April 15, 2025 ACC leads radical change to USAF fleet maintenance, management Air Combat Command is leading efforts to overhaul how the U.S. Air Force does aircraft maintenance and fleet management this spring.
March 27, 2025 Luke AFB concludes final US F-16 divestment The 56th Fighter Wing flew the final F-16 Fighting Falcon flight out of Luke Air Force Base delivering it to the 16th Weapons Squadron at Nellis AFB.
March 21, 2025 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
March 14, 2025 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
Feb. 28, 2025 Around the Air Force: Bomber Task Force 25, Minuteman III Test Launch, Weapons and Tactics Conference In this week’s look Around the Air Force, BTF missions demonstrate force projected capabilities, an unarmed Minuteman III launch ensures a credible and effective deterrent, and WEPTAC offers the opportunity to develop, refine and validate tactics, techniques and procedures for Air Combat Operations.
Feb. 18, 2025 Bamboo Eagle 25-1 tests forces in a combat representative environment The U.S. Air Force Warfare Center recently wrapped up Bamboo Eagle 25-1, concluding a series of coordinated operations that involved more than 10,000 personnel from multiple Air Force major commands, joint services and allied air forces.
Feb. 10, 2025 ShOC-N Capstone, Human-Machine Teaming experimentation to optimize the kill chain The 805th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Shadow Operations Center – Nellis, or ShOC-N, executed its bi-annual capstone event at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada.
Feb. 5, 2025 Crew chief ensures mission readiness during exercise Spears of Victory Airman 1st Class Garrett Holloway, 378th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron dedicated assistant crew chief, works tirelessly to ensure his F-16 is ready for daily training missions alongside coalition forces during exercise Spears of Victory.
Jan. 17, 2025 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
Jan. 17, 2025 Around the Air Force: Selective Retention Bonus List, Missile Defense Breakthrough, Air Force JROTC Scholarships In this week’s look Around the Air Force, the Selective Retention Bonus List was released in an effort to retain highly skilled enlisted personnel, a recent missile intercept experiment in Guam, and JROTC cadets receive scholarships to a private pilot training program.
Jan. 10, 2025 Around the Air Force: Installation Re-Optimization Plan, New Prescription Refill System, Updated Waiver Policies In this week’s look Around the Air Force, the Installation Infrastructure Action Plan helps bases adapt to challenges of GPC, Defense Health Agency is upgrading prescription refill system, and the DAF expands medical waiver considerations.
Jan. 3, 2025 Around the Air Force Year in Review: Great Power Competition, Realignment for Readiness, and Housing Feedback System In this week’s look around the Air Force, we look back at three significant stories from 2024: SECAF highlights key accomplishments and emphasizes GPC, the Air Force realigns to maintain future competitiveness, and the DoD launches a new online housing feedback system to improve quality of life.
Dec. 20, 2024 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
Nov. 20, 2024 Tyndall AFB hosts biannual combat airpower exercise Tyndall Air Force Base served as a proving ground where aircrew and maintainers worked together to load and launch live munitions, ensuring readiness to achieve and sustain air superiority in contested environments.
Oct. 9, 2024 ACC lays out new priorities As ACC adapts to meet the challenges of GPC, Gen. Ken Wilsbach, commander of ACC, has outlined a vision for the future by emphasizing four key focus areas for the command.
Oct. 8, 2024 563rd Personnel Recovery Task Force rescues Helene survivors In support of a FEMA mission assignment, the 563rd PRTF has been conducting search and rescue operations over various locations in affected areas of North Carolina, as part of the USNORTHCOM and Air Forces Northern, Defense Support of Civil Authorities disaster relief mission.
Oct. 2, 2024 Moody AFB continues Hurricane Helene recovery operations Recovery efforts are well underway at Moody Air Force Base following the severe impacts of Hurricane Helene, which hit South Georgia Sept. 26-27, 2024.
Sept. 25, 2024 Air Combat Command activates 3 Air Task Force units ACC activated three Air Task Force units marking the next step the Air Force is taking toward Combat Wings as units of action to present to combatant commands.
Sept. 20, 2024 Around the Air Force: Great Power Competition, Realignment for Readiness, and Housing Feedback System In this week’s look around the Air Force, SecAF Frank Kendall highlights accomplishments and emphasizes Reoptimization, AF realigns structure to maintain competitiveness, and DoD launches an online housing feedback system.
Sept. 20, 2024 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
Sept. 12, 2024 Readout of US Air Force Chief of Staff counterpart visit with Royal Malaysian Air Force Chief of Air Force The office call was part of a week-long counterpart visit during which the Malaysian air chief visited different Air Force installations in an effort to advance mutual interests and strengthen the international partnership.
Sept. 9, 2024 Air Force realigns to ensure readiness, future competitiveness As part of the GPC initiative, the DAF is organizing its major commands into Institutional Commands and Service Component Commands.
Aug. 27, 2024 First ACC EA-37B delivered to Davis-Monthan AFB The 55th Wing, 55th Electronic Combat Group, and 43rd Electronic Combat Squadron received ACC’s first EA-37B Compass Call during a delivery ceremony at Davis-Monthan AFB, Arizona.
Aug. 23, 2024 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
Aug. 23, 2024 Around the Air Force: Working with Partners, MEDIC-X, Political Activity In this week's look around the Air Force, USAF Southern hosts exercise PANAMAX 24, MEDIC-X expands readiness training for medical Airmen, and political activity guidelines for Airmen, Guardians and civilian employees.
Aug. 12, 2024 Bamboo Eagle 24-3: USAFWC concludes second iteration of major exercise The recent conclusion of Bamboo Eagle 24-3, a USAFWC-led joint exercise, marked a significant milestone in the Air Force's reoptimization for Great Power Competition.
Aug. 9, 2024 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
Aug. 2, 2024 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
July 11, 2024 CSAF, CMSAF highlight ‘Great Power Competition’ during Davis-Monthan visit Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin and Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force David Flosi visited Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, July 8-9.
July 3, 2024 Air chiefs from across Americas convene in display of continued cooperation Argentinian air force Chief of Staff Gen. Fernando Luis Mengo hosted the event, which was attended by U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin.
June 21, 2024 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
June 7, 2024 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
May 31, 2024 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
May 17, 2024 ACC Commander: Dominance in electromagnetic spectrum is not optional The 350th SWW welcomed the ACC leadership team and their spouses to Eglin AFB, recently, where they saw firsthand the wing’s role in providing joint and coalition partners with electromagnetic warfare capabilities needed to dominate the spectrum.
May 17, 2024 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
May 15, 2024 Swedish, USAF EOD forces strengthen NATO ties in combined exercise at Tyndall AFB The exercise aimed to test and improve the readiness and interoperability between the two countries by establishing camaraderie and providing a platform to exchange techniques, tactics and procedures.
May 10, 2024 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
May 8, 2024 350th SWW reactivates two historic EW squadrons To meet the Air Force’s growing demand for electromagnetic spectrum effects, the 350th Spectrum Warfare Wing recently reactivated two squadrons at Eglin Air Force Base.
May 3, 2024 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
April 26, 2024 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
April 22, 2024 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
April 15, 2024 Florida Air Force Reserve group returns to the Tyndall AFB skies The 44th Fighter Group, Air Force Reserve, conducted its first flying unit training assembly at Tyndall Air Force Base, April 6, since returning to Tyndall.
March 29, 2024 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
March 27, 2024 Red Flag-Nellis 24-2 shapes the future of air combat Red Flag 24-2 presented a prime opportunity to forge pathways for collaboration with joint services and NATO countries. It showcased the cutting-edge capabilities of fifth-generation F-35 Lightning IIs and sophisticated threat replication techniques.
March 22, 2024 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
March 11, 2024 325th FW conducts first wing-wide AFFORGEN exercise The 325th Fighter Wing recently hosted exercise Crown Royal 24-2 at Tyndall Air Force Base Feb. 20-March 6, to test the wing’s ability to generate, employ and sustain combat forces.
March 8, 2024 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
March 4, 2024 CSAF holds all call at Langley AFB The 23rd Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David W. Allvin held an all call during a visit to Joint Base Langley-Eustis Feb. 29, to officiate the Air Combat Command change of command.
March 1, 2024 Air Combat Command welcomes new commander Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin presided over the ceremony, noting the pivotal role ACC will continue to play as the Air Force reoptimizes for Great Power Competition.
March 1, 2024 Around the Air Force: Theater Commanders Chart the Way Ahead, Designing Promotion Tests This week’s look around the Air Force highlights the PACAF and USAFE-AFAFRICA commanders talking about their areas of focus as the Department of the Air Force reoptimizes for Great Power Competition, and modernized promotion testing aims to develop Airmen for the future fight.
Feb. 23, 2024 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
Feb. 16, 2024 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
Feb. 14, 2024 AMC rises to increasing global tension The panel centered on advancements Air Mobility Command is pursuing in 2024 to account for rising global tensions and strategic competition.
Feb. 9, 2024 SECAF, 16th Air Force CC visit America’s Cryptologic Wing The 70th ISRW hosted SECAF and U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kevin Kennedy, 16th Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) commander, to learn about the wing’s cryptologic mission.
Feb. 9, 2024 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
Feb. 6, 2024 Air Force Historical Foundation names 432nd Wing 2023 Doolittle Award winner The 432nd Wing and 432nd Air Expeditionary Wing at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, received the Air Force Historical Foundation’s 2023, James H. “Jimmy” Doolittle Award, Jan. 23.
Feb. 1, 2024 3rd Air Expeditionary Wing operates in first-ever iteration of exercise Bamboo Eagle The exercise is the first of its kind from the U.S. Air Force Warfare Center, which conducts warfighter-centric live and virtual operational test and evaluation, tactics development and advanced training to optimize Air Force capabilities and prepare Airmen for joint, all-domain combat operations.
Jan. 31, 2024 US, allies and partners integrate for dynamic targeting kill-chain automation experiments The 805th CTS, or ShOC-N, executed their annual capstone by experimenting with and developing TTPs for integrated two-way kill-chain automation between the operational and tactical C2 including battle management levels, to create competitive advantages for the U.S., its allies and partners.
Jan. 26, 2024 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
Jan. 25, 2024 Red Flag offers 388 FW F-35 maintainers a chance to grow together Hill Air Force Base Airmen practiced a combat operations tempo for aircraft operations and maintenance at Nellis AFB.
Jan. 22, 2024 Elevating Airmen voices: stories of resilience unfold during CMSAF Bass visit Airmen assigned to the Creech Air Force Base shared their stories of resilience and dedication during Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Joanne S. Bass’s visit to the base, Jan. 9.
Dec. 26, 2023 New F-15EX Eagles arrive at Eglin AFB The Air Force’s two newest fighters, F-15EX Eagle IIs, known as EX3 and EX4 touched down at Eglin Air Force Base, Dec. 20.
Dec. 8, 2023 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
Dec. 5, 2023 From sunrise past sunset: a day with CMSAF Bass Bass visited the world’s premier fighter wing at Luke Air Force Base, Dec. 1. The 56th Fighter Wing is dedicated to training the world’s greatest fighter pilots and combat ready Airmen.
Nov. 22, 2023 Moody AFB exercises AFFORGEN concepts at Mosaic Tiger 24-1 Mosaic Tiger 24- aims to test the continued concept of command and control, and the 23rd Wing’s ability to generate airpower in less-than-ideal conditions as an Expeditionary Air Base.
Nov. 3, 2023 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
Oct. 28, 2023 Shaw AFB leads the way with MCA The MCA course provided 20th FW Airmen of various ranks from career fields such as maintenance, civil engineering and administrative services, a thorough training in support of the ACE model.
Oct. 27, 2023 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
Sept. 14, 2023 12 Outstanding Airmen of the Year: Becoming tomorrow’s DAF ambassadors today The Air Force’s 12 Outstanding Airmen for 2023 were recognized and honored during the Air and Space Forces Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference Sept. 9-13.
Sept. 4, 2023 AFW2 roadshow visits Grand Forks AFB During the two-day visit, four AFW2 ambassadors and program team members gave briefings to various squadrons, allowing the volunteers to share their personal testimonies.
Aug. 31, 2023 Air Force, Army Battle Labs work with DARPA on ASTARTE, new C2 capability Shadow Operations Center-Nellis, also known as the U.S. Air Force’s ABMS Battle Lab, recently experimented with joint partners that helped evolve a new joint airspace management and joint fires capability.
Aug. 4, 2023 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
Aug. 2, 2023 F-35 aircraft touch down at Tyndall AFB Tyndall Air Force Base transitioned from an air dominance training mission to a fighter wing with the touchdown of three F-35A Lightning IIs Aug. 1.
July 24, 2023 12th ACCS flies last mission with KOMODO 1 crew The 12th Airborne Command and Control Squadron flew its last Joint STARS flight as KOMODO 1 at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, on July 12.
June 12, 2023 AF hosts humanitarian aid disaster relief training exercise for AOCs, historic first FAA participation 505th Combat Training Squadron Airmen executed a Regional Air Movement Coordination Center exercise at Hurlburt Field, Florida.
June 8, 2023 AFMC innovation team revolutionizes stealth fighter fleet An F-35A Lightning II recently took flight with a complement of software applications developed by government and industry providers previously tested on the F-22 Raptor – demonstrating for the first time the ability to use the same tactical software applications on both stealth fighters.
June 2, 2023 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
May 26, 2023 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
May 23, 2023 Pacific Air Forces Airmen test Next Generation Aircrew Protection equipment Airmen with the 15th Wing and 154th Fighter Squadron on Hickam Air Force Base tested and trained new CBRN protection techniques on the F-22 Raptor.
May 21, 2023 Mountain Home AFB leans forward on MEDIC-X training for future fight MEDIC-X training will be offered across the Air Force July 1, but several bases like Mountain Home Air Force Base, Idaho, have already started training their medical personnel to deliver care in the future fight.
May 13, 2023 AOC FTU augments Austere Challenge 2023 The exercise brought together military and civilian personnel from EUCOM forces and its components to contribute virtually across Europe in the weeklong command post exercise simulating coordinating a response to a fictional major crisis.
May 9, 2023 FY22 DAF Safety Awards released The FY22 Department of the Air Force Safety Awards Program provides organizations, teams, and individuals the opportunity to be recognized for their hard work, enhanced performance, accomplishments, and feats in safety.
April 20, 2023 AF Battle Lab supports cross-service airspace, fires management field experiment The 805th CTS, also known as the Shadow Operations Center - Nellis, hosted Field Experiment 1 to increase efficiency in airspace management and joint fires integrations between Army and Air Force Tactical Command and Control units through automation of information flow between multiple disparate
April 17, 2023 Four Department of the Air Force Installations win 2023 SecDEF Environmental Awards Since 1962, installations across the Department of Defense have been recognized by these awards for their accomplishments in innovative and cost-effective environmental management that support mission readiness.
March 19, 2023 ACC announces 2023 demonstration team pilots Air Combat Command recently announced the 2023 ACC demonstration team pilots.
March 17, 2023 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
March 13, 2023 Agile Flag 23-1 brings together ACC, AMC, total force partners for Lead Wing certification Agile Flag is the latest U.S. Air Force investment in capabilities that enables Lead Wings to operate at the speed, scope, complexity, and scale needed in a modern-day threat environment.
March 11, 2023 Puerto Rico ANG Serves as SOUTHCOM Ace Strategic Air Bridge The 156th Wing operated as an expeditionary air base during U.S. Southern Command’s large-scale multinational exercise Operation Forward Tiger 2023.
Feb. 20, 2023 705th Training Squadron implements Kessel Run's C2IMERA The 505th Command and Control Wing’s 705th Training Squadron incorporated a Kessel Run application into the curriculum of their Lead Wing Command and Control Course this past January.
Feb. 15, 2023 Air Force Battle Lab accelerates battle management for PACAF, ABMS CFT, ACC The 805th Combat Training Squadron’s second ShOC-N Flag event instrumented battle management functions and processes, and operators interacting with software and data.
Feb. 12, 2023 49th MDG trains Airmen with Medic-X initiative Medic-X is a program implemented in the 49th MDG last year and is designed to train Airmen from different medical careers to provide potentially life-saving measures in emergency situations and relief in daily operations.
Feb. 10, 2023 Beale AFB Airmen launch ACC minority outreach initiative Airmen from Beale Air Force Base visited a California intermediate school as part of Project Quesada, an initiative to reach more minority students for pilot and STEM career field opportunities within the U.S. Air Force.
Feb. 7, 2023 366th Fighter Wing approaches lead wing IOC with Raging Gunfighter 23-1 Air Combat Command selected five units to serve as test beds for the Air Force’s new deployment model in January 2022 and these units, designated as “lead wings,” were tasked to figure out how to rapidly generate combat power as a deployed force anytime, anywhere.
Feb. 2, 2023 53rd Wing’s MUSTANGS: the future of agile data capture and ACE capability Part of the Crowd-Sourced Flight Data program, MUSTANGS is a mobile vehicle that can download, process, and offload important data from Quick Reaction Instrumentation Package-equipped aircraft without the need for fixed, operational test infrastructure.
Jan. 27, 2023 AF Week in Photos This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
Jan. 19, 2023 SecAF immerses into Nuke Treaty Monitoring Center mission Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall visited the Defense Department’s sole nuclear treaty monitoring center at Patrick Space Force Base Jan. 18 to learn more about how the organization performs its global mission.
Jan. 19, 2023 WEPTAC 2023: Solving enterprise-level challenges WEPTAC is Air Combat Command’s annual pinnacle of tactics and warfare with a charge to accelerate the modernization and development of solutions for the joint employment of forces across the range of Air Force core warfighting functions.
Jan. 6, 2023 AF Year in Photos This year's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This annual feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.
Dec. 24, 2022 Industry event provides tech companies insight into AF Battle Lab development needs The 505th Command and Control Wing’s 805th Combat Training Squadron, also known as the Shadow Operations Center-Nellis, hosted a classified Industry Day at Nellis Air Force Base.
Dec. 6, 2022 Robins AFB takes next step in establishing new missions Four new command and control missions are coming to Robins Air Force Base, after the completion of two environmental assessments.