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Technical sergeant promotions surge in 2024
Nearly 20% of eligible airmen will promote to technical sergeant, a year after those advancements hit a nearly 30-year low.
Staff sergeant promotion rate hits lowest point since 1996
The Air Force chose 17.4% of eligible senior airmen for promotion to staff sergeant, down from last year’s selection rate of 21.1%.
US Air Force eyes advance procurement to more quickly make E-7 planes
With the clock ticking on retiring the Air Force's aging E-3 Sentry fleet, every second counts on building the E-7s that will replace them.
Technical sergeant promotions hit lowest rate since 1996
Plummeting NCO promotion rates are a ripple effect of the Air Force’s effort to grow its early career enlisted workforce.
Opinion
To thrive we must continue to do more to accelerate change
The Air Force has made progress on issues that impact military families, but there's work to do.
By Col. Chris Karns