After months of delays and a new report raising questions about its worthiness, the Air Force is nearing a key production decision for its new MH-139 Grey Wolf helicopter—and laying the groundwork to ensure forces are ready when it arrives. The Air Force Life Cycle ...
Manpower, material, and funding remain the foundation—and a key concern—for the Air Force’s top-to-bottom nuclear modernization effort, a pair of top generals said Jan. 24. That modernization effort covers everything from personnel to weapons systems to entire facilities, and the service must execute this massive ...
A visit to China as a one-star solidified 20th Air Force Commander Maj. Gen. Michael J. Lutton’s belief that waiting to modernize America’s nuclear arsenal won’t work. That’s because, in his view, the Chinese see treaties as a sign of weakness, Lutton said during a ...
As the public awaits the findings of the Department of the Air Force’s recent diversity and inclusion survey, here’s a look at how five Air Force organizations are working to make these departmental priorities the norm.
The Air Force is crafting new policy that envisions more fluidity between conventional and nuclear weapons, as well as a broader range of options to keep others from using their own nuclear weapons. The U.S. has long treated conventional and nuclear warfare as separate concepts, ...