Medical shaving waivers for thousands of airmen and Space Force Guardians will be reset and reevaluated, according to new Department of the Air Force memos, marking one of several new changes as the ...

Big news today for the many airmen out there who want to grow out their beards: not only is there little evidence showing that beards interfere with a gas mask seal, but the Air Force’s ban on beards ...

A document posted on Reddit shows the flow chart the Air Force uses to help determine if airmen and Space Force guardians should receive shaving waivers. The Department of the Air Force’s process for ...

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Corey Armstrong, 100th Logistics Readiness Squadron fuels superintendent, listens to a briefing about the new shaving waiver guidance at RAF Mildenhall, England, Feb. 26, ...

Some Air Force and Space Force members could be allowed to grow beards as part of a pilot program proposed by House Armed Services Committee members. (Chief Petty Officer Ryan Wilber/Navy) Congress ...