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Defending Space Assets | Thousands Unvaccinated as Next Deadline Looms | DOD Extends Housing Assistance

Nov. 18, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Greg Hadley, Abraham Mahshie and Shaun Waterman

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Hinote: Air Force Not Accelerating Fast Enough | Senate Moves on NDAA | USAF Fails Audit, Again

Nov. 17, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Greg Hadley, Abraham Mahshie and John A. Tirpak

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US Blasts Russia for Space Debris | How to Break a Major Acquisition Program | SAC Shakeup

Nov. 16, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Greg Hadley, Abraham Mahshie, Amanda Miller and John A. Tirpak

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New PT Test Charts | No Protest on GE Engine Contract | Building a New Promotions System

Nov. 15, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Greg Hadley, Abraham Mahshie, Amanda Miller and John A. Tirpak

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COVID-19 Religious Exemptions | Bombers in Europe | What Cyber Warfare Has in Common With MMA

Nov. 12, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Greg Hadley, Abraham Mahshie and Shaun Waterman

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Thank A Veteran

Nov. 11, 2021

AFA president retired Lt. Gen. Bruce "Orville" Wright's Veterans Day message: "We are all citizens, but only some have earned the privilege to be called veterans."

Interpersonal Violence Study Results Released | The New GE Aviation | One-Stop Shop for AR, VR Training

Nov. 10, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Greg Hadley, Amanda Miller and John A. Tirpak

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Allies’ Impact on Nuclear Policy | Talks Restart With Taliban | Gremlins Swarming Drones Program Prepares for Next Phase

Nov. 9, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Greg Hadley, Abraham Mahshie and Amanda Miller

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The NDAA Time Crunch | DARPA’S Gremlins Autonomous Swarming Demo | Cybersecurity for Satellites

Nov. 8, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Greg Hadley, Abraham Mahshie, Amanda Miller and Shaun Waterman

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KC-46, F-35 Provide Lessons for Future Testing

Nov. 5, 2021 | By Greg Hadley and John A. Tirpak

Lessons from the KC-46 and F-35 will prove useful to the testing community in the years to come.

Senate Appropriators Release Their Plan for DOD in ’22

Nov. 5, 2021 | By Greg Hadley

The $725.8 billion bill would raise DOD spending some $25 billion above the total proposed by President Joe Biden’s administration back in May.

Air Force Wants Up to 400 Advanced Fighter Trainers

Nov. 5, 2021 | By John A. Tirpak

Red air operations and training are priorities for USAF in the coming decade.