April 11, 1918

April 11, 1918

The first US patrol over enemy lines by an observation squadron in World War I is made by I Corps Observation Squadron, 1st Observation Group, equipped with SPAD biplanes.

Coming in 2024: Patrick Space Force Base Picked for STARCOM Headquarters

June 2, 2023

The Department of the Air Force has selected Patrick Space Force Base, Fla., as the preferred location for Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) headquarters—and hopes to start moving in by fall of next year.

Read: President Biden’s Full Speech at USAFA’s 2023 Graduation

June 1, 2023

U.S. President Joe Biden delivered remarks June 1 at the U.S. Air Force Academy graduation ceremony—his first visit to USAFA as president. The full text and video of his speech is available here.

Biden Tells USAFA Grads: You Have Rare ‘Chance to Change Trajectory’ of US

June 1, 2023

Speaking at the U.S. Air Force Academy’s graduation ceremony June 1, President Joe Biden urged the 921 graduates in the class of 2023 “to keep us at the forefront of air and space dominance.” To do so, Biden added, the newly-commission Air Force and Space Force officers will have to lead their…

480th ISR Wing Honored with Gen. Doolittle Award

June 1, 2023

The 480th Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Wing at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., received the 2023 Gen. James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle Award in recognition of its top-notch ISR support of major commands and joint and combined force commanders across the world over the past two years.

F-35 Block 4 Costs Keep Going Up. The GAO Says It’s Hard to Know Exactly Why

June 1, 2023

It’s hard to know why the F-35 Block 4 upgrade's cost—now $16.5 billion and rising—is going up because it is mixed with the rest of the program, the Government Accountability Office said in a new report.

Medics and Finance Personnel Repairing Runways? The Air Force Tests It Out

June 1, 2023

Seeking to make life harder for a potential adversary like China, the Air Force wants more airfields in more locations, giving the service more freedom to operate in combat. But runways serve little purpose if they are damaged beyond use. The Air Force recently conducted a “beta test” to figure…

Air Force Bomb Techs Practice WWII Tactics for Near-Peer Fight

June 1, 2023

Over the past 20 years, military explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) technicians have become very good at using high-tech tools like robots, communications jammers, smartphones, and next-generation bomb suits to disable improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in crowded urban environments. When it comes to a possible conflict with a near-peer adversary like…

How Boeing’s KC-46A Accelerates Mission Readiness for the Joint Force Today and into the Future

June 1, 2023

As near-peer adversaries have increased their reach and lethality, the U.S. Air Force is accelerating the tanker fleet recapitalization and aggressively pulling forward the Next Generation Aerial Refueling System (NGAS) to meet the threat. Globally operating the KC-46A has advanced mission...

ICBM Cancer Study Will Include ‘Enduring’ Environmental Monitoring

May 31, 2023

The Air Force is conducting a detailed investigation of environmental hazards at ICBM bases as part of its broad study of cancer risks at the facilities. There is an improved understanding of the environment and factors that can affect the issue, as well as better technology and “access both to…

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