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Air Force ‘Building the Airplane as We Fly It’ on New Operational Concepts, Wing Commander Says
The Air Force is still working out the kinks of its new operational concepts, Col. Ernesto M. DiVittorio, commander of the 366th Fighter Wing at Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, said during an AFA Warfighters in Action event Dec. 7. The virtual discussion focused ...
Daily Report: DNI on Russia | Microvanes on C-17s | Food Allowance Increase
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Air Force Working on Fuel-Saving, 3D-Printed ‘Microvanes’ for C-17
The Air Force is considering making aerodynamic retrofits to one of its flagship cargo planes in an effort to save on fuel and be kinder to the environment. As part of a project that has been in the works for years, the Air Force Research ...
Daily Report: Pilot Faulted in F-16 Crash | 8 Advances Seen on the B-21 | F-15s to Poland
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F-22s Leave Poland, Head Home to Alaska After NATO Deployment
F-22 Raptors are leaving Europe after a four-month deployment, U.S. Air Forces in Europe said. The stealth fifth-generation fighters were sent to NATO's Eastern Flank in July and mainly operated out of Poland, conducting air policing missions in response to Russia's renewed invasion of Ukraine. ...
Daily Report: B-21 Reveal | Kendall on Cyber Worries | Americans’ Increasing Fear of Nuclear War
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Disinformation, Data Collection are Cybersecurity Concerns, Kendall Says
Senior U.S. military and civilian leaders expressed concerns about foreign data collection and disinformation as cybersecurity threats at the Reagan National Defense Forum. "I am terrified of what a regime can do once it gains control of information with modern tools," Secretary of the Air ...
Space Force Activates CENTCOM Component to Gain Influence, Extend Support
The Space Force activated its Middle East component on Dec. 2 as the service moves to secure more responsibility with U.S. worldwide combatant commands. In the latest stand-up, U.S. Space Forces-Central (SPACECENT) was activated in a ceremony at MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., with Space ...
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Daily Report: New AFGSC Commander | NCO Promotions | ‘Intelligent Warfare’
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Air Force’s 71st Operation Christmas Drop to Deliver Supplies to Remote Pacific Islands
The Air Force will begin its 71st annual Operation Christmas Drop on Dec. 4. The weeklong exercise is a yearly tradition that delivers supplies such as food, fishing equipment, school books, and clothes to remote islands in the Pacific. It is the longest-running Department of ...
Daily Report: New ABMS Czar | Urgency in Acquisition | B-2 Elephant Walk Photos
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RAF Mildenhall Hosts Retirement Ceremony for KC-135 Honoring ‘Wolff Pack’ WWII B-17 Crew
The Air Force hosted an unusual retirement ceremony at RAF Mildenhall in the United Kingdom. Instead of honoring the distinguished career of an Airman, the 100th Air Refueling Wing honored an aircraft. After 59 years, KC-135 Stratotanker tail code 63-7999 transitioned to its next career—the ...
Daily Report: China’s Military Strides | Health Care for Reservists | New B-21 Details
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Pentagon: China Making ‘Rapid’ Military Strides, May Have 1,500 Nuclear Warheads By 2035
China is rapidly modernizing its nuclear forces and aims to flex its growing military clout, according to a new Pentagon report. "It certainly is a dramatically accelerated pace," a senior defense official told reporters in connection with the report's release. "They've got a rapid buildup ...
Daily Report: USAF Pauses ‘myEval’ | F-35 Air Chiefs Meet in Italy | Austin: CR Costing $3B Per Month
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Air Force Advancing ACE in Italian-Hosted F-35 Exercise
The U.S. and allied air forces engaged in a two-week exercise with F-35s over the skies of Italy and the Mediterranean Sea as part of a push by the U.S. Air Force to work better with allies and to operate from more bases in the ...
Daily Report: The Indispensable B-21 | Q&A With the New CSO | Report: Buy More Munitions
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Daily Report: New F-16 From SC Plant | Space Force in the Pacific | Kadena’s Show of Force
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