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Male airmen will be allowed to tattoo their scalps and grow their hair half an inch longer under an update to Air Force dress-and-appearance standards taking effect in October. The service is also doing away with some restrictions that micromanage specific behavior while in uniform - such as putting hands in
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The Air Force's list of career specialties eligible for the Selective Retention Bonus program has edged up slightly to 39, but the number still remains low by historical standards due to the service's record-high retention levels. In January, the Air Force announced that 37 specialties were eligible for bonuses for the
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The Air Force has authorized airmen across the service to wear tactical operational camouflage pattern caps, which have the appearance of military-grade baseball caps. "If you have a Tactical OCP Cap, as identified in the official Air Force guidance, you are authorized to wear immediately," Chief Master Sgt. of the Air
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has for the first time thrown his support behind removing decision-making from military commanders over prosecution in cases of sexual assault. In a statement issued June 22, Austin said the Pentagon would work with Congress to amend the Uniform Code of Military Justice by removing the prosecution
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The massive Northern Edge joint exercise kicked off May 2 in Alaska, bringing together about 15,000 U.S. airmen, sailors, Marines and soldiers and 240 ships and aircraft, including the Air Force's newly upgraded fighter, the F-15EX Eagle ll. Soldiers from the 17th Field Artillery Brigade at Joint Base Lewis-McChord are also
