The Air Force Association’s annual Air Warfare Symposium runs Feb. 21-23, in Orlando, Fla. The theme of this year’s conference is “Innovation: The Warfighter’s Edge.” Speakers will include USAF Secretary Heather Wilson, Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein, Air Combat Command boss Gen. Mike Holmes, Air Education and Training Command boss Lt. Gen. Steven Kwast, and CMSAF Kaleth Wright. The conference also will highlight airmen who have served as innovators and leaders from industry giants such as Alphabet Inc. See the full conference agenda and a detailed map of the exhibit floor. Track the conference on social media by following us on Twitter, Facebook, and Flickr, or by using #AWS18.
The Pentagon is significantly bolstering airpower near Venezuela, dispatching the USS Gerald R. Ford Carrier Strike Group to Latin America, it said in an Oct. 24 statement. The announcement came just hours after U.S. Air Force B-1 bombers and other U.S. assets flew near the Venezuelan coast on Oct. 23.
