Goldfein: CR is the Threat

Stateside bases could become a “no fly zone” if the Air Force can’t get some predictability to its budget, Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein said Thursday. Speaking at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., Goldfein...

Network News

Asked to compare the capabilities of the Chinese J-20 and J-31 to American F-22s and F-35s, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein said it’s almost an irrelevant comparison, and what is a better discussion is “network versus network.”...

Brace for Lightning

The Air Force is “getting ready” to deploy its F-35As on an overseas deployment, Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein said at the Center for Strategic and International Studies Thursday. He didn’t elaborate, but said the F-35 “performed brilliantly” in...

The Search for a Light Attack Aircraft

The Air Force is looking at light attack aircraft that are “shovel ready,” and could quickly be acquired to perform ground support missions in “uncontested” regions, Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein said Thursday. Speaking at the Center for Strategic...

Boeing Sues Suppliers for KC-46 Flight Delay

Boeing has sued two of its suppliers for allegedly mislabeling chemicals that damaged the refueling systems in a KC-46A, which delayed its first flight in 2015 by a month. The lawsuit, filed Friday in a California federal court, calls for...

Wounded Airman Jumps Again

MSgt. Israel Del Toro completed his 131st parachute jump at the US Air Force Academy, Colo., on Feb. 18. It had been about 12 years since his 130th jump—a time filled with the struggle and courage of his recovery from...

The Mighty Eighth

Airframe: A B-1 Lancer from Dyess AFB, Texas, a B-2 Spirit from Whiteman AFB, Mo., and a B-52 Stratofortress from Minot AFB, N.D., rehearse formations moments before performing a bomber trio in-trail flyover at Barksdale AFB, La., Feb. 2, 2017....

Cultivating the Space Domain

Air Force leaders are working to educate the American public on the importance of space in US military operations. “In the next year, you’ll hear us talking a lot about space and how we work closely with the Army, Navy,...