WORLD: Technology

Sept. 12, 2025
Long-Range Drones Target Battlefield Delivery By Greg Hadley A new startup has a contract with the Air Force’s innovation arm and a prototype to test its new concept: a network of “flying pickup truck” drones to solve the problem of...

WORLD: Air

Sept. 12, 2025
Spain Takes Charge at ACC By Chris Gordon  Gen. Adrian L. Spain succeeded Gen. Kenneth S. Wilsbach Aug. 11, marking his ascension to the four-star ranks at one of the Air Force’s largest and most far-reaching commands.  In a ceremony...
Stealth was a gamble 50 years ago. It’s still a good bet.  S tealth technology has given the U.S. military an air of near invincibility for the past 35 years. Overwhelmingly successful in the 1991 Gulf War, and heavily refined...
When the U.S. attacked Iran’s nuclear development facilities in June, more than 130 fighters played a crucial supporting role. But the seven B-2 stealth bombers—flying direct from the U.S. heartland—were indisputably the heart of the operation, each delivering two monster...
Dear Chief,  Congratulations on your selection. Just two dozen men have survived the culling to become Chief of Staff. Over the years I’ve interviewed 13 of them, plus perhaps two dozen other members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Here’s...
Receiving disability compensation has become a complicated process.  Capt. Cody Kirlin was deployed to Guam in 2019 when he woke one morning with severe neck pain. Examinations revealed the Louisiana Air National Guard F-15 pilot had two herniated discs in...

WORLD: Personnel

July 25, 2025
USAF, USSF Hit Recruiting Goals—3 Months Early  By Chris Gordon  The Space Force and Air Force both hit their fiscal 2025 recruiting goals with months to spare, extending a promising trend that has boosted the services’ ranks.  The Space Force goal...

WORLD: Air Base Defense

July 25, 2025
Experts Warn of Pacific Threats  By Matthew Cox Ukraine’s drone strike on Russian bomber bases didn’t just shock Russia—it also raised alarm among U.S. officials concerned that American military installations could also be vulnerable to attack.  Nicknamed “Operation Spiderweb,” the...

WORLD: Training

July 25, 2025
Major Exercises Kick Off By Greg Hadley  The Air Force and Space Force kicked off a busy summer of major exercises across the Pacific on July 8, with thousands of Airmen and Guardians set to participate in a series of...
“Top Gun: Maverick” captured movie audiences with a plot built around the mission to destroy a fictional country’s uranium enrichment facility hidden deep in a remote mountain range. ... In June, we saw the remake: The Air Force executed the real thing as seven B-2 ...
The 36-hour operation to fly deep into Iranian airspace in June and destroy three heavily fortified nuclear complexes began more than 15 years ago with the discovery of a major construction complex among the remote mountains of northwest Iran.
The U.S. Air Force operational concepts for penetrating into contested areas assume that U.S. forces can maintain highly networked connectivity and reach-back to data and command centers. But China’s People’s Liberation Army’s “informationized” warfighting strategy is specifically designed to counter the networked U.S. approach. Disaggregated ...