Daily Report: MacDill Evacuates Again for Hurricane Milton
PLUS B-1s Fly to Korea and NRO Works on Targeting Satellites
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Two B-1 Bombers Fly Close Air Support Exercise in South Korea
Two B-1 Lancers from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, led a simulated close air support exercise with South Korean fighters to maintain “defensive readiness” for both nations last week.
Daily Report: Two New Tactically Responsive Space Missions Set
PLUS A New Boss at TRANSCOM and Relearning Old Lessons
Two New Tactically Responsive Space Missions to Demo Maneuver in Orbit
The Space Force’s “Victus” series, aimed at showing the service can respond to new developments in orbit on tactically relevant timelines, gained steam Oct. 4 with the announcement of two new missions in 2026.
Daily Report: Will Navy Have 6th-Gen Fighter Before Air Force?
PLUS ANG Helps Hurricane Victims and DOD Wants Cheap New Drones Fast
Air National Guard Delivers Lifeline on C-17 After Hurricane Helene
In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene’s wrath, the North Carolina Air National Guard has launched a relief effort to distribute 100,000 pounds of essentials across the state using C-17 Globemaster aircraft.
Daily Report: Iran Attacks Israel with Missile Barrage
PLUS Pratt Gets $1.3B for F-35 Engine Upgrade and Anduril Moves into Space
Pilot Errors Led to $25 Million Loss of MQ-9 Drone in Africa: New Report
A previously undisclosed crash of an Air Force MQ-9 crash in Africa in February stemmed from the pilot’s failure to follow the takeoff guidelines and to properly recover the descending aircraft, according to a newly released report.
Daily Report: More USAF Fighters Heading to Middle East
PLUS Lockheed Gets $3.6 for Missiles and Hurricane Helene’s Aftermath
First Guardian Launches into Space Aboard NASA Mission
For the first time in the Space Force’s young history, an Active-Duty Guardian launched into orbit this weekend, where he will take on a NASA mission at the International Space Station.
Daily Report: Why an F-16 in Russian Camo Intercepted a Russian Warplane for NORAD
PLUS the Cost of CCAs and 75 Years Since the Berlin Airlift
F-16 Navigation System Failure in Bad Weather Led to Crash off Korea: New Report
A critical failure of an F-16’s navigation combined with a faulty backup system and poor weather conditions led to the $28 million jet’s crash in December off the coast of South Korea, according to an Air Force report released on Sept. 26.
Daily Report: New Air Force PT Gear Rollout Delayed—Again
PLUS Contractors Picked to Design GPS Smallsats and Next-Gen Training Tech
Tyndall Braces for Major Storm, with Its F-35s Out of the Way
Tyndall Air Force Base is bracing for a major potential storm this week, as the new Tropical Storm Helene is forecasted to intensify into a Category 3 hurricane with winds reaching 110 miles per hour and hit the Florida Panhandle around Sept. 26.
Daily Report: How the Reserve Overcame Its Recruiting Crisis
PLUS Revamping PME for Top Enlisted and Australian Bomber Task Forces
Air Force to Keep Up Bombers Rotations in Australia amid China’s ‘Heavy-Handedness’
Pacific Air Forces will continue bomber deployments to Australia, with regional allies increasingly “welcoming” them amid China's "heavy-handedness." PACAF commander Gen. Kevin Schneider also said that the bombers will work on anti-ship strikes in the theater.
Daily Report: How Allies Can Help While PACAF Waits for Wedgetail
PLUS Clearing the F-35 Backlog and Satellite Imagery in Ukraine
PACAF Looks to Australia, Japan for Battle Management Help as It Waits for Wedgetail
PACAF commander Gen. Kevin Schneider wants the new E-7 Wedgetail "sooner rather than later" and plans on leveraging Australia's E-7s and Japanese E-2s for a smooth transition. Schneider also says air domain awareness should be a layered solution, stressing ground-based capabilities.
Daily Report: How a Continuing Resolution Would Hurt the Air, Space Forces
PLUS More Coverage from the Final Day of AFA September
USAF Experiments with Drones to Better Monitor Russia in the Arctic
U.S. Air Forces in Europe is testing more uses for drones to extend its Arctic surveillance, emphasizing that while sharing information might be “the easiest and cheapest” option, it’s far from enough, its leader said.