Skip to content
My AFA Account Search
My AFA Search
  • News
    • News Home
    • Air
    • Space
    • Personnel
    • National Security
    • Cyber
    • Technology
  • Daily Report
    • Today’s Report
    • Airframe
    • Subscribe!
  • Magazine
    • Current Issue
    • Back Issues
    • Almanac
    • Get The Magazine
  • History Home
    • Chronology: History of Airpower
    • Valor
    • Namesakes
  • About Us
    • About Us Home
    • Our Staff & Products
    • Join AFA
    • Advertise with Us
    • Contact Us
    • Reuse and Reprint Permission
  • Weapons & Platforms
  • AFA National
Close Image

Air Force Association news

Bomber Task Force Deployments Building Muscle Memory in Europe

June 29, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
The unprecedented pace of bomber task force deployments to Europe recently has allowed USAF's strategic forces to train with allies they haven’t flown alongside before in areas generally unfamiliar to the bombers, the head of U.S. Air Forces in Europe said. The task force flights, ...

USAFE Advanced Battle Management System Experiment Looks to Improve ISR Targeting

June 29, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
U.S. Air Forces in Europe will host its own Advanced Battle Management System experiment next spring. The exercise will bring in allies and take advantage of new Joint All-Domain Command and Control capabilities to speed up intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance targeting, USAFE boss Gen. Jeffrey ...

More U.S., Russian Intercepts | USAF Short RPA Pilots, Sensor Operators | Getting Mental Health Help

June 29, 2020 | By Amy Hudson, Rachel S. Cohen, Brian W. Everstine and Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory
Daily Report: Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

Another Russian Intercept | HASC’s Take on NDAA | Lawmakers List of Required Space Reports

June 26, 2020 | By Amy Hudson, Rachel S. Cohen, Brian W. Everstine and Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory
Daily Report: Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

Senate Version of NDAA Approved | Trump: More Troops to Poland | Elephant Walk at Misawa

June 25, 2020 | By Amy Hudson, Rachel S. Cohen, Brian W. Everstine, Jennifer Hlad, Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory and John A. Tirpak
Daily Report: Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

Top Tech Experts Resign | Plans to Divest Aircraft Derailed | Scrutinizing F-35 Sustainment

June 24, 2020 | By Amy Hudson, Rachel S. Cohen, Brian W. Everstine, Alyk Russell Kenlan, Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory and John A. Tirpak
Daily Report: Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

Holmes: Proposed New Force Deployment Plan ‘Key’ to Retention

June 22, 2020 | By John A. Tirpak
Senior leaders were briefed on a new plan for Air and Space Expeditionary Forces at the service's top-level Corona meeting earlier this month, Air Combat Command boss Gen James M. Holmes said during a June 22 Mitchell Institute virtual event. Holmes and Deputy Chief of ...

New Pilot Training Plan Could Provide More F-22 Combat Power, Red Air

June 22, 2020 | By John A. Tirpak
Air Combat Command could get more F-22s in the fight if its new "Reforge" fighter pilot training construct pans out, ACC commander Gen. James M. Holmes said during a June 22 AFA Mitchell Institute Aerospace Nation streaming event. Holmes said more early F-22s also could ...

First Woman CMSAF | New Boss at AFRL | Air Force Space Pioneer Dies at 79

June 22, 2020 | By Amy Hudson, Rachel S. Cohen, Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory, John A. Tirpak and Shaun Waterman
Daily Report: Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

Overhauling Fighter Pilot Training | USAF to Release Arctic Strategy | Bombers vs. Standoff Weapons

June 19, 2020 | By Amy Hudson, Rachel S. Cohen, Brian W. Everstine and John A. Tirpak
Daily Report: Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

DOD Releases Space Strategy | F-22s Intercepts Russian Bombers | Female Airmen Get New Body Armor

June 18, 2020 | By Amy Hudson and Brian W. Everstine
Daily Report: Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

SMC Completes Critical Design Reviews Despite COVID-19 Restrictions

June 17, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
The COVID-19 pandemic and related restrictions moved much of the Space and Missile Systems Center’s work online, but the Space Force still met major milestones on new systems virtually. In recent weeks, the GPS III Follow-on finished its critical design review campaign virtually and on ...

Latest News

Air Force Targets PT, Nutrition in ‘Culture of Fitness’ Effort

Pentagon Needs a Digital Command as Part of New Approach to Key Technologies 

Space Force Adds Unit Tying Acquisition to Test and Training

Happy Birthday US Air Force: 78 Today

Watchdog Says Military Can Make Cyber Ops More Efficient

Subscribe to the Daily Report

Get your daily fix of Air & Space Force news delivered right to your inbox every day. There's no more reliable source for news about your Air & Space Forces.

Subscribe Today
Listen to the latest
Aerospace Advantage Podcast
from the Mitchell Institute

CCA and Pilots: How Do We Communicate?

Listen Now
  • Facebook
  • X
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Daily Report
  • Contact Us
  • Advertise
  • Subscribe!
  • Air & Space Forces Association
  • Reuse and Reprint Permission
  • Privacy Policy

Air & Space Forces Magazine is the official publication of the Air & Space Forces Association, 1201 S. Joyce St., C6 / Second Fl., Arlington, Va., 22202. Copyright 2025

Subscribe to the
Air & Space Forces
Daily Report

The latest news from Air & Space Forces Magazine, as well as news from other leading publications, delivered right to your inbox every morning!

We’re sorry, there has been an error. Please review your input or try again later.
Thank you for subscribing
to the Daily Report!