Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael J. Schmidt took command of the F-35 Joint Program Office on July 5, succeeding Air Force Lt. Gen. Eric Fick, who is retiring. The succession of an Air Force PEO by another—breaking more than 25 years of back-and-forth joint leadership—may ...
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A comprehensive look at the Air Force and the Space Force, including people, equipment, budget, weapons systems, and more.
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Rank Insignia of the Armed Forces, including Air Force, Space Force, Army, Navy & Coast Guard, and Marine Corps.
Delay of the National Defense Strategy leaves Capitol Hill and Congress scrambling for direction.
The commander of U.S. Air Forces Central (AFCENT), Lt. Gen. Gregory M. Guillot, spoke with Air Force Magazine from the AFCENT headquarters at Al Udeid Air Base, Qatar.
Total aircraft inventory; aircraft inventory trends; ICBM and satellite inventory; aircraft age; tail codes.
DOD Personnel by the numbers, including Total Force End Strength and Demographics by service, rank, sex and education.
The command structure of the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force; numbered air forces; field commands; major commands; and centers.
A non-exhaustive list of acronyms and abbreviations found in the 2022 Almanac.
Principal USAF and major command leaders through the years.

