June 09, 2008

June 9, 2008

President Bush announces intention to nominate Michael B. Donley for Secretary of the Air Force and name him as Acting Secretary, pending Senate confirmation.

U.S. Won’t Update Nuclear Posture Review: Pentagon Policy Chief

March 5, 2026

The Trump administration will not conduct a Nuclear Posture Review to accompany its 2026 National Defense Strategy but will instead mostly rely on its 2018 review, Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby told lawmakers this week.

Space Development Agency Faces Challenges Scaling its Growing Constellation

March 5, 2026

The Space Development Agency launched its first two batches of operational satellites last fall in what was supposed to be the start of a 10-month campaign to populate its proliferated data transport and missile tracking constellation. Six months later, the agency and its vendors have yet to move those first…

NATO Scrambles a Dozen Aircraft as Russian Warplanes Approach Alaska

March 5, 2026

NORAD scrambled a half-dozen American and Canadian fighters, along with six support aircraft, to intercept two Russian military aircraft that entered the Air Defense Identification Zone off the coast of Alaska and Canada on March 4.

Air Force Vice Chief: No Contract for Extra KC-46s Until Deficiencies Are Fixed

March 4, 2026

The Air Force won’t finalize a new deal with Boeing for another 75 KC-46 tankers until some of the “deficiencies” with the refueler are resolved, new Vice Chief of Staff Gen. John D. Lamontagne told lawmakers March 4.

Airstrikes Shift Deeper Inside Iran as US Gains Air Superiority

March 4, 2026

Control of the skies in Operation Epic Fury is enabling the Pentagon to rely more on satellite- and laser-guided bombs, throttle back on expensive long-range standoff munitions, and move to a new phase of air war, defense officials said on March 4. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen.…

DOD Seeks to Quell Weapons Concerns, as White House Crafts Iran Supplemental

March 4, 2026

Pentagon leaders insist they have a sufficient stockpile of munitions to continue strikes on Iran amid reports that the U.S. military’s supply of key weapons and interceptors has been diminished in the first four days of conflict.

With E-3s Busy Over Iran, New Report Calls E-7 ‘Indispensible’

March 4, 2026

With more than a third of the Air Force's entire E-3 AWACS fleet deployed to support the war against Iran, the ability to perform airborne battle management, or ABM, remains essential to the broader joint force, a new think tank report argues.

Air Force Test Launches Unarmed ICBM with Two Reentry Vehicles

March 4, 2026

The Air Force conducted its first test of a Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile in 2026 on March 3, launching an unarmed missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., equipped with two test reentry vehicles at 11:01 p.m. Pacific Time.

Space Force Officials Preparing for More Budget Growth in 2027

March 3, 2026

After years of describing to lawmakers and Pentagon leaders the nature of that threat and the key role spacepower plays in deterring conflict in the domain and enabling the rest of the joint force, Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman told reporters during AFA’s Warfare Symposium here that the message appears to…

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