Report Claims Current Airlift, Tanker Fleet Size Enough for Future Needs
SECAF: GAO Report on Maintainer Shortage “Was Outdated by the Time it Came Out”
DIA: China, Russia Building Space Doctrine and Military Capabilities
Shanahan Makes First Visit to Afghanistan in New Role as Taliban Talks Continue
Air Force Modifying, Shifting Around Its C-21 Fleet
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RADAR SWEEP
Junior Officers Are Now Tracked in Air Force’s Misconduct Probes Database
The Air Force has quietly expanded a database used to keep tabs on airmen under investigation to include all of its officer ranks. Military.com
AETC Launches Podcast Focused on “Developing Mach-21 Airmen”
Air Education and Training Command has launched a new professional development podcast to help communicate and inform Total Force Airmen across the globe on relevant, timely topics related to the recruiting, training, education and development fields. AETC News
Northrop Grumman Awarded $17.4M For Space Tracking System
Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems was awarded an option of $17.4 million for on-orbit operations and sustainment for the Defense Department’s space tracking and surveillance system. UPI
Why the New Air Force’s Cyber and Information Strategy is a Return to the Past
For the military, trying to determine how to come to terms with cyber and information has been a continuous challenge, as noted by the recent change in the U.S. Air Force cyber missions. Fifth Domain
Marine F-35B Lightning II Fighters Strike with Externally-Mounted Ordnance at Sea for First Time
F-35B Lightning II aircraft with the fixed-wing detachment of Medium Marine Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, conducted milestone flight operations with externally-loaded inert and live ordnance in expeditionary strike training from the USS Wasp (LHD 1) in the Philippine and East China Seas, Jan. 26 through Feb. 6. US Indo-Pacific Command release
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South Carolina Town Honors Black WWII Veteran 7 Decades After Brutal Beating
A South Carolina town has honored the memory of a black WWII veteran whose 1946 beating at the hands of a white police chief left him permanently blind and helped spur President Harry Truman’s drive to integrate the U.S. military. Military Times