As the Air Force’s broader focus shifts to the Pacific and Europe, the U.S. military will rely on aging close air support aircraft to meet the needs of its forces in the Middle East. A-10 Thunderbolt IIs will deploy to the region in April, a ...
The Air Force upped its buy of F-15EX Eagle IIs in part to fulfill the homeland defense mission and ensure the Air Force reached a goal of 72 new fighters a year, top Air Force leaders said March 15. But...
The Air Force's “4+1” fighter plan is rapidly becoming the “4” plan as the service retires A-10s faster than it expected to, Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. said March 15. The retirements are needed to pay for new systems to keep USAF ...
Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Charles “CQ” Brown, Jr. delivered a keynote address on “Airmen in the Fight,” highlighted by a mantra of “Airpower in the Answer” at the AFA Warfare Symposium, March 7, 2023. Watch the video or read the transcript.
No one wants to stand up in front of the entire Department of Air Force leadership team and own up to being personally responsible for cutting vital communications lines in a war zone, but Tech. Sgt. Raymond Zgoda turned that error into a winning point ...
Department of the Air Force leaders have sweeping plans for the year ahead, promising the initial work on several futuristic headline programs. The details on the Air Force priorities are soon to be revealed in detail in the Fiscal 2024 budget request. But whether Congress ...
Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. delivered a forceful speech March 7, arguing that service is at the heart of all U.S. military operations. "For more than 75 years when our nation has called, airpower was the answer," Brown said during ...
In need of faster and greater surge weapons production capacity, the Air Force is looking to new technologies for new munitions, Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown, Jr. said. More weapons capacity may mean less efficiency, he acknowledged.
The Air Force is pursuing Collaborative Combat Aircraft—uncrewed aircraft that will fly as “wingmen” to crewed fighters—but must ensure they don’t get so overloaded with capability that they become unaffordable, Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. said. The upcoming fiscal 2024 budget will ...
From Abraham Lincoln to the Tuskegee Airmen to lessons from the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Charles Q. Brown Jr. covered a broad range of topics with his additions to his “Leadership Library” in February. All told, Brown added two books, ...
The Air Force last week announced an expansive new ROTC scholarship available to older Cadets committed to commissioning, with the goal of recruiting and retaining more future Airmen in the program. The Brig. Gen. Charles A. McGee Leadership Award, named after the legendary Tuskegee Airman, will ...
Air Force Chief of Staff Charles Q. Brown Jr. took a tour of the Middle East in early January, engaging with U.S. allies and visiting service members in the region, the Air Force announced. Brown and Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force JoAnne S. ...