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Air Force’s largest-ever mobility exercise to prove prowess in Pacific
It’s the first time that Air Mobility Command has brought its marquee biennial event overseas. → Read More
T-7 Red Hawk trainer jet takes its first flight
Its flight marks the beginning of the T-7′s final development phase before Boeing starts producing military-ready jets. → Read More
Georgia base tapped to host F-35 fighters as A-10 fleet retires
The Air Force said Monday it plans to bring two F-35A squadrons to the Valdosta base starting in fiscal 2029. → Read More
F-22 flight training begins at Virginia base after years in limbo
It's a new start for F-22 instructor pilots and maintainers who were displaced by Hurricane Michael in 2018. → Read More
Air Force revives air-to-air battle competition, with a Pacific twist
The Air Force has held one "William Tell" competition in the 27 years since it paused the regular meets in 1996. → Read More
Why Gen. Allvin is the frontrunner to become Air Force chief of staff
Allvin still requires President Joe Biden's approval and Senate confirmation to become Air Force chief of staff. → Read More
Bentivegna named Space Force’s next top enlisted leader
Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman chose Chief Master Sgt. John Bentivegna as the Space Force's top enlisted leader on May 5. → Read More
US airmen to visit Australia in June for E-7 Wedgetail training
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown Jr. noted the upcoming trip at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Tuesday. → Read More
Air Force prepares to retire U-2 spy planes in 2026
Congress needs to approve the retirement plan, which has run afoul of lawmakers in the past. → Read More
Air Force staff director tapped to run service’s Indo-Pacific branch
Around 46,000 troops and civilian staff are spread across Air Force bases from Alaska to Guam. → Read More
US to start training Ukrainian troops on Abrams tanks within weeks
A separate shipment of refurbished M1A1 Abrams tanks is expected to reach Ukrainian battlefields by the end of the year. → Read More
US defense secretary forecasts Sweden will join NATO by mid-July
US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin arrived in Stockholm Tuesday for the first leg of a four-day visit to Europe. → Read More
Russian jet, US drone crash over Black Sea, US military says
The incident marked the first time that an unsafe interaction with Russian aircraft caused a U.S. drone to crash. → Read More
Air Force proposes stagnant workforce, flight time in FY24 budget
Most of the fiscal 2024 funding request — $185.1 billion — would go toward the Air Force. Another $30 billion would head to the Space Force. → Read More
Preparing for Russia: Inside NATO fighter pilot training in Texas
More than 8,000 NATO aviators have earned their wings in Wichita Falls, Texas, since the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT) program began in 1981. → Read More
Perennial pilot shortage puts Air Force in precarious position
The service has nibbled at the edges of a 2,000-pilot shortage for years. → Read More
Another Air Force fleet grounded over fears plane tails may fall off
E-3 Sentry aerial target tracking planes are the latest to undergo inspection for subpar tail pins. → Read More
How enlisted troops’ roles in Space Command operations are evolving
"As we evolve our space operators, it’s really about, where do they fit into the larger picture?" → Read More
Hundreds of tankers, recon jets grounded in hunt for faulty tail pins
As of Sunday, 24 of the 90 KC-135s that were inspected had noncompliant pins, the Air Force said. → Read More
Air Force’s No. 2 civilian to step down March 6
Gina Ortiz Jones has overseen the needs of nearly 700,000 military and civilian personnel across the Air Force and Space Force for the past two years. → Read More