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New Report: Backlogged F-35s Could Take a Year to Deliver
So many new F-35s have piled up waiting for TR-3 upgrade testing to conclude that it will take a year to deliver them all once deliveries get the green light to resume, according to a new Government Accountability Office report. That go-ahead isn't likely to ...
Top NATO Commander Warns of ‘Big Russia Problem for Years to Come’
Army Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli, head of U.S. European Command and Supreme Allied Commander Europe, warned that Russia would remain an enduring threat to NATO and global security, regardless of the outcome of the war in Ukraine.
‘Bend Minds, Not Metal’: Where Airmen Learn How to Change the Air Force
The Air Force has no shortage of complex problems. And from countering small drones to deterring China on a tight budget, solving these problems can require more than just good ideas: it also means getting those ideas out of the ‘silos’ that can form across ...
New AFSOC Commander, Academy Superintendent, Top Planner All Nominated
Air Force Special Operations Command boss Lt. Gen. Tony D. Bauernfeind has been nominated to take over as superintendent of the U.S. Air Force Academy, and his current director of operations Brig. Gen. Michael E. Conley is set to jump two ranks and succeed him ...
It’s Time to Re-Adopt Peace Through Strength
At the dawn of the Cold War, a simple phrase defined America’s national security strategy: “Peace through strength.” Today, 75 years later, the world faces similarly severe challenges, but this time the United States is struggling to adopt and actualize a similarly decisive policy.
Daily Report: Outcry After Airman’s Death | Money Saved from B-2 Retirement | SATCOM Terminals
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In Grassroots Effort, Airmen Worldwide Come Together to Grieve SrA Roger Fortson
In a grassroots effort, Airmen around the world are coming together to remember Senior Airman Roger Fortson, 23, who was killed by a sheriff’s deputy in Florida on May 3. On the social media platform Discord, Airmen from locations as distant as Osan Air Base, ...
What Will USAF Do With the Money It Saves from Retiring a B-2?
After the Air Force recently revealed it will divest one of its 20 remaining B-2 bombers, deeming it uneconomical to fix after a December 2022 mishap, a service spokesperson said the projected savings associated with the move—some $176 million in operations and maintenance over the ...
Pentagon, USAF Report Decrease in Sexual Assault, But Most Women Don’t Trust System
Sexual assaults in the U.S. military decreased for the first time in nearly a decade last year, according to a survey released May 16—but the Defense Department still faces deep mistrust among many women service members in how it handles cases. Both reported and estimated ...
F-22s Practice Dogfights over the Korean Peninsula with ROK F-35s
A pair of U.S. F-22s practiced dogfighting with South Korean F-35As on May 16, making a rare appearance over the peninsula's inland airspace. Four Raptors arrived earlier this week at Kunsan Air Base, South Korea. The F-22s, assigned to the 19th and 199th Expeditionary Fighter ...
New Report: Electrical Issue, Poor Weather Led to Fiery F-16 Crash in S. Korea Last Year
An electrical power disruption wreaked havoc on an F-16's flight and navigation instruments, and poor weather meant the pilot had no other way of gaining his bearings, resulting in a fiery crash in South Korea last year that destroyed the $29 million aircraft, according to ...
Services Eye One Terminal for All SATCOM, But Lawmakers Fear Lack of Coordination
The Space Force is working on a “hybrid” satellite communications terminal that can use multiple frequencies to connect warfighters with military and commercial constellations alike across orbits. But key lawmakers are concerned the effort is too focused on just the Department of the Air Force and ...
LaPlante: ‘Nunn-McCurdy Or Not,’ US Must Have ICBM Leg of Triad
No matter what happens with the Nunn-McCurdy review of the Sentinel ICBM program, the nation must have a land-based element of its nuclear triad, Pentagon acquisition and sustainment chief William LaPlante told the Senate Appropriations defense subcommittee.
Deployments of the Future: Here Are the First 6 Air Task Force Locations
As part of an overhaul of its force deployment, the Air Force announced six initial locations on May 15 that will test its new model of Air Task Forces.
F-16 Demo Team Rolls Out 50th Anniversary Paint Scheme
The Air Force F-16 Viper Demonstration team rolled out a new paint job on May 15 celebrating the 50th anniversary of the first flight of the YF-16, the prototype that took off by accident from Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. on Jan. 20, 1974.
Make The Right Decision: Consolidate Space Units into a Single Component
The Space Force rightly wants to consolidate the Department’s entire space portfolio. Resistance has been strong. But a measure now in Congress would formalize the Space Force vision to unify the space missions now fulfilled by the Air Guard into the Space Force. Congress should ...
Air Force Weapons School Celebrates 75 Years of Adapting to New Challenges
As the Air Force changes, so do its schools, and nowhere is that more apparent than the Air Force Weapons School at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., which celebrates its 75th anniversary this week.
Daily Report: T-6 Pilot Death | Draft NDAA Cuts F-35s, Protects F-15s | USSF Plan for Guard Units Gets Boost
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