Air Combat Command declared initial operational capability for the HH-60W Jolly Green II, a key milestone for the combat search and rescue helicopter. The declaration of IOC means the Air Force now has sufficient equipment, logistics, and trained Airmen to deploy a package of four ...
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President Joe Biden nominated a pair of Air Force and Space Force generals for promotion and assignment to critical new roles. Air Force Lt. Gen. Thomas A. Bussiere is nominated for a fourth star and to be the next commander of Air Force Global Strike ...
A pair of KC-135s from Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash., continuously operated for 72 hours, landing only to swap crews, refuel, and service engine oil while keeping at least one engine running at all times. The mission, which took place from Oct. 4 to 7 ...
Deliveries of new F-35 fighters have resumed after halting in September following the discovery that a Chinese-sourced material was used in building the aircraft. The resumption of deliveries, ordered by Pentagon acquisition chief William A. LaPlante, went into effect Oct. 8 and extends through delivery ...
The troubled KC-46 Pegasus tanker faced yet another setback when the Air Force said the new Remote Vision System (RVS) 2.0, which will be used to operate the airplane's refueling boom, will not be available until October 2025. That is a further 19-month delay from ...
Royal Air Force Air Commander Jez Attridge moderates a discussion with Lt. Gen. S. Clinton Hinote, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Air Force for strategy, integration, and requirements, and Lt. Gen. Nina Armagno, director of staff for the Space Force on “The Future of ...
Air Force Special Operations Command’s fleet of MC-130H Combat Talon IIs, used for infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply of special operations forces, has been grounded due to the same cracked propeller parts that led Air Mobility Command to keep its C-130H fleet from flying. AFSOC confirmed ...
When the National Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.C., reopens to the public Oct. 14, it will showcase a T-38 Talon for the first time. The venerable trainer gets a place in the museum thanks to aviation pioneer Jacqueline "Jackie" Cochran.
More common are the connections Chiefs have with other leaders who came before them, whether they served together in combat or on staffs. Though Ryan and Goldfein hailed from different family lines, their intertwined bonds of service are just as unbreakable.
