USAF Almanac 2016

Senate Confirms More Than a Dozen Air Force, Space Force Generals to New Ranks, Positions

May 27, 2022

In the final few hours before the Senate adjourned for its Memorial Day recess on May 26, lawmakers approved a raft of some 3,400 pending military nominations, including a number of high-profile Air Force and Space Force generals to assignments that will significantly reshape some of the upper echelons of…

Biden Nominates Lauderback as Deputy Chief for ISR, 24 Brigadiers to Two-Stars

May 27, 2022

President Joe Biden has nominated Maj. Gen. Leah G. Lauderback to pin on a third star and become Air Force deputy chief of staff for intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and cyber effects operations. He also nominated 24 brigadier generals to two-star rank in their current positions.

Memorial Day: A Time to Reflect and Remember

May 27, 2022

Memorial Day for so many is an extra day off, a time for pool openings, backyard barbeques, and the unofficial start of summer. For those who served, it is something far more solemn: A time to think about those who gave their all for their country. In a Memorial Day…

SDA Awards Contract for ‘Most Critical Element’ of Tranche 1 of Satellite Constellation

May 27, 2022

The Space Development Agency has already awarded contracts for most of the satellites that will form the beginnings of its massive planned constellation in low-Earth orbit, and on May 26 the agency awarded a deal for the ground systems to go with it. General Dynamics Mission Systems won the contract,…

Cavoli: Sweden and Finland As New NATO Members Would Be Big Plus, Small Drag

May 27, 2022

Admitting Finland and Sweden to NATO would be mean adding two large, modern, and capable militaries with good training and experience to the alliance, Gen. Christopher G. Cavoli said in his confirmation hearing to be Supreme Allied Commander, Europe. Both are well-equipped, and their addition would effectively make the Baltic…

US Exercises with Japan, South Korea in Response to North Korean Missile Test

May 26, 2022

In a show force over the Pacific, the U.S. conducted separate bilateral exercises with South Korea and Japan in response to North Korea’s May 24 ballistic missile test. The North’s test reportedly included an intercontinental ballistic missile, launched while President Joe Biden flew home from the region. Also on May…

Boeing Starts Delivering New Round of A-10 Wings

May 26, 2022

More than two and a half years after the Air Force finished its first round of re-winging efforts for the A-10, Boeing started delivering new wing sets to the service earlier this month, the company announced May 25.

EUCOM Nominee: European Deterrence Initiative Has Been as Vital as ‘Oxygen’

May 26, 2022

Over the past several years, the Pentagon has dedicated nearly $30 billion in funding to the European Deterrence Initiative, helping to bolster the U.S. military’s posture and flexibility in the region to respond to Russian aggression. In that time, the initiative has become “absolutely vital” to U.S. forces in Europe,…

Nahom: F-35s Must be the Aggressors at Nellis and JPARC, Contract AdAir Not Enough

May 26, 2022

The Air Force needs stealthy "Aggressor" aircraft to spar with its fighters, and adversary air companies can no longer offer enough of a threat, the Air Force's programmer told the Senate Armed Services Committee. AdAir is "not giving us what we need" at Nellis AFB and at the JPARC range…

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