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Airmen at Risk of Temporary Pay Delay When Reenlisting

Sept. 13, 2024 | By Rachel S. Cohen
Thousands of Airmen are ensnared in a bureaucratic backlog that's forcing staff to handle their reenlistments manually, in some cases delaying paychecks.

New Air Mobility Boss Promises to Continue Command’s Transformation

Sept. 9, 2024 | By Rachel S. Cohen
Gen. John D. Lamontagne took over Sept. 9 as the top officer at Air Mobility Command, promising to continue the organization’s sweeping preparations for the prospect of war in the Pacific that have picked up speed in recent years.

US and Australia Making ‘Significant Progress’ on New Hypersonic Weapon

Aug. 9, 2024 | By Unshin Lee Harpley
After more than a decade of collaboration, the U.S. and Australia are now gaining ground in perfecting a new hypersonic cruise missile that will be launched from a fighter aircraft.

Senate Committee Adds More Fighters, Boosts USAF and USSF Budget

Aug. 3, 2024 | By Unshin Lee Harpley
The Senate Appropriations Committee greenlit an $851.7 billion budget for the Pentagon for Fiscal 2025, a 2.3 percent increase over the allocation passed by the House Appropriations Committee in June, boosting the Air Force and Space Force's budget to deter China and Russia. Members cited ...

Air Force Launches Its Own Generative AI Chatbot. Experts See Promise and Challenges

June 12, 2024 | By Unshin Lee Harpley
Airmen and Guardians now have their own free generative artificial intelligence chatbot that can interact in a "human-like" manner, helping them with communications, task completion, and online coding like ChatGPT—but on a secure system. The Air Force and Space Force launched the Non-classified Internet Protocol ...

Sticker Shock Drags Out USAF’s E-7 Negotiations with Boeing

April 18, 2024 | By John A. Tirpak
While a deal on the E-7 Wedgetail airborne battle management jet may come soon, negotiations are stuck on the high price Boeing is asking for the development jets, Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall said recently.

Promising ‘Accountability,’ Allvin Releases Update to Airmen on ‘Follow Through’ Efforts

April 15, 2024 | By Chris Gordon
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin began his tenure as chief pressing Airmen to “follow through” on changes needed to respond to China’s growing military might and the changing nature of warfare. On April 15, Allvin offered his first self-assessment to Airmen ...

Air Task Forces, Combat Wings, and You: The Future of Deployments Starts Now 

Feb. 17, 2024 | By Tobias Naegele
When three Air Task Force elements begin taking shape this summer, they will be laying the groundwork for the new Combat Wings now seen as the Air Force’s deployable “units of action” for future operations—a multi-year process to realign the way the service presents forces ...

Allvin: Drones, New Technology Driving ‘Reinvention’ of Airpower and USAF

Feb. 13, 2024 | By Chris Gordon
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin said a fundamental shift in airpower is occurring worldwide, as drones and other cheap weapons systems proliferate, which will force the U.S. Air Force to assess how many bedrock concepts fit into modern conflict against China ...

Big Changes In Store as Air Force, Space Force Arrive at AFA Warfare Symposium

Feb. 11, 2024 | By Tobias Naegele
Air Force and Space Force leaders gathering in Aurora, Colo., on Feb. 12 will lift the veil on dozens of changes designed to enhance operational readiness and accelerate the development of future weapons in the years to come. The highly anticipated changes will be announced ...

VCSAF Slife: New Force Generation Model Better Explains ‘Capacity, Risk, and Readiness’

Jan. 12, 2024 | By Chris Gordon
As the Air Force plans to unveil sweeping changes to its structure, organization, and training to "re-optimize" for competition with China, one part of the service’s overhaul is already underway: a new force generation model for how the service deploys Airmen. “It gives us a ...

B-1 Bomber Crashes at Ellsworth; Crew Ejects Safely

Jan. 4, 2024 | By Chris Gordon
A B-1B Lancer bomber crashed as it was attempting to land at Ellsworth Air Force Base, S.D., on Jan. 4. All four crew members ejected safely from the aircraft and survived, Ellsworth Air Force Base said in a statement.
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