The Air Force is updating its core missions in an effort to address the evolution of airpower, officials announced in a new document that outlines the future vision for the service. The Air Force Future Operating Concept: A View of...

A1C Spencer Stone, Army National Guard Spc. Alek Skarlatos, and Anthony Sadler—the three Americans who thwarted a terrorist attack aboard a Paris-bound train—were awarded medals Sept. 17 at a ceremony in the Pentagon courtyard. Stone received the Airman’s Medal and...

During his speech at ASC15, Defense Secretary Ash Carter highlighted SrA.? Dustin Temple, the most recent recipient of the Air Force Cross, who “exemplified the commitment of our Air Force and what it means to our military.” Temple was awarded...

Gen. Carlton Everhart, commander of Air Mobility Command, expects Boeing to stick to the KC-46A delivery timeline, but USAF must hold the company to the schedule or else there could be challenges to operations. AMC needs to stay “combat ready,”...

The first B-52Hs began conversion to only carry non-nuclear weapons at Barksdale AFB, La., in compliance with the New START arms reduction agreement with Russia, Air Force Global Strike Command announced. Serial number 61-1021 of Air Force Reserve Command’s 307th...

The new Joint Integrated Coalition Space Operations Center is a place to experiment on how to share information with the intelligence community in the case of a conflict that extends into space, the commander of Air Force Space Command said...

Increased global threats at a time when the Active Duty Air Force is the smallest it’s ever been have meant the Air National Guard is “very busy,” ANG Director Lt. Gen. Stanley Clarke said at ASC15 on Wednesday. “As the...

Air Mobility Command wants to make a “homogenous” fleet of C-17 aircraft across its total force to have consistent block capabilities by coordinating upgrades, AMC Commander Gen. Carlton Everhart said Sept. 16 at ASC15. The command has made “great progress”...

Gen. Robin Rand, Air Force Global Strike Command’s first four-star boss, praised his predecessor Lt. Gen. Stephen Wilson and the senior leadership of the Air Force for the wide range of changes the command has experienced over the past year...

The Air Force already is the one most often called for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance and mobility airlift operations in Africa, but there could be an increased demand for airpower in the future, said Gen. Frank Gorenc, commander of US...