Greg Hadley
Greg Hadley is the News Editor of Air & Space Forces Magazine. A graduate of the University of Notre Dame, he has more than seven years of experience in national and local media, working for The State (Columbia, S.C.) and the McClatchy D.C. Bureau.
Recent stories by Greg Hadley
Trump and USAF Flourish Greet Putin in Alaska
B-2 bombers and F-35 fighters flew overhead as Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, for a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump on Aug. 15.
Why Space Force Part-Timers Are Nothing Like Guard and Reserve
The Space Force revealed new details about its plan for part-time Guardians—and they aren't like anything the military has seen before. Part-time service will be episodic, lasting for a tour or two, Space Force officials say, a complete shift from the classic one-weekend-a-month, two-weeks-a-year Guard ...
PHOTOS: Air Force Football Unveils New F-16 Alternate Uniform
The Air Force Academy's football Falcons will celebrate the F-16 Fighting Falcon with a new airpower uniform unveiled Aug. 13. The new special edition uniforms are the latest in what has become an annual special outfit for rivalry games, dubbed the “Air Power Legacy Series.”
Air Force Buys More Mobile Command Centers That Fit in a C-130
The Air Force is spending $315 million to procure more than 40 new battle management kits that can each fit on a single C-130, the next step in its push to shift to leaner, more advanced ground-based command and control.
New Vulcan Rocket to Launch With Experimental Satellite That Could Boost Future GPS
The Space Force hopes to celebrate a pair of major milestones with a single mission Aug. 12: its first launch with the new Vulcan Centaur rocket, and the first launch of an experimental navigation satellite in nearly 50 years.
A Small Uniform Tweak Reveals a Shift in Space Force Culture
In late June, Chief of Space Operations Gen. B. Chance Saltzman’s official portrait got a slight update: his space operations badge, given to Guardians in the space ops career field, vanished. That wasn’t an oversight, Lt. Gen. DeAnna M. Burt, the Space Force’s chief operations officer, ...
Staff Sergeant Promotions See Biggest Jump Since 2001
The Air Force saw a massive surge in staff sergeant promotions in 2025, with the biggest year-over-year increase in rates since 2001.
Space Force Zeroes in on Targeting from Orbit, but Timeline Unclear
The Space Force will finish an analysis of alternatives for how to do airborne moving target indication from orbit this fall and rely upon early lessons learned from its still new effort to target objects on the ground as it forges ahead, the service’s chief operations ...
F-15E Lands with Two Wheels at Kadena, Crew Safe
An F-15E had a tough landing at Kadena Air Base in Japan on Aug. 4 after leaving behind a key piece of equipment during takeoff: a wheel. The two Airmen on board were not hurt during the landing, according to a statement from the 18th ...
Senate Confirms Bratton for Space Vice Chief, Anderson to Lead AFRICOM
The Space Force has a new No. 2 officer, and U.S. Africa Command has its first ever leader from the Air Force. The Senate voted to confirm Lt. Gen. Shawn W. Bratton as Vice Chief of Space Operations and Air Force Lt. Gen. Dagvin Anderson as commander ...
Pentagon Awards $7.8 Billion in Contracts for Hundreds of New Missiles
In a pair of major contracts announced July 31, the Pentagon awarded a combined $7.8 billion for new missiles, including JASSM and AMRAAM.
Space Force Looks to Commercial Tech for New Tactical SATCOM Solution
Weeks after canceling one major satellite communications program, the Space Force took early steps in the development of another July 29, announcing contracts for five companies to showcase how their commercial designs can meet the military’s requirements
Space Force Component in Pacific Gets New Commander
The Space Force’s main arm in the Pacific got a new leader July 25, as Brig. Gen. Brian Denaro succeeded Maj. Gen. Anthony J. Mastalir as head of Space Forces Indo-Pacific.
MC-130J Tests Aerodynamic ‘Finlets’ to Reduce Drag, Fuel Costs
An MC-130J special operations aircraft took off from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., earlier this month with tiny aluminum fins mounted to its rear door and on either side of its tail fin—the latest step by the Air Force to squeeze fuel efficiency out of ...
X-37 Heading Back to Space to Test Laser Comms, GPS Alternative
The X-37B spaceplane is heading back into orbit for its eighth mission next month, the Space Force announced July 28. Its latest flight will experiment with technologies that may prove crucial to the service’s future.
