5 Oct 2022

Department of the Air Force rolls out plan addressing climate change

The Department of the Air Force released its Climate Action Plan, which defines how it will preserve operational capability, increase resiliency, and do its part to help mitigate future climate impacts.

19 Sep 2022

Kendall draws direct connection to mission success, diverse, fulfilled, accomplished Total Force

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall addresses issues from personnel to recruiting and China during his keynote address at the annual Air, Space and Cyber Conference.

20 Jul 2022

US Air and Space Forces senior leaders emphasize need for strong alliances and ‘interoperability’ on European tour

The senior-most civilian and military leaders of the Air and Space Forces crisscrossed Europe the week of July 10 carrying separate itineraries but a singular message - the importance of tight relationships with allies and partners, and the need to forge seamless "day-zero interoperability" that is "integrated by design."

16 May 2022

25th SecAF portrait unveiled during ceremony at Pentagon

The official portrait of former Secretary of the Air Force Barbara M. Barrett, who also previously served as the U.S. ambassador to Finland, was unveiled in the Pentagon Auditorium, May 13, during a tribute to the stateswomen who led the Department of the Air Force from 2019 to 2021.

28 Apr 2022

Kendall, Brown, Raymond tell Congress $194 billion budget request balances risks, quickens transformation

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall urged Congress April 27 to embrace a $194 billion budget request specifically tailored to “transform” and modernize the Air and Space Forces to meet growing challenges from China.

10 Mar 2022

Kendall, Brown, Raymond outline changes necessary to defend the nation, the need to go fast and succeed

Speaking separately at an influential gathering two blocks from the White House March 9, the Department of the Air Force’s highest ranking civilian and military leaders offered emphatic variations on a similar theme – the need to modernize faster, think faster, and nurture the cultures needed to confront potential threats and adversaries.

3 Mar 2022

Kendall details ‘Seven Operational Imperatives’ & how they forge the Future Force

Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall discussed how the Air and Space Forces must modernize to meet new, emerging threats and challenges by implementing the Department of the Air Force’s “seven operational imperatives.”

10 Feb 2022

DAF leadership hosts Black History Month Observance event

Department of the Air Force senior leaders hosted a virtual event Feb. 9 to celebrate the contributions of Black American Airmen and Guardians throughout the history of the department.

19 Jan 2022

Kendall Outlines ‘Operational Imperatives,’ Choices During Think Tank Appearance

Kendall offered the assessment during a 45-minute “virtual fireside chat” sponsored by the Center for a New American Security or CNAS, a Washington-based think tank that is influential on questions of national security and defense policy.

9 Nov 2021

Department of the Air Force releases findings on Interpersonal Violence survey

After the Secretary of the Air Force established the Interpersonal Violence Task Force in 2020, the team examined a broad range of 81 behaviors along what is known as the “Continuum of Harm” to determine if the DAF is keeping Airmen and Guardians safe, and providing needed support after they experience any kind of interpersonal violence.