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Air Force Sending Teams to Make Sure Bases Are Following Executive Orders

March 18, 2025 | By Greg Hadley
Following direction from a Pentagon task force set up to make sure President Donald Trump’s executive orders are being implemented, the Department of the Air Force will send small teams to “validate” compliance at nine bases before the end of the month. 

US Strikes Houthis as USAF Fighters Help Defend Navy Warships from Retaliation

March 16, 2025 | By Chris Gordon
The U.S. military conducted strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen for the second day in a row March 16, hours after U.S. Air Force fighters helped fend off a drone attack by the Houthis in retaliation for an earlier round of U.S. strikes.

Will TJAG Firings Diminish the Import of Military Legal Advice?

March 1, 2025 | By Unshin Lee Harpley
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced he was removing the top Judge Advocates General from the Army, Navy, and Air Force—a move former Air Force military legal leaders say raises many questions.

Pentagon’s No. 2 Civilian Nominee Talks NGAD, Hypersonics, and More

Feb. 25, 2025 | By John A. Tirpak
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth or perhaps even President Donald Trump will have the final say on a way forward for the Air Force’s Next-Generation Air Dominance fighter, the nominee to serve as the Pentagon’s No. 2 civilian said at his confirmation hearing.

New Report: A $45B ‘Recovery Plan’ for the Department of the Air Force

Feb. 25, 2025 | By Greg Hadley
The “first priority” for President Donald Trump defense team to deliver "peace through strength" should be a major cash infusion to revitalize the Air Force and ensure the Space Force can deliver for all the other military branches, according to a new report from AFA’s Mitchell ...

Hegseth Plans to Shrink Civilian Workforce; Air Force Hasn’t Fired Anyone Yet

Feb. 24, 2025 | By David Roza
The Office of the Secretary of Defense laid out ambitious goals to reduce the department’s civilian workforce by 5 to 8 percent, but it’s not clear how many of those will be Department of the Air Force employees.

In Purge, Trump Fires Brown, Slife, Franchetti, and More

Feb. 21, 2025 | By Chris Gordon
President Donald Trump fired Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. as Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, announcing his intent to nominate retired Air Force Lt. Gen. John "Dan" Caine to replace him in a social media post Feb. 21.

Defense Secretary Orders Air Force to Pause All Reorg Planning

Feb. 10, 2025 | By Greg Hadley
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth directed the Department of the Air Force to pause all planning related to its “Re-Optimization for Great Power Competition” effort—a move that leaves a sweeping plan to transform the Air Force and Space Force in limbo. 

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