The AFA sponsored, Air Force breakfast program’s January event, featuring Air Force Secretary Deborah Lee James, has been changed to Jan. 29. This event was originally scheduled for Jan. 22. The breakfast will be held in the same location, at the Sheraton Pentagon City, and will still begin at 7:30 a.m. All attendees that registered for the Jan. 22 event have been moved over in the AFA system and are now registered for the Jan. 29 event. However, if you are unable to attend the event on the new date, please email Amanda Grandel at agrandel@afa.org as soon as possible to receive a refund and have your name removed from the attendee list. James is the 23rd Secretary of the Air Force. For more information on the event, go to www.afa.org/events/afaafbreakfastprogram.
B-21 Raider First Flight Now Postponed to 2023
May 20, 2022
The Air Force says the B-21 Raider won't make its first flight until 2023; about a six-month delay from the last official estimates. No reason was given for the delay. While other programs have recently chalked up schedule slips to supply chain and labor shortages, the Air Force has said…