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2021 USAF & USSF Almanac: Department of the Air Force
June 30, 2021
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The U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force are distinct military services contained within a single Department. The two services can be viewed as parts of the same pyramid, with each echelon of each service falling in parallel under a single Department Secretary at the top.
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The Space Force wants access to a fleet of small, maneuverable commercial satellites that can provide a range of services from geosynchronous orbit, chiefly satellite communications.
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The combination of an “unacceptable” eight-year delay, potentially billions of dollars in costs create a new logistics enterprise, and the need to prioritize a more advanced capability persuaded the Air Force to buy an additional 75 Boeing KC-46s, according to a new document.
Starting later this year, Air Force will offer pregnant service members a new maternity wrap dress to replace the service’s maternity jumper first fielded in 1993. The maternity wrap dress and a new maternity coat were created in an effort to modernize the service’s existing maternity uniform with better-fitting items…
Space Force leaders are advocating for reforms to the Pentagon’s foreign military sales process to better handle a surge in requests from international partners to buy U.S.-made military space systems.
Air Force officials say they're making progress on getting the T-7A Red Hawk trainer on track after years of delays—and now they're even exploring whether they can shift some training duties from the T-6 Texan II to the Red Hawk down the road.
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