The United States has invested more than $45 billion so far in military aid to Ukraine in its war against Russian invaders. Allies have chipped in billions more. Yet among all the advanced weapons provided for the conflict, NATO members have drawn the line at ...
For years now, Air Force officials, members of Congress, and defense analysts have raised concerns over so-called “pass-through” funding—billions of dollars that are officially included in the department’s top line but are never actually controlled by the Air Force, instead going to classified or undisclosed ...
The Air Force slashed the F-35 buy in its 2023 budget request to just 33 jets—15 fewer than it bought in 2022 and 27 fewer than 2021, saying it preferred to spend that money on other needed modernization programs and wait until the Block 4 ...
After 76 years, the Air Force Association is changing its name to the Air & Space Forces Association to better match its mission supporting and advocating for both Airmen and Guardians. "AFA has always been fully committed to supporting both the Air Force and Space ...
Teams from North Carolina to California gathered March 18-20 in Rockville, Md., to compete in the national finals of the Air Force Association’s National Youth Cyber Defense Competition, CyberPatriot XIV. The culmination of months of training and competition, the finals featured 28 teams competing across ...
Retired Lt. Gen. David A. Deptula, dean of the Air Force Association’s Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, moderates a panel discussion with Gen. Anthony J. Cotton, commander of Air Force Global Strike Command; and Lt. Gen. Thomas A. Bussiere, deputy commander of U.S. Strategic Command, ...
David T. "Buck" Buckwalter, an AFA member and volunteer for 50 years, who served as Executive Vice President of the organization and launched its CyberPatriot STEM program, died Feb. 27 at age 72. Buckwalter served 27 years on active duty, as an RF-4C Weapon System ...
"Each generation of Americans calls on its best to come and serve. In today's all-volunteer military, not many need to answer that call. Those few who do, hue to a higher call," says AFA president retired Lt. Gen. Bruce "Orville" Wright in his Veterans Day ...
Air Combat Command’s Gen. Mark D. Kelly told attendees at AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference that the U.S. is in real peril of losing a potential war with China if the Air Force cannot shed obsolete gear and rapidly regain a solid advantage in ...
Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. spoke at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference on Sept. 20, addressing a packed auditorium in National Harbor, Md. Here is a video of his remarks.
Watch video of Chief of Space Operations Gen. John W. "Jay" Raymond speaking at the Air Force Association’s Air, Space & Cyber Convention on Sept. 21.
The Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year for 2021 will be formally recognized at AFA’s Air, Space & Cyber Conference from Sept. 20 to 22 in National Harbor, Md. Air Force Magazine is highlighting one each workday from now until the conference begins. Today, we honor Senior ...