David Roza
United States Air Force and Space Force Reporter at Air & Space Forces Magazine
USAF, USSF reporter @ASForcesMag, (formerly @Taskandpurpose). He/him [email protected]/[email protected]/Signal: DavidRoza.19
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2 days ago |
airandspaceforces.com | David Roza
U.S. Africa Command could soon have its first Air Force general in charge, as Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced the nomination of Lt. Gen. Dagvin R.M. Anderson to lead the combatant command and pin on a fourth star. President Donald Trump also nominated Navy Vice Adm. Charles B. Cooper II for promotion to lead U.S. Central Command as a four-star admiral, replacing Army Gen. Michael E. Kurilla, the Pentagon said in a June 4 news release.
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3 days ago |
airandspaceforces.com | David Roza
Active-duty transgender troops have until June 6 to identify themselves and begin the voluntary separation process or wait and risk involuntary separation later—even as questions linger over how that decision might affect their security clearances for future employment. The Pentagon announced the June 6 deadline on May 15. National Guard and Reserve members have until July 7.
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5 days ago |
airandspaceforces.com | David Roza
Airmen had an easier time earning a promotion to master sergeant this year, as nearly 1 in 4 eligible technical sergeants were chosen to advance. Of the 25,805 technical sergeants eligible for promotion, the Air Force selected 6,043—or 23.42 percent—to advance to the grade of E-7, according to a May 29 press release. That’s about 500 more than last year, when 5,500 technical sergeants, or 18.65 percent, moved up.
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1 week ago |
airandspaceforces.com | David Roza
Former Air Force Thunderbirds pilots praised a new Netflix documentary about the branch’s premier aerial demonstration team, saying it captured the highs and lows of life in an air show where extraordinary is the norm, and anything less can put lives at risk. “Watching it brought back all of those wonderful feelings of being on point with five other jets tucked in neatly right underneath my wings,” said retired Col. John “JV” Venable, who commanded the team from 2000 to 2001.
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1 week ago |
airandspaceforces.com | David Roza
A new Pentagon effort to reduce permanent-change-of-station (PCS) moves could reduce stress for military families and save money, but it may require rethinking military career advancement to be effective, according to military personnel policy experts. “I think for the individual family perspective, this is a bit of a relief,” Katherine Kuzminski, director of studies at the Center for a New American Security and a military spouse herself, told Air & Space Forces Magazine.
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