Building satellites is hard enough on Earth, but a group of companies just received a contract from the U.S. Space Force that could pave the way to building satellites in orbit. Announced March 20, the goal of the $1.6 million award is to demonstrate building ...
Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced new steps in a multiyear plan to improve mental health and suicide prevention in the military on March 16—issuing a memo outlining 10 steps the Pentagon will take at the recommendation of an independent review committee. However, ...
As the Air Force pushes forward with the concept of multi-capable Airmen, where troops perform roles outside their usual specialty, director of the Air National Guard Lt. Gen. Michael Loh says his command is particularly well-suited to respond, since most members of the Air National ...
A group of about 150 Aircraft Battle Damage Repair Airmen can perform depot-level maintenance in the field and put damaged aircraft back in the fight. Some of those Airmen were recognized at the AFA Warfare Symposium in Aurora, Colo., last week.
The nation’s smallest military branch would see one of the largest funding increases based on percentage under President Joe Biden’s 2024 budget request.
The Air Force Recruiting Service faces a 10 percent shortfall this year amid low unemployment and a declining interest in military service among young Americans.
“Shoot them in the face,” Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Ramón Colón-López said at the AFA Warfare Symposium, when asked to describe in five words how to defeat the People’s Republic of China. However, Colón-López cautioned that should a ...
Chief of the Air Force Reserve Lt. Gen. John Healy wants to ease the Reserve’s recruiting problem by eliminating bureaucratic hurdles in the transfer process.
The head of Air Mobility Command is eager to find out how his Airmen handle the combined challenges of long distances, open ocean, and integration with other services at a major exercise scheduled this summer over the Pacific Ocean. “Operation Mobility Guardian … normally just ...
A new course at Hurlburt Field, Fla. will train multi-capable, multi-cultural Airmen to better operate with foreign partners overseas. The first edition of the course is focused on eight Thai-speaking Airmen.