E-5 and E-6) and senior noncommissioned officers (E-7 through E-9). The Air Force is ...

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE - Gen. Anthony Cotton recently received the Order of the Sword for his significant contributions to the development of the Air Force enlisted force during an official ...

Air Force officials are projecting fewer promotions for airmen in the coming years as the service realigns its strength structure among its enlisted members. (Zachary Nordheim/U.S. Air Force) ...

MACDILL AIR FORCE, Fla. — The enlisted force of Air Mobility Command bestowed its most prestigious honor — the Order of the Sword — on Gen. Mike Minihan, AMC commander, ...

The Air Force’s top enlisted man offers assurances that ongoing personnel cuts and other changes will not hurt the force. Air Force's Top NCO Lauds Force Amid Drawdown, Promotion Changes ...

Staff Sgt. Donoven Wright, 43rd Fighter Generation Squadron, checks AIM-120 fins during the unit’s weapons load competition Feb. 11 at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla. (Samuel King Jr./Air Force) ...

Tech. Sgt. Cory Branham, Fort Leonard Wood's Air Force 364th Training Squadron, Detachment 1, received an on-the-spot promotion from staff sergeant by way of the Stripes for Exceptional Performers ...

MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE - Gen. Anthony Cotton recently received the Order of the Sword for his significant contributions to the development of the Air Force enlisted force during an official ceremony ...

The Air Force has not had enlisted pilots since the service became independent in 1947, Karns said. During World War II, a small number of enlisted pilots served in the U.S. Army Air Forces.

Wright is the second African American to serve as the Air Force's top enlisted airman, Chief Master Sgt. Thomas N. Barnes was the first, serving from 1973 to 1977.

The Air Force this month will suspend its 4-year-old “base of preference” program for Airmen who are on at least their second enlistment contract, saying it fails to send most applicants to ...