American troops in Japan must “train as hard as we can” and continue to strengthen joint and bilateral relationships to be able to oppose a potential threat from China, the US Forces Japan command senior enlisted leader told other leaders at a symposium at Kadena ...
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The US and South Korea will hold a scaled-down “flying training event” instead of the large-scale Vigilant Ace exercise again this year. Vigilant Ace, which exercised the pre-position air tasking order that simulates the first few days of conflict on the Korean peninsula, was one ...
The Air Force aims to split $30 billion in savings from accelerating the retirement of legacy assets in four “bins,” according to Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein, who offered the most detailed picture yet of investment initiatives coming in the 2021 budget request. Savings ...
Air Force officials overseeing the F-16 Fighting Falcon program say they’ve seen no data that indicates emerging safety issues with the fighter jet, though more than a dozen have crashed since 2014. “Mishap findings and recommendations are constantly reviewed and analyzed by the F-16 SPO, ...
An Air Force investigation into how the service could piggyback on the commercial industry’s broadband Internet satellites for better communication is moving forward to include two key combat platforms—the AC-130 and KC-135. The experimentation and prototyping effort, known as Defense Experimentation Using the Commercial Space ...
Air Force Global Strike Command needs to beef up its planning and advocacy for its future intercontinental ballistic missile and long-range bomber if it wants to successfully modernize its enterprise in an era of financial and technological challenges, the nonprofit research organization RAND Corp. said ...
The Hawaii Air National Guard will stand up a new space control squadron beginning next summer. The Air Force approved Barking Sands Pacific Missile Range Facility in Kauai as the preferred alternative for an Air National Guard Space Control Squadron, bringing 88 new Guard positions, ...
The Air Force is encouraging senior leaders to be forthcoming with their own personal stories to connect with airmen and ensure discussion continues, following the recent stand-down implemented to focus on mental health amid a dramatic increase in suicides. “Us, as leaders, need to open ...
The Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, Calif., will display an F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter starting in December.