The Air Force and Space Force will have to manage a delicate balance between building readiness and preparing forces as they conduct more realistic, large-scale exercises, senior leaders said Sept. 18 at AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference.
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Holistic approaches, rather than individual good ideas, will help mitigate the Air Force's chronic pilot shortage, panelists said at AFA's Air, Space & Cyber conference.
The top enlisted leader of the Air Force said the service may reduce the number of job specialties to help prepare Airmen for working in small teams in a near-peer conflict.
The U.S. Air Force's Inter-American Air Forces Academy builds security cooperation with partners across the Western Hemisphere, especially as the United States’ main rival, China, looks to influence the region.
Kirtland Air Force Base, N.M. welcomed an AC-130J Ghostrider late last month. The Air Force wants to consolidate gunship aircrew training, which had previously been split between Kirtland and Hurlburt Field, Fla.
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The Air Force’s ambitious effort to overhaul its organization, deployment model, and training to better prepare for great power competition with China was just six months old when Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin returned from Exercise...
The Space Force started its inaugural Officer Training Course (OTC) at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo., on Sept. 3, a major overhaul in the service’s approach to building a well-rounded officer corps.