AFA Almanac

Statistics and information on who we were, who we are, and where we're going.

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Photo: 2nd Lt. Randolph Abaya I’VE GOT YOUR BACK “One of the things the Air Force is testing, with Valkyrie, is Loyal Wingman. So, now we’d have a manned platform with manned-unmanned teaming. That decreases risk to some of our...

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QX54 unmanned aircraft. Photo: USAF video still. SECURITY FLAW “The US technology-control system is designed for an era of US technological dominance that no longer exists. The export-control mechanisms, which were designed to maintain US technological dominance developed at the...

Airman For Life

Civil Air Patrol cadet Emma Herrington became the first graduate of the new Cadet Wings Program, earning her private pilot’s certificate after passing the Federal Aviation Administration’s practical test. Photo: courtesy of Emma Herrington CAP ANSWERS PILOT SHORTAGE CALL Emma...

AFA Almanac

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