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Protecting the Energy Grid | B-2s Fly with Norwegian F-35s | Next-Gen Engines for F-35

Sept. 13, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Greg Hadley, John A. Tirpak and Shaun Waterman
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

20 Years Later: Reflections and Lessons from a General Who Smelled the Smoke on 9/11

Sept. 10, 2021 | By Abraham Mahshie
The building shook for only an instant and the soot from the smoke was clean within 48 hours, retired Lt. Gen. David A. Deptula recalled two decades after the 9/11 attack on the Pentagon. But America’s national security priorities had been lost in the fog ...

The 9/11 Mission was to Take Down Any Unresponsive Aircraft. The Only Option: ‘Fly Into It’

Sept. 10, 2021 | By John A. Tirpak
Then-1st Lt. Heather Penney's mission on 9/11 was to bring any airliner that didn't respond to commands down, causing as few casualties as possible on the ground. For Penney, an F-16 fighter pilot assigned to the District of Columbia Air National Guard's 121st Fighter Squadron, ...

Austin Warns of Al-Qaida Reemergence | Second Racial Disparity Review Released | Pratt Pushes Upgraded F135 Engine

Sept. 10, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Greg Hadley, , John A. Tirpak and Shaun Waterman
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

Next-Gen Hurricane Hunters | ‘Flightline of the Future’ | Veteran Suicide Rates Decline

Sept. 9, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Greg Hadley, and Amanda Miller
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

Managing Physiological Events | Pentagon Urges Workers to Telework as Cases Surge | Haiti Humanitarian Mission Ends

Sept. 8, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Greg Hadley, and Tobias Naegele
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

Vaccine Deadlines are Official | Update Sought on Electronic Warfare Progress | Rocket Explodes at Vandenberg

Sept. 7, 2021 | By Amanda Miller, Greg Hadley, Amy Hudson 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.

Space Force Cadet Selection | Waivers for Generals | What Drove Software Chief to Quit

Sept. 3, 2021 | By Amanda Miller, Greg Hadley and
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

Conflicting Emotions on Chaotic End to 20-Year War | HASC Approves Space Guard | Meet FiFi, a WWII B-29

Sept. 2, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Greg Hadley, and Amanda Miller
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

Biden Defends Afghanistan Withdrawal | F-35 Survivability Questioned | CSAF Awarded Rare French Honor

Sept. 1, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Greg Hadley and
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, Department of Defense, and national security issues.

US Ends Afghanistan Mission | LRSO Award Could be on Hold | Gulf Bases Escape Ida

Aug. 31, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Greg Hadley, 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.

Three-Way Cold War | New AFGSC Boss | Building a Digital Force

Aug. 30, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine, Greg Hadley, , Amanda Miller 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.

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Air Force Wants a New, Affordable Standoff Attack Missile by 2033

Space Force Resets Modernization Plan for Its Aging Satellite Control Network

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