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  • 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 underarm

  • 2020 AFGSC Women’s Leadership Symposium goes virtual

    Airmen across Air Force Global Strike Command came together for the 2020 AFGSC Women’s Leadership Symposium Sept. 1-2, but instead of gathering at Barksdale like years past, attendees signed onto their computers to come together virtually.The annual event, used to communicate the goal of supporting

  • Final changes to Air Force song announced

    The announcement by Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein, completes a two-step process in which male-only references were revised to capture the distinguished service, the high standards, and central role that women play in every facet of the modern United States Air Force.

  • Strength through inclusion

    “So think about this: diversity is who is in the room; inclusion is what happens in the room,” said retired Col. Gail Colvin, the Director of Staff at the Air Force Academy.Colvin was one of the Keynote Speakers for the Diversity Summit held at F. E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyo., Aug. 8-9. She spoke

  • Ellsworth celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

    From the tropical rainforest on the Islands of Hawaii to the snow-capped summit of Mount Fuji, Japan, this unique region of the world and the people that live there have a culture unlike any other. The military brings all kinds of people from every heritage together to support the mission and during

  • American Airmen: Strength through diversity

    Although it is known as the United States Air Force, many Airmen come from all over the world. Some moved to America when they were young, others never stepped foot in the country until Basic Military Training, but they all have one thing in common: proud service as American Airmen.