JBSA-LACKLAND, Texas—The Air Force on Oct. 11 formally stood up 16th Air Force, the new “information dominance” organization that will bring cyber, intelligence, and other operations together under one roof here after more than two years in the works. By merging the two organizations, the ...
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A Turkish air force F-16 Fighting Falcon takes off during Red Flag 16-2 at Nellis AFB, Nev., on March 9, 2016. Air Force photo by A1C Kevin Tanenbaum. Turkish warplanes on Oct. 9 began bombarding Kurdish targets inside Syria, a...
An OC-135B Open Skies aircraft takes flight on Aug. 13, 2015, at Offutt AFB, Neb. The Open Skies is an observation aircraft used for treaty support enhancing global peace, stability, and cooperative security. Air Force photo by Josh Plueger. The...
Members of the Syrian Democratic Forces stand in formation during a victory announcement ceremony over the defeat of the Islamic State's so-called physical caliphate on Mar. 23, 2019, at Omar Academy in Deir ez-Zor, Syria. Army photo by SSgt. Ray...
Supreme Allied Commander Europe Gen. Tod Wolters speaks during a change of command ceremony at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Mons, Belgium, on May 3, 2019. NATO photo by SSgt. Ross Fernie. Despite the drawn-out, public fight over Turkey’s...
An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launches during an operational test on Oct. 2, 2019, at Vandenberg AFB, Calif. Air Force photo by SSgt. J.T. Armstrong. Air Force Global Strike Command early Oct. 2 launched an unarmed Minuteman III...
Katie Arrington, the newly minted chief information security officer for the assistant defense secretary for acquisition, speaks at the 10th annual Billington CyberSecurity Summit on Sept. 5, 2019, in Washington, D.C. Billington Summit courtesy photo by Nathan Mitchell. Bidders for...
Anne Neuberger, shown in an official government portrait, has been chosen to lead the National Security Agency's first-ever cybersecurity directorate. Photo courtesy of the NSA. The National Security Agency’s first-ever cybersecurity directorate, charged with bringing its cyber and foreign-intelligence taskings...
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