November 17, 2008

Nov. 17, 2008

Gen. Craig R. McKinley receives his fourth star from Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and takes charge of the National Guard Bureau. He is the first four-star general to head the NGB and the first Air Force officer since 2002.

Space Development Agency Launches 21 Data Transport Satellites

Oct. 15, 2025

The Space Development Agency added 21 satellites to its nascent data transport network in an Oct. 15 launch, the second mission in a 10-month campaign to field 154 operational spacecraft.

Air Force Bases to Host AI Data Centers on Unused Land

Oct. 15, 2025

The Air Force is offering space on five of its bases for companies to build artificial intelligence data centers, part of a broader push by the Trump administration to speed up development of the infrastructure needed to enable the rapid development and adoption of AI technology.

Air Force Dropping Integrated Capabilities Command

Oct. 15, 2025

A year after announcing the creation of a provisional Integrated Capabilities Command, the Air Force is dropping the plan, and intends to move all modernization planning to the Air Force Futures organization. Maj. Gen. Christopher Niemi, director of concepts and strategy, will oversee the restructure of Air Force Futures to…

Hegseth’s Air Force Jet Diverts for Emergency Landing

Oct. 15, 2025

A U.S. Air Force plane carrying Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth made an emergency landing Oct. 15 while the Pentagon chief was traveling in Europe, U.S. officials said.

New Blue Origin Facility To Boost Space Force Launch Cadence

Oct. 15, 2025

A new Space Force partnership with Blue Origin to expand payload processing capacity at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Fla., will allow the launch range to support as many as 16 more missions per year.

Pentagon’s New Counter-Drone Task Force to Arm Future ACE Airmen

Oct. 14, 2025

The Pentagon’s new counter-drone task force will play a direct role in arming Airmen with new weapons to defend Air Force agile combat employment, or ACE, air bases in austere locations against enemy drone attacks, the director of Joint Interagency Task Force 401 said Oct. 14.

DOD Canceled the Air Force’s $1.4B ‘Cloud One’ Contract. Did it Save Any Money?

Oct. 14, 2025

When Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth canceled the Air Force’s Cloud One Next contract earlier this year, he declared it would save taxpayers $1.4 billion—the maximum billings under the contract. But current and former Air Force personnel who are familiar with Cloud One say it’s not as simple as that.

Hegseth Wants Basic to Go Old School. What Policies Must Change First?

Oct. 14, 2025

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's recent direction that the military services return to a more old-school approach to basic training—with instructors "tossing bunks" and "putting their hands on recruits”—will likely require the Air Force to rewrite policies for military training instructors it has modified over time to cut down on such…

CMSAF Flosi Says He Will Retire

Oct. 14, 2025

Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force David A. Flosi is retiring following the unexpected death of his wife Katy last month, he announced in an email to the force Oct. 13.

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