The Air Force Association changed its name to the Air & Space Forces Association, revealing a new logo on April 7 that is intended to represent its mission supporting and advocating for both services.
In just over 200 pages, a new book from the command historian at the Air Force Academy covers more than a century of airpower in a concise primer for newcomers and armchair historians.
Astronaut William Anders, who flew around the moon on Apollo 8 and took the iconic “Earthrise” photo, died in a plane crash June 7 at the age of 90. Across his life he was an Air Force pilot and general, an ambassador, head of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and an…
An Air Force combat controller earned the Air Force Cross—the service’s second-highest decoration for valor in combat behind only the Medal of Honor—for his actions during a fierce battle in Syria in 2018. His identity, however, remains publicly unknown.
Two air commandos who helped save more than a dozen lives in an CV-22 Osprey crash in Afghanistan 14 years ago were posthumously awarded Distinguished Flying Crosses last week, Air Force Special Operations Command announced.
Retired Lt. Gen. Burt Field has been appointed President & Chief Executive Officer of the Air & Space Forces Association. A 1979 graduate of the Air Force Academy, Field was an F-16 pilot and Weapons School graduate—and former Commandant—who served 35 years in uniform.
Gen. Howell M. Estes III, whose last Air Force assignments were as commander of NORAD and U.S. and Air Force Space Commands, has died at age 82. Estes flew 169 missions in the Vietnam War and commanded the super-secret F-117 fighter unit.
The 22nd Space Operations Squadron, Detachment 1 at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., is the winner of the Polaris Award for Team Excellence for embodying all four core Guardian Values in 2023.