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Joining Up on the F-15EX

Nov. 1, 2020 | By John A. Tirpak
The Air Force prepares to welcome the first new F-15s since 2004.

Rare Elements of Security

Nov. 1, 2020 | By Alyk Russell Kenlan
The U.S. moves to ensure a robust supply chain for rare-earth elements—beyond China’s control.

Faces of the Force

Nov. 1, 2020 | By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory
Tell us who you think we should highlight here. Write to afmag@afa.org.

Editorial: Generating Fires, Not Hype

Nov. 1, 2020 | By Tobias Naegele
The Army is missing the point. This is not efficient—or stealth.

Verbatim

Nov. 1, 2020 | By Air & Space Forces Magazine Staff
A collection of quotes on air power and national security issues.

Close Encounters of a Familiar Kind

Nov. 1, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
Competition with Russia intensifies across the Northern Hemisphere.

Erasing Artificial Barriers

Nov. 1, 2020 | By Amy Hudson
The Air Force is making it easier for women to be aviators—and to keep flying should they choose to have children.

Vice Chief Wilson: Long-Awaited Spectrum Warfare Wing Coming to ACC

Oct. 30, 2020 | By John A. Tirpak
Air Combat Command will soon set up an electromagnetic spectrum warfare wing that will most likely fall under 16th Air Force, Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen W. “Seve” Wilson said in an AFA “Airmen in the Fight” streaming program Oct. 30. The announcement closely ...

Izmir-Based Airmen Unscathed after Earthquake Rocks Turkey, Greece

Oct. 30, 2020 | By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory
No personnel from the 425th Air Base Squadron at Izmir Air Station, Turkey—a geographically separated unit of Incirlik Air Base's 39th Air Base Wing—were harmed in a 7.0-magnitude earthquake that shook Turkey and Greece on Oct. 30, Wing Commander Col. John B. Creel wrote in ...

Can Space Force Be the First Military Branch Built for Women?

Oct. 30, 2020 | By Rachel S. Cohen
For nearly 250 years, the U.S. military has designed its machines, career paths, and uniforms through a male lens. Now, the Space Force has a chance to make history as the only military branch built with women in mind from the start. Female service members ...

Space Force Plans Out-of-This-World Transfer Ceremony for NASA Astronaut

Oct. 30, 2020 | By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory
The Space Force plans to swear in NASA Astronaut and Air Force Col. Michael S. Hopkins while he’s aboard the International Space Station as part of the upcoming Crew-1 Mission, a service official confirmed to Air Force Magazine on Oct. 29. Hopkins is slated to ...

USAF is Closing the Pilot Shortage, But Still Planning for Post-Pandemic Dip

Oct. 30, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the commercial airline industry means Air Force pilot retention—a big problem earlier in the year—is in relatively good shape, but the service still needs to prepare for empty cockpits when the economy comes back. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. ...

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