The Air Force will reactivate its 495th Fighter Squadron to support the F-35 mission at RAF Lakenheath, U.K., 48th Fighter Wing spokesperson Maj. Sybil V. Taunton confirmed to Air Force Magazine via email on Sept. 15. “Overall we will see a plus-up of roughly 1,200 ...
The head of U.S. Air Forces in Europe is “convinced” the command will base F-35As at RAF Lakenheath, U.K., on time in late 2021, despite some delays to military construction and a possible slowdown in F-35 deliveries because of COVID-19. “I am clear eyed that ...
The Air Force still needs 220 total bombers, including about 100 new B-21s, though that target is a “living number” that can change as the Raider comes online and aging aircraft are modernized and outfitted with advanced weapons, the head of Air Force Global Strike ...
Physical fitness could look a little different in the newest branch of the military, as officials consider more holistic, functional exercises and fewer PT tests. “We could do it more efficiently,” Chief Master Sgt. Roger A. Towberman, the Space Force’s senior enlisted adviser, told Air ...
The recent ABMS experiment demonstrated great value in artificial intelligence, Air Combat Command boss Gen. Mark D. Kelly said in a September 14 press conference at AFA's virtual Air, Space & Cyber Conference. The value it offers is in potentially bringing more information into decision-making ...
Air Force Magazine Editor-in-Chief Tobias Naegele and News Editor Amy McCullough highlight some of the key takeaways from the first day of AFA's virtual Air, Space & Cyber Conference, including clips from Secretary Barbara M. Barrett and Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr.'s ...
The Air Force Recruiting Service is implementing diversity targets for USAF recruiting efforts and will gauge its progress once a month beginning in fiscal 2021, AFRS Commander Maj. Gen. Edward W. Thomas Jr. announced Sept. 14. The Space Force will also adopt these targets, he ...
The Air Force in the coming weeks will evaluate an interim fix to the KC-46’s troubled remote vision system to see if there would be any value gained, while still holding Boeing to its requirement to provide a broad, permanent fix to the system by ...
As Hurricane Sally strengthens to a Category 2 storm, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss., near the storm's expected landfall, has elevated its hurricane preparedness level, alerting base personnel to secure loose objects outside and prepare for potential evacuation. The storm is expected to make landfall ...
The Department of the Air Force’s top officers are beginning to lay the groundwork for changes to how they manage and provide air and space forces to commanders around the world. In his first month as Air Force Chief of Staff, Gen. Charles Q. Brown ...
The Air Force is seeing results in attracting small and medium businesses and startups by using targeted investments and putting them together with commercial investors, panelists said in an acquisition panel at AFA's virtual Air, Space & Cyber Conference. But once the small businesses are ...
If the Defense Department wants to recruit and retain younger Americans who speak technology and innovation as a first language, it must significantly change its approach to talent management, Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness Matthew P. Donovan said during a Sept. 14 ...