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  • Beginning in February 2021, female Airmen will be able to wear their hair in up to two braids or a single ponytail with bulk not exceeding the width of the head and length not extending below a horizontal line running between the top of each sleeve inseam at the under arm through the shoulder blades. In addition, women’s bangs may now touch their eyebrows, but not cover their eyes. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Corey Parrish)

    Air Force to allow longer braids, ponytails, bangs for women

    As an outcome of the 101st Air Force uniform board, Air Force women will be able to wear their hair in up to two braids or a single ponytail with bulk not exceeding the width of the head and length not extending below a horizontal line running between the top of each sleeve inseam at the under arm through the shoulder blades. In addition, women’s bangs may now touch their eyebrows, but not cover their eyes.
  • Space Force News

    Roth to serve as acting Secretary of the Air Force

    John P. Roth will serve as the Acting Secretary of the Air Force as of Jan. 20, 2021 until the President nominates and the Senate confirms a permanent replacement.
  • A Reserve Citizen Airmen from the 932nd Maintenance Group marshals in a C-40C as part of the 932nd Operations Support Flight change of command ceremony, December 4, 2020, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois. (U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher Parr)

    932nd OSF moves into 2021 with new commander

    932nd OSF moves into 2021 with new commander

  • Air Force Reserve New Year Message

    Lt. Gen. Richard Scobee, commander, Air Force Reserve Command, and Chief Master Sgt. Timothy White, command chief, Air Force Reserve Command, deliver a New Year message to the airmen of the Air Force Reserve, January 7, 2021, at Robins Air Force Base, GA. (U.S. Air Force video by Tech. Sgt. Nicholas A. Priest)

  • Honoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

    Monday, January 18, 2021 is Martin Luther King Jr. Day. On this day, the nation pauses to reflect on the work Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. did to advance civil rights and his legacy of leadership.
  • Graphic for civilian force development resources

    Civilian training resources now on milSuite

    Department of the Air Force civilian employees now have an easy way to access tools to assist in their development.
  • Screenshot of the YouTube playlist of Air Reserve Component field orientation videos published in December 2020. (U.S. Air Force image by Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Public Affairs/Released)

    Air Reserve Component field orientation videos for AFR now available

    Headquarters Air Reserve Personnel Center Public Affairs has produced and published videos from the November 2020 Air Reserve Component field orientation event, which was held virtually. These videos target the Air Force Reserve force support squadrons and military personnel units, but information in several of the videos is also good for every
  • Reserve Citizen Airmen and loved ones with the 514th Air Mobility Wing, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., and the 459th Air Refueling Wing, Joint Base Andrews, Md. participate in the first fully-virtual Air Force Reserve Command Yellow Ribbon Program event, October 24 to 25, 2020.

    Virtual or in-person: Yellow Ribbon events benefit deploying Airmen and their loved ones

    Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, the success of the Air Force Reserve Yellow Ribbon Program could be summarized by one key statistic—more than 95 percent of attendees said Yellow Ribbon events benefited their family. This success was built on in-person events where deployers, their loved ones, leaders and subject-matter experts gathered in a conference-like setting for two days of training, education and networking on people-centric topics related to Reserve deployments. But when coronavirus shut down most military travel, the Yellow Ribbon team was forced to change their ways.
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