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
Maintainers Reload and Refuel a ‘Hot’ F-35A for the First Time
Maintainers swarmed an F-35 at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., last month, testing out a procedure that has become common for older fighters but has never done before on the service’s fifth-generation jets: a “hot” integrated combat turn.
With Space Futures Command on Pause, How Is USSF Working on New Partnerships?
The Space Force may have stopped work on its Futures Command, but the service is still crafting future plans, to include a strategy for how it will work with international partners, a top official said.
New Report: Instructor, Student Pilot Both at Fault in $10 Million Helicopter Crash
A helicopter instructor pilot failed to take sufficient corrective action in time to fix the mistakes of a student pilot taking off from a slope, resulting in a rollover that caused nearly $11 million in damages to a TH-1H chopper last spring.
Defense Secretary Orders Air Force to Pause All Reorg Planning
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed the Department of the Air Force to pause all planning related to its “Re-Optimization for Great Power Competition” effort—a move that leaves a sweeping plan to transform the Air Force and Space Force in limbo.
‘Blind Spot’ in F-16 Engine Led to Its Failure and Fiery Crash Last Year
A known “blind spot” in F-16 engines meant maintainers couldn’t see one turned vane inside an aircraft at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M.—damage that resulted in engine failure and a crash that destroyed the $21 million fighter in April 2024, according to a new Air ...
Death at Robins Blamed on Faulty Construction, Prompting More Inspections
The Air Force will launch a department-wide series of inspections of buildings across the Air Force and Space Force in the wake of an investigation into the death of a 14-year-old boy at Robins Air Force Base Ga., last summer.
Japan Puts New US Space Force Capability into Orbit
A Japanese navigation satellite launched from one of Japan's southernmost islands earlier this week, carrying into space a U.S. Space Force space domain awareness payload.
B-1 Bombers, Philippine Fighters Maneuver Over South China Sea
U.S. Air Force B-1 bombers flew alongside Philippine fighter jets over the South China Sea on Feb. 4 in a significant show of airpower in a disputed region. The Philippine Air Force announced on social media that three of its...
Air Force Tells Commanders to Hold Standards Reviews Every Quarter
Air Force leaders are directing unit commanders to conduct four “standards and readiness reviews” of their troops per year starting March 31, part of a recent push for new standards and enforcement.
Missile Defense Agency Moves Out Quickly on ‘Iron Dome’
The Missile Defense Agency is moving quickly to gather ideas for President Donald Trump’s proposed “Iron Dome for America” and hopes to make progress on some within the next two years.
Air Force Equal Opportunity Programs Not Included in DEI Purge
The Air Force is not shutting down its equal opportunity programs, it said in a new memo, distinguishing them from the department’s sweeping review of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts. Acting Assistant Secretary for Manpower and Reserve Affairs Gwendolyn Defilippi wrote that she was issuing ...
Silver Star Airpower: Airmen and Guardians Take on Iran
RAF Lakenheath, U.K. On the night of April 13, 2024, U.S. Air Force crews took to the skies in the Middle East, having received word that Iran had launched one-way attack drones and missiles at Israel. In one F-15E in...
Air Force Wargames for a Summer of Major Exercises
Air Force wargamers gathered in Alabama earlier this month to help leaders prepare for a sweeping series of exercises this summer that will be among the biggest in recent service history. At the heart of the exercise series is Resolute Force Pacific, but officials want to ...
Focus on Your Self: Space RCO Wants Satellites to Sense Nearby Threats, Hazards
The Space Force operates satellites that can peer hundreds of miles to observe threats like missile launches on Earth to other spacecraft in orbit. Now, one of the service’s acquisition arms wants to make sure USSF satellites can keep track of dangers right next or ...
Air Force Shuts Down Athena Programs for Review in DEI Purge
The Air Force’s various “Athena” programs focused on women’s readiness issues have shut down as the service conducts a review to follow President Donald Trump’s executive orders on diversity, equity, and inclusion.