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Daily Report: Next ABMS Experiment Starting Soon | China Alleges U-2 Overflew Exercise | DHA Creates COVID-19 Registry
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Air National Guard Completes Iowa Storm Damage Cleanup
National Guardsmen in Iowa played a crucial role in cleaning up after a storm with winds up to 140 miles per hour hit Cedar Rapids earlier this month, uprooting trees, knocking down power lines, and causing power outages across southeast Iowa. Within 24 hours, Airmen ...
Daily Report: F-35 at Red Flag-Alaska for 1st Time | Jolly Green II Aerial Refueling Tests | New USAF, Space Force Leaders
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Jolly Green II Begins Aerial Refueling Tests
The Air Force's new combat search and rescue helicopter completed its first aerial refueling on Aug. 5. Air Force and Sikorsky pilots flew the HH-60W Jolly Green II at 110 knots to connect with an HC-130J tanker during the initial test, which lasted just under ...
Daily Report: Space Force Releases First Doctrine | ARRW Wraps Early Testing | Hacking DOD Satellites
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The Air Force Challenged Hackers to Break into a DOD Satellite
Eight groups of hackers attempted to to take control of a Defense Department satellite on Aug. 9. The weekend-long event, called “Hack-A-Sat,” was intended to spur interest in cybersecurity and help the DOD and the Air Force learn about unforeseen security risks. The event was ...
Daily Report: Brown Takes Ceremonial Oath | New Helo Training Plan | Confirmation Fight Ensnares Undersecretary Nominee
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USAF, Israeli F-35s Train Together
American and Israeli F-35s trained together earlier this week, in the second bilateral exercise between the two countries focusing on Joint Strike Fighter operations. The exercise, called Enduring Lightning II, “illustrates the close relationship between the air forces and military echelons and enhances the cooperation ...
Daily Report: More DOD COVID-19 Cases | New KC-46 Instructors Course | Hickam Escapes First Pacific Hurricane
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National Guard Exercise Takes Unexpected Twist in Michigan
A sudden fire off base added an unexpected sense of urgency and realism to a firefighting training exercise in Northern Michigan. When a historic building in Alpena, Mich. suddenly caught on fire, nearby firefighters participating in parts of Northern Strike 20, a National Guard annual ...
Daily Report: USAF to Get Turkish F-35s | Diversity, Inclusion Reading List | B-1s Back in Guam
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Air Force Equips Airmen to Lead Discussions on Race
The Air Force released a list of resources to help foster conversations on race and inclusion within the service. Since protests started after the killing of George Floyd on May 25, Air Force leadership has encouraged frank discussions on race throughout the service. The goal ...
Daily Report: 2 F-16 Crashes in 2 Weeks | USAF Looking at 56 More F-15EXs | HAC Approves 2021 Spending Bill
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Scholarship Foundation Set Up to Honor Fallen F-16 Pilot’s Legacy
After 1st Lt. David Schmitz died during a routine training exercise in June, his former best man and fellow F-16 pilot vowed to keep his legacy alive by setting up a scholarship foundation in his memory. “He had an impact on so many people. I ...
Daily Report: F-15EX Contract Awarded | Fewer Hypoxia-Like Incidents in T-6 Fleet | Appropriators to Slash ABMS Funding
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Space Force to Launch Classified NRO Payload from Wallops Flight Facility
The U.S. Space Force's Space and Missile Systems Center is on schedule to launch a top secret payload for the National Reconnaissance Office on July 15, marking the new service's first launch from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The National Reconnaissance Office Launch-129 (NROL-129) ...
Daily Report: Air, Space & Cyber Conference Goes Virtual | 26 States Vying for SPACECOM HQ | USAF Nearing 250 F-35s
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A Path for Non-Native English Speakers To Join the Air Force
Ten Airmen recently became the first to graduate Basic Military Training after English learning through an Air Force program. The Airmen were in the Defense Language Institute English Language Center’s ECHO Flight program beta test, a replica of an Army program that provides language training ...
Daily Report: Black Airmen Discuss Race | F-16 Pilot Killed in Crash Identified | Defense Policy Bill Moves to Full House
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