Almanac: Glossary of Acronyms & Abbreviations

Missile Defense Agency Moves Out Quickly on ‘Iron Dome’

Feb. 7, 2025

The Missile Defense Agency is moving quickly to gather ideas for President Donald Trump’s proposed “Iron Dome for America” and hopes to make progress on some within the next two years.

‘Blind Spot’ in F-16 Engine Led to Its Failure and Fiery Crash Last Year

Feb. 7, 2025

A known “blind spot” in F-16 engines meant maintainers couldn’t see one turned vane inside an aircraft at Holloman Air Force Base, N.M.—damage that resulted in engine failure and a crash that destroyed the $21 million fighter in April 2024, according to a new Air Force report.

KC-46 Mission Capable Rates Slipped Further from Goal in 2024

Feb. 7, 2025

The KC-46A Pegasus aerial tanker still isn’t meeting required mission capable rates, mostly due to parts shortages, and other significant problems are still being remedied, the Pentagon’s test director said in a new report.

USAF Flies More Detained Migrants to Guantanamo in C-17

Feb. 6, 2025

A U.S. Air Force C-17 carrying detained migrants arrived at Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Feb. 6, the second such flight to the U.S. military outpost this week, a defense official told Air & Space Forces Magazine, part of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration.

Japan Puts New US Space Force Capability into Orbit

Feb. 6, 2025

A Japanese navigation satellite launched from one of Japan's southernmost islands earlier this week, carrying into space a U.S. Space Force space domain awareness payload.

Death at Robins Blamed on Faulty Construction, Prompting More Inspections

Feb. 6, 2025

The Air Force will launch a department-wide series of inspections of buildings across the Air Force and Space Force in the wake of an investigation into the death of a 14-year-old boy at Robins Air Force Base Ga., last summer.

US Military Working on Slate of Safety Fixes for V-22 Osprey

Feb. 6, 2025

The U.S. military’s V-22 Osprey fleet is set to receive a slate of improvements to increase safety as the fallout from a deadly crash of a U.S. Air Force Osprey off the coast of Japan in late 2023 continues to reverberate across the fleet. The primary focus of the confirmed…

US, Allies Conduct Airstrikes on Terrorists in Somalia, Iraq, and Syria

Feb. 5, 2025

The U.S. and its allies continue to strike the Islamic State group and other terrorist targets to prevent a comeback of the groups, even as much of the Pentagon’s public attention has shifted towards the southern border.

B-1 Bombers, Philippine Fighters Maneuver Over South China Sea

Feb. 5, 2025

U.S. Air Force B-1 bombers flew alongside Philippine fighter jets over the South China Sea on Feb. 4 in a significant show of airpower in a disputed region. The Philippine Air Force announced on social media that three of its...

Almanac: Glossary of Acronyms & Abbreviations

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