Space Command to Host Live-Fly Advanced Maneuver Exercise
U.S. Space Command is preparing to host a live-fly exercise in the coming weeks to test advanced maneuver concepts that will inform its strategy for dynamic operations in orbit.
Watchdog Presses DOD to Fix Decaying Infrastructure at Pacific Air Bases
The Pentagon’s watchdog has identified serious concerns over corrosion, mold, and the structural decline of “critical infrastructure” at Air Force bases and other military installations in the Pacific, according to a recent report.
Air Force Moves Ahead with Plan to Put HH-60W at Andrews
New helicopters, a new unit, and more Airmen are primed to move to Joint Base Andrews, Md., as the Air Force upgrades to modified HH-60Ws for its executive transport needs around the nation's capital.
Summer at USAFA: Academy Aims to Teach Airmanship to All
The Air Force Academy operates the largest glider program in the U.S., with more than 15,000 flights every year—almost entirely led and managed by the youngest instructor pilots in the Air Force. The enterprise is poised to get even busier as USAFA leaders drive toward their ambitious objective: to get every cadet serious time in the air.
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Feinberg Requested Defense Industry Board Members for Briefing
Breaking Defense
As the U.S. military attempts to put its industrial base on a wartime production footing, Deputy Defense Secretary Stephen Feinberg has requested that large firms send their board members to the Pentagon to receive briefings from department leaders, industry sources told Breaking Defense.
US and Ukrainian Forces Went Head-to-Head in an Exercise. Ukraine’s Drones Won.
The Wall Street Journal
U.S. Army troops faced off against Ukrainian drone operators at a military exercise in Germany earlier this year. It didn’t go well for the Americans. During the exercise, called Combined Resolve, Ukrainian drone units easily spotted and defeated U.S. troops and armored vehicles on rotation from Fort Hood in Texas, according to people familiar with the events.
Air Force's 1st New Refueling jet Won't Be Delivered Until Late 2027
CBC News
Canada's air force will have to wait until the end of next year before it receives the first of four new air tankers critical to refueling fighter jets in the Arctic. The Royal Canadian Air Force has for the first time outlined the state of the CC-330 Husky fleet purchased to replace its aging Airbus 310s.
'Decoy' Air Force One Was Protected by US Fighter Jets, Official Says
Fox News
The “decoy” Air Force One that President Donald Trump was snuck off of was protected by U.S. fighter jets on its flight to the United Kingdom, a senior Trump administration official told Fox News on Aug. 12.
Air Force Expedites COVID Reinstatement Process for Separated Airmen, Guardians
Air Force Times
The Department of the Air Force updated its COVID-19 reinstatement process, aiming to boost the return of eligible service members after thousands across the military were involuntarily separated for refusing the COVID-19 vaccine in 2021.
Pentagon’s S&T Boss Touts Early Benefits of Reorg, Including ‘Virtuous Cycles of Collaboration’
DefenseScoop
Marking a major move to overhaul the sprawling innovation ecosystem that underpins the U.S. military’s potentially eroding technological edge, the second Trump administration initiated a swift internal shakeup early this year that unified operational authorities and fragmented modernization work directly under the Defense Department’s Research and Engineering undersecretariat.
Drone Swarms over Langley AFB Didn’t Surprise General in Charge of NORAD
The War Zone
When the general in charge of protecting American skies found out that drones had been swarming over Langley Air Force Base, he was hardly shocked. It was the kind of threat Gen. Glen VanHerck said that he and his predecessors had been warning about for years.
Trump Says Hormuz Is Under US Control. Few Ships Are Listening.
The Wall Street Journal
President Trump said Aug. 12 that the U.S. has total control of the Strait of Hormuz. The reality on the water tells a different story.
Hegseth Says Colombia’s New President Has Requested US Collaboration in Anti-Drug Efforts
The Associated Press
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Aug. 12 said the recently inaugurated government of Colombian President Abelardo de la Espriella has requested U.S. collaboration in joint military operations in Colombia to combat “narco-terrorism.”
The ‘Jimmy’ Soundtrack Features an Active-Duty Air Force Band
We Are The Mighty
The upcoming film—simply titled “Jimmy”—will explore the life, the glam, the service, and the recovery of Jimmy Stewart, who has inspired so many to persevere through our own personal darkness. And it’s being made by a team of creators who demonstrate over and over again how much they respect military service and the experience of veterans.