Fewer than 1,000 Air Force majors were tapped to pin on the rank of lieutenant colonel last month, marking the most competitive round of on-time promotions to O-5 since the service overhauled its ...

It got a little easier for Air Force majors to reach the rank of lieutenant colonel, or O-5, on time this year. Of 1,598 majors who were eligible for “in-the-zone” promotions, 1,231 airmen, or 77%, ...

Lieutenant Colonel Donald K. Lew was promoted from Major to Lieutenant Colonel in a ceremony held on August 28, 2024, on the patio at the Transatlantic Middle East District (TAM) Headquarters in ...

100-year-old retired Lt. Col. James H. Harvey III, a Tuskegee Airman, received an honorary promotion to Colonel at the Air Force-Army football game. Harvey was the first Black fighter jet pilot to fly ...

The troops that officers command may soon get the chance to weigh in on their supervisors’ promotion board process, a chance for junior officers and even enlisted troops to weigh in on their boss’ ...

The Air Force has selected 534 active-duty officers for promotion as a result the 2016A Medical and Dental Corps central selection boards for colonel, lieutenant colonel and major. The boards selected ...

The following 1,214 U.S. Air Force majors have been selected for promotion to the rank of lieutenant colonel, as announced on October 6, 2020. "Officials selected 1,045 majors who were ...