The Air Force’s tanker fleet could not only be a resource to both onload fuel to the military’s fighters and intelligence-gathering aircraft, but also a way to offload data from that aircraft, the service’s top mobility officer said. Air Mobility...

Air Force Materiel Command is beset by manpower shortages, same as every other area in the Air Force, but commander Gen. Ellen Pawlikowski thinks that she can get waivers to the recent hiring freeze because some of her empty positions...

North Korea again rattled the US and other nations in the Pacific, launching four ballistic missiles into waters off the shore of Japan on Monday. South Korean officials said the launches flew on average about 620 miles and reached an...

Pacific Air Forces recently validated a new operational maneuver that builds on the Rapid Raptor concept that was first introduced in 2013. Known as Agile Combat Employment, or ACE, the new concept builds on Rapid Raptor, which focused on quickly...

Pacific Air Forces will host a symposium this month with joint forces, as well as allies, such as Australia, Japan, and South Korea, to figure out how best to capitalize on the new capabilities coming to the theater, including how...

To deceive, to disrupt, or to defeat an adversary is the determinant in how to develop sensor technology capabilities. Speaking at AWS17 on March 3, industry experts from Boeing, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman discussed the possible futures of sensor...

United Launch Alliance has delayed the launch of a Delta IV rocket carrying the ninth Wideband Global SATCOM communications satellite due to a problem with a first-stage booster, the company announced Saturday. The WGS-9 launch had been scheduled for this...

The 314th Airlift Wing at Little Rock AFB, Ark., took delivery of its 14th and final new C-130J on February 27, completing the wing’s transition from the H model. Maj. Gen. James Hecker, commander of the 19th Air Force, delivered...

Several entries in the March 3 Daily Report incorrectly identified the Air Force’s acquisition chief. Darlene Costello is the Air Force’s service acquisition executive. Another entry in that day’s column incorrectly identified the role of young officers in the operation...