Russia flew more than 300 sorties May 10, firing on targets in the Donbas region of Ukraine and the cities of Mariupol and Odesa as the war moved closer to Russian territory. Meanwhile, British defense minister Ben Wallace prepared to meet Defense Secretary Lloyd J. ...
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For years, the National Guard’s State Partnership Program, whereby individual states partner with other nations’ militaries to provide training and support, flew mostly under the radar. Costing roughly $40 million per year, it represents a tiny fraction of the Pentagon’s budget. That's changing as Russia’s ...
The last few years have seen a dramatic increase in mental health conditions for Americans in general, and for military service members, in particular. In recent years, the Air Force has taken deliberate steps to encourage mental wellness and provide support for Airmen through innovative ...
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The Pentagon knows the equipment and posture it must have now and what it must have 15 years from now. But filling in the middle is what’s delaying the public release of the National Security Strategy and National Defense Strategy, which now may not come ...
Finnish fighter pilots take off, land, and fly in harsh Arctic conditions routinely—all within range of Russian air defenses. They often share these specialized capabilities with the U.S. Air Force to hone Arctic agile combat employment concepts. But as the Nordic nation contemplates a NATO ...
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A new experiment integrating commercial satellites with military networks for tactical and strategic communications is one of U.S. Northern Command chief Gen. Glen D. VanHerck’s priorities. The experiment should be concluded within the year, he said during a press briefing. Speaking from Alaska with Pentagon ...
As the Air Force Research Laboratory is studying the space environment in space, it’s also building a new device to simulate the space environment in a lab. Both activities could help the Space Force predict and track the well being of satellites.
Barnstormers, wing walkers, and air racers lit the spark to enchantment with aviation.
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