U.S. Air Force retired Col. Thomas Simonet lived a life of service on a global, national and local level. During his 36-year tenure in the Air Force, Air National Guard and Air Force Reserves, Simonet ...

it will be a short sigh of relief. The branch has already dipped into its bank of recruits who have delayed entry into the service. Thomas said the Air Force Recruiting Service typically has ...

For the first time in more than 20 years, the Air Force could fall short of its recruitment goal. “It’s likely that we could miss by 10 percent or more,” said Maj. Gen. Ed Thomas ...

World War II veteran Lt. Thomas Kelly was finally laid to rest in his hometown of Livermore on Memorial Day, 81 years after ...

Ed Thomas wrote in his own email to ... The Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve are also on track to fall short of their staffing requirements by about 4,600 and 3,600 airmen, respectively.

Thomas stayed in the Air Force and discovered the sky really was ... 30, which would mark the first time it has fallen short in three decades. “Right now, our current projection is we will ...

The others, the Army, Air Force and Navy, fell short. Every service -- with the ... It was 36.4%. -- Thomas Novelly can be reached at [email protected]. Follow him on X @--TomNovelly.

Thomas Jr., commander of the Air Force Recruiting Service ... but reserve numbers have fallen short each year. That shortage has now hit the Active component goals for the Army and Navy, with ...

The aircraft can deliver both "conventional and nuclear munitions," according to a news release from the Air Force, but will be "critical to deterring conflict" around the world. Gen. Thomas ...