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F-35 Struggles with Availability | Guard Chief on Ukrainian Trainees | F-16 Pilot Earns Safety Trophy

Feb. 9, 2024 | By Greg Hadley, Patrick Reardon, David Roza and John A. Tirpak

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Investing in Dorms | KC-46 WARP Delays | Retirees Coming Back to Active Duty

Feb. 8, 2024 | By Greg Hadley, Unshin Lee Harpley, Patrick Reardon, David Roza and John A. Tirpak

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CCA Wargames | USAF Warrant Officers? | Ellsworth Runway Reopens

Feb. 7, 2024 | By Greg Hadley, Unshin Lee Harpley, Tobias Naegele, David Roza and John A. Tirpak

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New NORTHCOM, NORAD Boss | Taiwan F-16 Upgrades | Satellite Refueling Standards

Feb. 6, 2024 | By Greg Hadley, Unshin Lee Harpley, Patrick Reardon, David Roza and John A. Tirpak

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Strikes in Iraq, Syria, Yemen | CCAF Transcript Task Force | B-52s Arrive in Guam

Feb. 5, 2024 | By Greg Hadley, Douglas A. Birkey, Unshin Lee Harpley, Patrick Reardon, David Roza and John A. Tirpak

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Airmen Injured in Jordan Attack | Enlisted Chiefs on BAH | F-16 Crash in S Korea

Feb. 1, 2024 | By Greg Hadley, Unshin Lee Harpley, David Roza and John A. Tirpak

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Barksdale B-52 Crews | Bamboo Eagle Exercise | ‘Masters of the Air’ Review

Jan. 31, 2024 | By Greg Hadley, Unshin Lee Harpley, David Roza and John A. Tirpak

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FMS Sets Record | Electric Aircraft Finishes Testing | Better Health Care for Recruiters

Jan. 30, 2024 | By Greg Hadley, Tobias Naegele, David Roza and John A. Tirpak

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Attack on US Base in Jordan Kills 3 | B-1s Move to Dyess | AFSOC Crew Flies 3 Reapers at Once

Jan. 29, 2024 | By Greg Hadley, Chris Gordon, David Roza and John A. Tirpak

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WORLD: Weapons

Jan. 26, 2024

WORLD: Weapons: Sentinel 37% Over Cost; USAF orders 1,500 SDBs; WC-135 Nuke Sniffer Upgrade.

WORLD: Airpower

Jan. 26, 2024

WORLD Airpower: Force Design 2050; AFFORGEN; New F-15EX fighters arrive.

COVER STORY: RETOOLING FOR CHINA

Jan. 26, 2024 | By Chris Gordon

Frank Kendall ordered in September a sweeping review of five lines of effort across the department, seeking to uproot the impediments to current and future readiness.