With the threat of a government shutdown looming, Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall issued an urgent plea to Congress at AFA’s Air, Space, & Cyber Conference on Sept. 11. “We have already lost far too much time waiting for Congress to act on ...
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The Air Force will pursue five lines of effort toward a speedy restructuring of the force, aimed at optimizing for great power conflict, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said.
Air Mobility Command boss Gen. Mike Minihan wants to help his troops prepare for near-peer conflict amid a long list of everyday responsibilities and urged them to push him to work even harder.
While some future Air Force pilots wait for cockpits to open up so they can start training, they’re doing everything from public affairs to marshaling aircraft on the flight line, the head of the 19th Air Force said recently—highlighting the persistent problems the service faces ...
New details of the Air Force’s Collaborative Combat Aircraft program—and how it will work together with similar efforts in the Navy—will emerge from AFA’s Air, Space, and Cyber Conference in September, USAF’s program executive officer for fighters and advanced aircraft said.