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Rare Elements of Security

Nov. 1, 2020 | By Alyk Russell Kenlan
The U.S. moves to ensure a robust supply chain for rare-earth elements—beyond China’s control.

Erasing Artificial Barriers

Nov. 1, 2020 | By Amy Hudson
The Air Force is making it easier for women to be aviators—and to keep flying should they choose to have children.

Close Encounters of a Familiar Kind

Nov. 1, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
Competition with Russia intensifies across the Northern Hemisphere.

Strategy & Policy

Nov. 1, 2020 | By John A. Tirpak
Brown’s A-B-C-Ds for Accelerating Change

The Promise of Skyborg

Nov. 1, 2020 | By Col. Mark Gunzinger, USAF (Ret.) and Lukas Autenreid
Low-cost attritable UAVs raise the ante for adversaries seeking to challenge USAF.

Humble, Approachable Experts

Nov. 1, 2020 | By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory
For USAF’s Weapons School, teamwork is the recipe for excellence.

Vice Chief Wilson: Long-Awaited Spectrum Warfare Wing Coming to ACC

Oct. 30, 2020 | By John A. Tirpak
Air Combat Command will soon set up an electromagnetic spectrum warfare wing that will most likely fall under 16th Air Force, Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen W. “Seve” Wilson said in an AFA “Airmen in the Fight” streaming program Oct. 30. The announcement closely ...

Izmir-Based Airmen Unscathed after Earthquake Rocks Turkey, Greece

Oct. 30, 2020 | By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory
No personnel from the 425th Air Base Squadron at Izmir Air Station, Turkey—a geographically separated unit of Incirlik Air Base's 39th Air Base Wing—were harmed in a 7.0-magnitude earthquake that shook Turkey and Greece on Oct. 30, Wing Commander Col. John B. Creel wrote in ...

Space Force Plans Out-of-This-World Transfer Ceremony for NASA Astronaut

Oct. 30, 2020 | By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory
The Space Force plans to swear in NASA Astronaut and Air Force Col. Michael S. Hopkins while he’s aboard the International Space Station as part of the upcoming Crew-1 Mission, a service official confirmed to Air Force Magazine on Oct. 29. Hopkins is slated to ...

USAF is Closing the Pilot Shortage, But Still Planning for Post-Pandemic Dip

Oct. 30, 2020 | By Brian W. Everstine
The COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the commercial airline industry means Air Force pilot retention—a big problem earlier in the year—is in relatively good shape, but the service still needs to prepare for empty cockpits when the economy comes back. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. ...

Time for an EW Command? | Mobility Bomb Trucks | New Ejection Seats for F-15s

Oct. 30, 2020 | By Amy Hudson, Rachel S. Cohen, Brian W. Everstine and Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory
Read the day's top news on the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, and national security issues.

Military Domestic Violence Reports Didn’t Rise During COVID-19 Pandemic

Oct. 29, 2020 | By Jennifer-Leigh Oprihory
The Defense Department hasn’t seen an increase in domestic violence reports among military families since the new coronavirus crisis began, despite the COVID-19 pandemic reportedly causing a spike in such activity across the globe, the head of the Pentagon’s Office of Military Family Readiness Policy ...

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