The Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2019 will be formally recognized at AFA’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference Sept. 16-18. Air Force Magazine is highlighting one each workday from now until the conference begins. Today, we honor SSgt. Gary G. Jeffrey ...
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Aaron M. U. Church The future of the U-2 and Global Hawk missions are up in the air.
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Aaron M. U. Church AFRL is perfecting ways to prevent collisions with the ground and other jets.
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Aaron M. U. Church USAF’s MC-12 capability is dispersing after six intense years of combat.
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Aaron M. U. Church MSgt. Ivan Ruiz earned the Air Force Cross for his efforts to save two wounded comrades from Taliban d
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Aaron M. U. Church A CV-22 mission to evacuate Americans from violence in South Sudan nearly killed the rescuers.
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Aaron M. U. Church Combat controller TSgt. Thomas Bauhs was injured, trapped on a rooftop with a dying comrade, facing re
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Aaron M. U. Church Between deployments, combat units struggle to keep their full range of skills sharp.
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Aaron M. U. Church How do F-16 units get from Washington, D.C., New Jersey—and South Korea—to Australia?
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Aaron M. U. Church An A-10C is undergoing the transformation into an up-armored, thunderstorm-penetrating weather research platform.
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Aaron M. U. Church The problem is stubborn, but the Air Force is renewing its efforts with new ideas and initiatives.
The Doolittle Raiders, the collective group of American Fighter Aces, and the Civil Air Patrol’s World War II veterans all were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest honor Congress can bestow.
F-35 Tops the Savings Charts The F-35 strike fighter’s total acquisition cost dropped by an estimated $11.5 billion since last year, achieving the “most significant” savings of any DOD acquisition program, according to a Government Accountability Office report. The 3.3...
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Aaron M. U. Church Top Acquisition Post Filled The Senate confirmed William A. LaPlante on Feb. 12 to become the next assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition. LaPlante previously served as principal deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for acquisition and...
April 1, 2014 | By
Aaron M. U. Church The remotely piloted aircraft career field, which cut its teeth controlling Predators and Reapers in t
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Aaron M. U. Church MOH Process Updated The 2014 National Defense Authorization Act changed the review process for awarding the nation’s highest military honor for valor in combat. Specifically, it lifted a long-standing restriction preventing service members from earning multiple Medals of Honor, even...
April 1, 2013 | By
Aaron M. U. Church EOD technician SSgt. Beau Chastain walked into a trap ... and all the way back to active duty.
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Aaron M. U. Church The new Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force has his eye on preserving airmen’s long-term strength.
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Aaron M. U. Church Pilot Killed in Training Mishap Capt. Lucas Gruenther, a fighter pilot with the 31st Fighter Wing at Aviano AB, Italy, died following the disappearance of his F-16 over the Adriatic Sea during a nighttime training sortie Jan. 28. The fighter...
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Aaron M. U. Church Clarke Takes Over Air Guard The Senate confirmed Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke III as the new director of the Air National Guard, to succeed Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III early this year. Clarke has commanded Continental US NORAD...