The Air Force is requesting about $141 million for initial enlistment bonuses in its fiscal 2026 budget, while Space Force wants $13 million.
Special Warfare
The Air Force Special Reconnaissance Apprentice Course teaches Airmen the basics of infiltrating deep behind enemy lines to collect intelligence for friendly airpower.
Special Reconnaissance Airmen are trained to collect intelligence for airpower planners with a wide range of tools, from ghillie suits to small drones and cyber warfare.
Members of the Texas Air National Guard’s 147th Air Support Operations Squadron recently teamed up with Texas state agencies in Austin to try out a new technology that should help military and civilian first responders save lives faster in a natural disaster or humanitarian support ...
USAF looks to push more Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape instructors through the pipeline as focus shifts to great power competition.
