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USAF Separated 610 Airmen for Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine | Tests Underway for New B-52 Engine | Why the Afghan Air Force Collapsed

March 2, 2023 | By Chris Gordon, Christopher Prawdzik and John A. Tirpak

Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

Air Force Selects E-7 as AWACS Replacement | F-35 Deliveries to Restart After Engine Fix | DOD Says F-16s Too Costly for Ukraine Despite Pushback

March 1, 2023 | By Chris Gordon, Christopher Prawdzik, John A. Tirpak and Lt. Gen. Bruce Wright, USAF (Ret.)

Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

Air Force Reverses COVID-19 Vaccine Actions | US Hopes to Save New START | Task Force 99 Completes First Tests

Feb. 28, 2023 | By Chris Gordon, Christopher Prawdzik and John A. Tirpak

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Space Force Unveils Logo | Lockheed, Lawmakers Spar Over F-35 Sustainment | Withdrawing from Iraq

July 23, 2020 | By Amy Hudson, Rachel S. Cohen and Brian W. Everstine

Daily Report: Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, airpower, and national security issues.

USAF to Get Turkish F-35s | Diversity, Inclusion Reading List | B-1s Back in Guam

July 21, 2020 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine, Alyk Russell Kenlan and John A. Tirpak

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Space Force Builds Initial Ranks | New AFCENT Boss | First KC-10 Retires

July 17, 2020 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine and Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory

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2 F-16 Crashes in 2 Weeks | USAF Looking at 56 More F-15EXs | HAC Approves 2021 Spending Bill

July 15, 2020 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine, Alyk Russell Kenlan, Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory and John A. Tirpak

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COVID-19 at the Academy and BMT | SOUTHCOM Drug Interdictions Up | Japan’s F-35 Buy Increases

July 12, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine, Rachel S. Cohen, Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory and John A. Tirpak

Daily Report: Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, airpower, and national security issues.

USAF’s Diversity Push Makes Progress | New Metrics for Effectiveness | How Okinawa is Fighting COVID

July 9, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine, Rachel S. Cohen, Jennifer Hlad and John A. Tirpak

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House Floats DOD Spending Bill | COVID Surges Among Airmen | Breaking Up with Turkey

July 8, 2020 | By Rachel S. Cohen, Brian W. Everstine, Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory and John A. Tirpak

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Air, Space & Cyber Conference Goes Virtual | 26 States Vying for SPACECOM HQ | USAF Nearing 250 F-35s

July 7, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine, Rachel S. Cohen, Alyk Russell Kenlan, Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory and John A. Tirpak

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Black Airmen Discuss Race | F-16 Pilot Killed in Crash Identified | Defense Policy Bill Moves to Full House

July 6, 2020 | By Amy Hudson, Rachel S. Cohen, Brian W. Everstine, Alyk Russell Kenlan and Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory

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