Two crews from the 40th Airlift Squadron used external fuel tanks and human performance science to fly a C-130J more than 26 hours from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, to Guam, then perform missions when they arrived.
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The Space Force has awarded six-month contracts to six different companies to develop plans for improving the service’s electronic warfare training capabilities—the latest move in USSF’s efforts to upgrade its test and training infrastructure.
The Air Force is upping the maximum amount in bonuses it will hand out to Airmen it is trying to retain in select career fields, from the previous limit of $100,000 up to $180,000 starting Oct. 1. The number of career fields eligible for a ...
When Senior Airman Roger Fortson was killed by police in Florida earlier this month, several Air Force leaders sought the insight of former Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth Wright's insight on how to handle it.
The Senate confirmed Melissa Dalton to be undersecretary of the Air Force, the department’s No. 2 civilian job, on May 22. Dalton has served as the assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense and hemispheric affairs since March 2022. In that role, she has advised the ...
Lawmakers on the House Armed Services Committee voted to create a three-year Air Force test program studying the effects of beards on safety, discipline, morale, and inclusivity, as part of their markup of the 2025 National Defense Authorization Act on May 22.
Of the 29,497 technical sergeants eligible for promotion to master sergeant, 5,500 were selected in the 2024 election cycle, the Air Force Personnel Center announced May 20.
Certain harmful chemicals were likely present at decommissioned intercontinental ballistic missile bases, the Air Force said in a memorandum published May 20. The Air Force has found evidence of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)—which are possible carcinogens, at active Minuteman III ICBM bases as part of its ...
Respect and grief were on equal display on May 20, when hundreds of Airmen gathered with Senior Airman Roger Fortson’s extended family at Hurlburt for a memorial service in a packed hangar, while another 600 people watched the event live-streamed over Facebook.
