Promotion

Three District of Columbia Air National Guard F-16 pilots received the military’s highest flying honor Feb. 1 for shooting down Iranian drones aimed at Israel in April 2024.

President Donald Trump nominated the adjutant general of Texas to be the new director of the Air National Guard. If confirmed by the Senate, Air Force Maj. Gen. Thomas M. Suelzer would receive a third star and take responsibility for formulating, developing and coordinating all federal policies, plans and programs related to the Air Guard nationwide.

Gen. Randy A. George is now the Army’s senior uniformed leader. George is formally the Army's vice chief of staff acting as the service's chief of...

Advanced academic degrees will now be considered by Air Force promotion central selection boards evaluating airmen for the major and lieutenant...

National Guard officers are waiting longer for federal recognition of their state promotions, and Congress has noticed. Lawmakers last week introduced...

Army officer promotion boards can now review more adverse information when considering leaders for higher ranks, officials said. The change took...

The Defense Department is considering removing all personal identifying information from promotion packets in hopes of eliminating unconscious bias...

Senior noncommissioned officers in certain fields will be able to be receive a direct appointment to the rank of chief warrant officer two through an...

The National Guard Bureau welcomed a new leader Monday during a unique ceremony shaped by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson...

This is a pivotal time in the history of the National Guard, the nominee to be the next chief of the National Guard Bureau told the Senate Armed...

Senior leaders will likely have to wait a little longer before they can be confirmed by the Senate and take on the top jobs in the National Guard...

For the first time, the Army is promoting officers based purely on merit, rather than time-in-grade. The new Army Officer Merit Promotions policy was...