MAC Opens Combat Airdrop Missions to Women

Dec. 14, 1989

Military Airlift Command approves a policy change that allows female aircrew members to serve on C-130 and C-141 combat airdrop missions.

Northrop Tests New Rocket Motor as Part of Innovation Push

Dec. 8, 2025

Northrop Grumman test fired its newest solid rocket motor Dec. 4, part of an internally funded effort to rapidly design and build SRMs using advanced manufacturing techniques.

New CMSAF Pledges High Standards, Better Resources for Airmen

Dec. 8, 2025

Upon assuming his post, new Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David Wolfe said he will prioritize high standards and pledged to ensure Airmen of all specialties get the equipment they need to project U.S. airpower.

In Defense Bill, Congress Rejects Bid to Retire A-10s, F-15Es

Dec. 8, 2025

Lawmakers resolving differences in the House and Senate versions of the National Defense Authorization bill want to stop cuts to the Air Force’s combat fleet by blocking scores of planned divestments of aging A-10 and F-15E fighters.

Golden Dome Details Begin to Emerge

Dec. 7, 2025

The Golden Dome air and missile defense shield to protect the United States will have some “operational capability” in 2028, the program’s leader said Dec. 6 at the Reagan National Defense Forum.

SDA Back on Track to Award Satellite Contracts After Funds Went to Troop Shutdown Pay

Dec. 5, 2025

The Space Development Agency says it’s on track to issue its next batch of missile warning and tracking satellite contracts this month after those awards were delayed by the Pentagon’s decision to divert funds from the agency to pay troops during this fall’s prolonged government shutdown.

Time is Running out for Airmen, Guardians to Enroll for Health Care

Dec. 5, 2025

Don’t forget--the deadlines for Airmen and Guardians to sign-up for 2026 health, dental and vision benefits are quickly approaching.

New STRATCOM Boss Stresses Deterrence in ‘Tech-Saturated’ World

Dec. 5, 2025

Navy Adm. Richard Correll succeeded Air Force Gen. Anthony J. Cotton as head of U.S. Strategic Command on Dec. 5, stressing the need for the combatant command to understand and embrace new technologies for its deterrence mission.

Report: Space Force and SPACECOM Need Cross-Domain Support to Gain Superiority

Dec. 5, 2025

For decades, the Pentagon has viewed space as a “supporting” domain to enable operations in the land, sea, and air. But a new report from AFA’s Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies argues the time has come to consider how ops in those domains can now support space.

AETC Gets Its Hands on 1st Production T-7 Trainer

Dec. 5, 2025

Air Education & Training Command received its first T-7A Red Hawk when the long-awaited next-generation jet trainer landed at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph on Dec. 5.

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