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Active-duty transgender troops have until June 6 to self-identify and begin the voluntary separation process or wait and risk possible involuntary separation later—even as questions linger over how that decision might affect their security clearances for future employment.

The top Air Force officer says President Trump’s ambitious "Golden Dome" homeland defense initiative could ultimately counter the kind of strike Ukraine carried out earlier this week, using drones to hit multiple Russian aircraft deep inside the country.

As innovative as Ukraine's drone attack on Russia's bomber fleet was, it's not a template for how the U.S. should conduct air wars, two experts said.

The attack should make the Air Force think about balancing its force design between high-end platforms with “exquisite” capabilities and cheaper, attritable platforms like the one-way drones Ukraine employed, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin told the fourth annual Exchange on Innovation and National Security June 2.