A pair of U.S. Air Force C-17s arrived in Türkiye on Feb. 8, carrying disaster relief personnel and equipment to help with the recovery from a massive earthquake. U.S. Transportation Command was tapped to transport aid, and within 24 hours of notification, two flights departed, one each ...

World: Readiness

Nov. 3, 2022
Air Force Strength now 'very weak';TRANSOM unveils agile strategy to deter China.

World: Acquisition

Oct. 7, 2022
World: Acquisition--Time to invest in Next-Gen Tankers; Acquisition inflation.

Letters

Sept. 2, 2022
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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.

World: Culture

July 1, 2022
New USAF Brown and Blue Books; Refusing COVID vaccine leads to general discharges; 10-year low in E-7 promotions; Space Force eases uniform policies; AMC endurance record set.

World: Modernization

July 1, 2022
Recent wargaming results; ARRW at hypersonic speed; Advanced F-22 capabilities revealed.
The Air Force has nine major commands and two Air Reserve Components. (Air Force Reserve Command is both a majcom and an ARC.) In late 2019, Air Force Space Command was redesignated U.S. Space Force, a separate military branch under the Department of the Air ...