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Kabul Evacuation Pace Increases as US Citizens, Afghans Struggle to Get to Airport

Aug. 18, 2021 | By Brian W. Everstine
Airlift operations are increasing at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan, with about 20 C-17s flying out per day in what U.S. military leaders say is likely to be the country’s second-largest non-combatant evacuation operation in its history. “Right now, our mission is to secure that ...

Afghanistan Update | Promotion Board Schedule | Space Force’s Hack-a-Sat

Aug. 18, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine, Greg Hadley, John A. Tirpak and Shaun Waterman
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

Chaos in Afghanistan | Skyborg Makes Progress | C-130 Heads to Haiti

Aug. 17, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine, Greg Hadley and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

Rushed Evacuations from Kabul | Space Systems Command Stands Up | More Momentum for Space Guard

Aug. 16, 2021 | By Brian W. Everstine, Greg Hadley, , John A. Tirpak and Shaun Waterman
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

Thousands of Troops Head to Kabul | New Engines Won’t Work in Old Fighters | USAF Needs to Improve Cybersecurity

Aug. 13, 2021 | By Brian W. Everstine, Greg Hadley, and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

U.S. Sending 3,000 Troops to Protect American Diplomats in Kabul

Aug. 12, 2021 | By Brian W. Everstine and Abraham Mahshie
The Pentagon on Aug. 12 detailed a massive plan to protect American diplomats and Afghan special immigrant visa applicants in Kabul, ordering 3,000 Marines and Soldiers to Kabul within days, with an additional 1,000 Soldiers and Airmen deploying to Qatar to facilitate visa processing and ...

Massive Skunk Works Plant | How the New Deployment Model Will Work | Successful ICBM Test

Aug. 12, 2021 | By Brian W. Everstine, Greg Hadley, and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

Secretary Kendall’s Plan | COVID-19 Vaccine to be Required | The Cyber Threat to Commercial Space

Aug. 10, 2021 | By Brian W. Everstine, Greg Hadley and
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CSAF on China Threat | The Need to Coordinate JADC2 Efforts | RQ-4 Crashes in New Mexico

Aug. 9, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine, Greg Hadley, and John A. Tirpak
Daily Report: Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

A Weapons Update | New Name for Superintendents | USAF Invests in Hypersonic Jet

Aug. 6, 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, and national security issues.

USAF’s New Deployment Model | CSAR Challenges | Kendall Ceremonially Sworn In as SECAF

Aug. 5, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine, Greg Hadley and John A. Tirpak
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

Details Released About Pentagon Attack that Left Officer Dead

Aug. 4, 2021 | By Greg Hadley
Law enforcement officials identified both the officer killed and the suspect who died in the Aug. 3 attack at a bus stop outside the Pentagon. Officials also announced that a civilian bystander was injured during the incident.

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