More airmen and less 'queep.' A new commander in chief, a new defense secretary, a new Air Force secretary and a new top enlisted airman. An officer promotion overhaul, new enlisted drone pilots, changes to pay and benefits and growing missions around the world.
Airmen can expect 2017 to bring many critical changes that will impact their lives at home and in uniform.
Here's a preview of what's in store at home and abroad:
4,000 new airmen on the way.
Fight for fighter pilots.
Squadron revitalization.
The next SECDEF.
New SECAF.
New top enlisted, too.
Trump's first budget.
Bigger pay raise, benefits changes.
Decision time about retirement.
Aircraft programs to watch.
More drone pilots.
What's next in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan.
Officer promotion overhaul.
Fewer extra duties?
'Complex' Pacific mission.
More airfields, partnerships, training in Europe.
New body fat rules.
VA reforms.
Commissary price changes.
The end of sequestration?
