Oct. 16, 2019 Senate confirms Barrett to be Air Force secretary The 85 to 7 vote makes Barbara Barrett the third consecutive woman confirmed to lead the Air Force and its 685,000 total force Airmen. Barrett replaces Heather Wilson who resigned in May. Undersecretary Matthew Donovan served as acting secretary in the interim.
March 29, 2017 AF seeks 2017 JINSA Grateful Nation Award nominees The Air Force is seeking nominations for the 2017 Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs Grateful Nation Award.