AF Senior leaders prepare the force for reoptimization

Gen. David W. Allvin, Chief of Staff of the Air Force and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David A. Flosi continue to engage with Airmen as the service begins its reoptimization process.

“I’ve been through many Chief of Staff transitions and watched how the Air Force is trying to find its way forward,” said Allvin. “Sometimes you don't need a new thing; sometimes you just need to follow through on the old things.”

The Air Force has proposed tailoring its wings into deployable combat wings, combat generation wings, and in-place combat wings. According to Allvin, the service is trying to work through the transition as quickly as possible and lighten the burden on some of the units most affected.

DAF announces updates to reenlistment policies to boost retention

The Department of the Air Force (DAF) announced updates to DAF Instruction 36-2606, Reenlistment and Extension of Enlistment, which allows Airmen and Guardians to reenlist up to 12-months before their expiration term of service. It also increases the obligated service cap for accepting bonuses from 72 months to 96 months and provides service members in any Air Force or Space Force specialty code more flexibility in their reenlistment contracts.

AFRC:

Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) welcomed a new deputy commander, as Maj. Gen. Frank Bradfield III (AFRC/CD) joined the AFRC from the Pentagon. Prior to joining the AFR, Bradfield served in the U.S. Navy, where he held various titles including a T-34C pilot and Flag Aide, to the Vice Chief of Naval Education.

“My contributions here as the deputy commander will be to help Lt. Gen. Healy, our Commander, lead a 69,000-person organization across 37 wings, 10 independent groups and nine reserve bases,” said Bradfield. “With the 1600, roughly 1600 jobs we have here at Robins Air Force Base, we bring in an economic impact of roughly $300 Million a year to the local area. [W]e live here, raise our families here, but we serve globally, and the bigger impact is the work that goes on here, in the local community does effect, the bigger mission for the Air Force globally.”