2024 USAF & USSF Almanac: Pay & Allowances | Air & Space Forces Magazine (2024)

In a world where nuclear weapons continue to proliferate, it’s easy to forget sometimes that our own nuclear readiness is a foundational element of our national security. Indeed, it is every bit as vital to national security today as it was during the Cold War, writes retired U.S. Air Force…

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin didn't offer certain support for the Next-Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) fighter at a June 13 Air & Space Forces Association event, saying the future air superiority platform is merely one choice among many the service will have to weigh as it…

As world leaders gathered at Normandy last week to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day invasion, it is important to recall that America was not ready for that war. It took two and a half years to generate the combat power necessary to invade Europe, plus another year to…

The Space Force, already facing its first-ever budget cut in fiscal 2025, would face even bigger reductions if House appropriators get their way.In their version of the 2025 defense appropriations bill, House lawmakers want to slash $900 million from the Space Force’s proposed $29.6 billion budget, with the bulk of…

President Joe Biden’s administration opposes a bipartisan provision in the House of Representatives to significantly boost pay for junior enlisted service members, arguing major changes should wait until the Pentagon completes its quadrennial review on compensation.At the same time, Congress’ own budget analysts estimate the proposed pay raise—a central part…

The Air Force’s selection rate for promotions to technical sergeant neared 20 percent in 2024, bouncing back from historically low rates the previous two years while still trailing the highs of the late 2010s.

Air Force Global Strike Command’s sweeping study of cancer cases in the intercontinental ballistic missile community will expand this summer to include environmental samples from the launch facilities themselves, one of several next steps officials detailed during a virtual town hallJune 5.

The House Appropriations Committee released its version of the fiscal 2025 defense appropriations bill on June 4, an $833 billion bill that would increase funding for the F-35 and block the service from retiring the U-2 spy plane and some F-15s.

The Department of the Air Force is allowing Airmen and Guardians to reenlist up to year ahead of their term of service expiring, one of several moves it says are meant to provide more career flexibility that could also boost retention.