Enlisted Air Force ranks are categorized into three levels: Airmen (E-1 through E-4), noncommissioned officers (E-5 and E-6) and senior noncommissioned officers (E-7 through E-9). The Air Force ...

Like all U.S. military personnel, Air Force members are paid a minimum basic pay based on rank and years of service. The Department of Defense budget increased that pay by 5.2% in 2024 — the ...

The Air Force struggled for years to close a devastating shortfall in its maintenance ranks, that at one point was as large as 4,000 airmen. Late last year, that gap closed to 200, and Air Force ...