2024 USAF & USSF Almanac: Department of the Air Force Structure

NGAD Images Doctored to Hide Most, If Not All, True Design Features

April 18, 2025

As with previous stealth aircraft unveilings, the Air Force’s imagery of the F-47 Next-Generation Air Dominance fighter has been doctored to keep adversaries guessing about its true shaping and design philosophy.

Air Force MAJCOMs, Given New Guidance, Pull Back on Family Days

April 18, 2025

When acting Air Force Secretary Gary A. Ashworth rescinded service-wide “Family Days” last week citing the need to build readiness, he left it up to commanders, directors, and supervisors to decide if they would still permit extra days off. Here’s how Air Force major commands are taking that guidance.

Maryland Guard A-10s Still Flying in ‘Combat Readiness’ Exercise

April 17, 2025

The Maryland Air National Guard may be starting to say goodbye to its A-10 “Warthogs,” but it is not slowing down in the meantime, as it recently wrapped up a 11-day “combat readiness” exercise along the East Coast to prepare some of its Airmen for a planned deployment to the…

Air Guardsmen Pull Off ‘Remarkable’ Antarctica Rescue

April 17, 2025

A pair of Wyoming Air National Guardsmen and a flight crew from the New York Air National Guard played a crucial role in a dramatic rescue earlier this year when they helped save the life of a man suffering from a heart attack in Antarctica, one of the most remote…

Air Force Tests Out New Air-to-Air Training in Europe Focused on Drones

April 17, 2025

U.S. Air Forces in Europe is using one of its premier F-16 squadrons to develop and practice new tactics and weapons to counter drones. The exercise stems from the service’s experience in the Middle East, fighting off Iranian and Houthi attacks.

AFSOC Command Chief Relieved, Investigation Ongoing

April 16, 2025

The top enlisted Airman in Air Force Special Operations Command, Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Green, was relieved April 14, but few details are available amid an ongoing investigation.

Air Force Seeking ‘Emerging Technologies’ for E-7 Wedgetail—or Successors

April 16, 2025

The Air Force is still a few years away from getting its hands on its first E-7 aircraft for airborne early warning and control, but the service is already seeking industry input on new systems to either enhance or replace the sensor capabilities of the Wedgetail—or possibly even acquire new…

B-1s Deploy to Misawa for First Ever Bomber Task Force Based in Japan

April 16, 2025

B-1Bs have landed at Misawa Air Base for the Air Force’s first ever Bomber Task Force rotation based in Japan, Pacific Air Forces and Air Force Global Strike Command confirmed.

B-1 Bombers Jet to South Korea for Training, Flyover

April 15, 2025

B-1Bs from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, flew over South Korea with U.S. and Korean fighters on April 15, adding to the already robust USAF bomber presence in the Indo-Pacific.

2024 USAF & USSF Almanac: Department of the Air Force Structure

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