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USAF Unfunded Priorities Include More F-15EXs, No Additional F-35As

June 2, 2021 | By Brian W. Everstine
The Air Force wants another dozen F-15EXs as part of its $4.2 billion unfunded priorities list it submitted to Congress this week, but the service is not asking for any additional F-35A strike fighters. The Space Force sent a separate request to the Hill, but ...

USAF’s Plan to Replace JSTARS at Robins | B-52s Fly Over NATO Nations | MH-139s Delayed

June 2, 2021 | By Amy Hudson and Brian W. Everstine
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USAF Wants 110 Fewer Airplanes in 2022 | R&D Money to Counter China | Space Force’s Big Budget Boost

June 1, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine, John A. Tirpak and Amanda Miller
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A Time to Pause and Remember

May 31, 2021
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Space Force’s 2022 Budget Adds Satellites, Warfighting Center, More Guardians

May 29, 2021 | By Amanda Miller
The Space Force is asking for $17.4 billion in its 2022 budget request—more than 10 percent of the Department of the Air Force's $173.7 billion "blue" budget and a $2 billion increase from 2021. The request would grow the service to 8,400 Guardians, pay to ...

Budget to Include ‘Largest-Ever’ R&D Ask | New PT Scoring Charts | DOD IG Criticizes Air Force for KC-46 Oversight

May 28, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine, Greg Hadley and John A. Tirpak
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Senator Who Flew Space Shuttle Shocked that China, Russia Hardly Engage on Space Debris

May 27, 2021 | By Amanda Miller
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Arizona), a retired Navy pilot who flew or commanded four space shuttle missions and is a member of the Senate Armed Services subcommittee on strategic forces, said that by sharing information about potential collisions in orbit, even with adversaries, "there's also a ...

Here Are the Scoring Charts for the Air Force’s New Fitness Test

May 27, 2021 | By Greg Hadley
As Airmen prepare for the return of physical fitness tests July 1, the Air Force released updated scoring charts May 26 to reflect the changes to those tests. As previously announced, PT tests will no longer include the controversial waist measurement as a scored component, ...

Inside a KC-46 Refueling Flight | Kendall Hints at Dual-Sourcing Weapons | Golden Horde’s Final Flight Test

May 27, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine, Greg Hadley and John A. Tirpak
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Brown or Raymond? Milley Hints One Will Replace Him as ‘Next Chairman’ of Joint Chiefs

May 26, 2021 | By Greg Hadley
The next Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff could well be an Airman or Guardian, hinted Army Gen. Mark A. Milley, the current CJCS, while speaking at the graduation ceremony for the U.S. Air Force Academy on May 26. Air Force Chief of Staff ...

Kendall Faces Little Resistance to SECAF Nomination | How Brown Plans to Shape the Future | Draken Pilot Killed in Nellis Crash

May 26, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Tobias Naegele and John A. Tirpak
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Kendall’s Nomination Hearing on May 25 | USAF Boosts Fighter Mission Capable Rates | A New Way to Fight for AMC

May 25, 2021 | By Amy Hudson, Brian W. Everstine and John A. Tirpak
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