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Space Force’s Only Guardian-Astronaut Reflects on Journey from Jets to Space
Col. Nick Hague, the first active-duty Guardian to launch into space, urges more Space Force troops to learn from NASA.
Daily Report: Trans Troops Could Lose Clearances
PLUS Experts Weigh In on Ukraine's Drones and Golden Dome Could Protect Against Copycat Strikes
Golden Dome to Counter Ukraine-Inspired Attacks, USAF Boss Says
The top Air Force officer says President Trump’s ambitious "Golden Dome" homeland defense initiative could ultimately counter the kind of strike Ukraine carried out earlier this week, using drones to hit multiple Russian aircraft deep inside the country.
Daily Report: New Air Force Budget Details
PLUS Thunderbirds Documentary and US Steps Up Airstrikes in Somalia
Space Force, SpaceX Launch GPS Satellite in Record Time
GPS III Space Vehicle-08 lifted off aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., May 30.
Daily Report: Experts Weigh In on Pentagon’s PCS Memo
PLUS Class of 2025 Takes Flight Experts Weigh In on Pentagon's PCS Memo and Idaho Bids Farewell to Warthogs
Idaho Guard Begins to Retire A-10s Amid Middle East Deployment
The first A-10 Thunderbolt II has left the Idaho Air National Guard as part of the Air Force’s service-wide effort to divest its close air support aircraft. In late March, the wing's A-10s took on their final mission when multiple aircraft and over 300 Airmen ...
Daily Report: One-of-a-Kind Bomber, Fighter Flyover
PLUS Pentagon Ends ‘Five Things’ Emails and Inside a Unit’s Transition from F-15s to F-35s
Florida Guard Prepares to Welcome F-35 with Pilot Training, Maintenance Upgrades
The Florida Air National Guard’s 125th Fighter Wing is inching closer to a fully stealth fleet after years of training to fly the F-35.
Daily Report: Will the Air Force Buy More B-21s?
How ‘Sweating’ Could Revolutionize Spacecraft and Pentagon Accepts Qatari 747
Air Force Conducts Test Launch of Minuteman III ICBM
The Air Force tested an unarmed Minuteman III ICBM from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif,. at 12:01 a.m. Pacific Time May. 21. The successful test saw the missile equipped with a single reentry vehicle travel more than 4,200 miles to strike a test site near ...
Daily Report: Can the US Stop a Space War with China?
KC-46 Deliveries Resume and Lessons from India-Pakistan Air War
McConnell Air Force Base Evacuates Tankers from Tornado’s Path
McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., conducted a major relocation of its tanker fleet ahead of the severe weather impacting the Midwest and Southern United States through May 19.
Severely Damaged Korean F-35 Gets Second Life After Crash Thanks to Novel Repair
There is a new capability to repurpose a damaged F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter after the U.S. military, the South Korean Air Force, and Lockheed Martin helped remove and reattach its wings.
Daily Report: Air Force Reveals New F-47 Details
PLUS Lawmakers Puzzled by Trump Budget and DOD Wants New Ways to Down Drones
Pentagon to Deploy Discriminating Space Sensor for Ballistic Threat as Part of Golden Dome
Missile Defense Agency is building Discriminating Space Sensor to place its prototype on orbit by 2029. The DSS will track ballistic missiles, and be operated by the Space Force. The DSS, along with the agency's Hypersonic Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) satellites are expected to ...
Daily Report: How the Air Force Turned Shooting Down Drones Into a ‘Science’
PLUS Misawa Moving to Rotational Fighters and Rocket Cargo Gets Liftoff Date
USAF to Start Rotating Fighters to Misawa
The Air Force will rotate fighters through Misawa Air Base, Japan starting this summer to bridge the gap between the F-16 drawdown and the F-35 delivery, expected to start in Spring 2026.
Daily Report: Air Force’s New Approach to Track Aircraft Readiness
PLUS Massive Show of Force Display in the Pacific and JetZero Makes Case for New Tanker