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18 Mar 2019
Around the Air Force: CMSAF on Air Force culture / SECAF talks training ranges
On this look Around the Air Force, Chief Master Sgt. of the Air Force Kaleth Wright shares his priorities concerning Air Force culture and Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson talks about the future of training ranges. Hosted by Staff Sgt. Greg Cerny.
15 Mar 2019
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.
14 Mar 2019
US Air Force Astronaut Col. Nick Hague makes second launch to ISS
Col. Nick Hague, an astronaut, is scheduled for a second mission to the International Space Station aboard a Soyuz MS-12, March 14, 2019, from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
14 Mar 2019
Around the Air Force: SECAF announces resignation / CSAF discusses diversity
On this look Around the Air Force, Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson announces her resignation and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein talks about the importance of diversity and inclusion. Hosted by Senior Airman Cory Kuttler.
13 Mar 2019
Air Force Secretary Wilson, Gen. Goldfein outline service’s priorities, aspirations to Senate subcommittee
Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson told senators Wednesday that the service’s $165 billion budget for fiscal year 2020 is designed to make the force larger, more ready and modern while also positioning it to better confront changing threats in space and globally.
12 Mar 2019
Air Force’s fiscal 2020 budget focuses on modernization, readiness, confronting global threats
The Air Force’s budget would rise to $165 billion in fiscal year 2020 under the White House spending plan unveiled March 12, a $10 billion increase that allows the service to grow, modernize and effectively adapt to an array of changing global threats.
11 Mar 2019
Heightened focus on the Arctic brings attention, challenges to the Air Force
There’s no mystery – or surprise – surrounding the Arctic’s strategic importance, a vast and foreboding expanse where the United States has maintained a resolute and unblinking presence for decades.
8 Mar 2019
SECAF announces resignation
Upon a favorable final vote by the regents, Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson announced her resignation March 8, after serving in her position as the service’s top civilian since May 2017, to accept the role as president of the University of Texas at El Paso.
8 Mar 2019
Higher, further, faster: ‘Captain Marvel’ embodies the warrior ethos
Less than one percent of the American population will know what it’s like to serve in the Air Force. However, major motion pictures give the global audience a glimpse into the service’s history of breaking barriers and a taste of its fighting spirit.
8 Mar 2019
Air Force STEM event inspires next generation of innovators, explorers prior to ‘Captain Marvel’ screening
The Air Force hosted a STEM outreach event to lead into the screening of Disney’s “Captain Marvel” at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum March 7, in Washington, D.C.
8 Mar 2019
Military leaders pledge ‘Tenant Bill of Rights,’ other reforms to address substandard military housing
The civilian and military leaders of the Air Force, Navy and Army attempted March 8 to convince skeptical senators that they are working aggressively – and effectively – to correct poorly maintained military housing that has left some homes coated in mold, infested with rodents and with other problems affecting health and safety.
8 Mar 2019
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.
8 Mar 2019
Around the Air Force: SECAF Space Talk / The Air Force We Need
On this look Around the Air Force, Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson discusses the Air Force’s future in space and Air Force Chief of Staff General David Goldfein talks about the Air Force we need.
7 Mar 2019
Around the Air Force: Air Warfare Symposium
On this look Around the Air Force, Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson and businessman Mark Cuban speak to Airmen at the 2019 Air Warfare Symposium in Orlando, Florida. Hosted by Tech. Sgt. Robbie Arp.
4 Mar 2019
Air Force sharpens competitive edge with roadmap to reform
The Air Force released its first business operations plan, March 4, establishing a roadmap for reform and improvement in its practices and processes.
1 Mar 2019
Air Force merging intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance staffs with cyber operations staffs to forge more nimble, effective team
The Air Force is merging its headquarters staffs to integrate intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance with cyber effects operations efforts to enable coordinated Title 10 and Title 50 actions across the range of military operations, while elevating chief information officer roles and responsibilities.
28 Feb 2019
Wilson’s glide path for a more lethal, ready Air Force of the future
Emphasizing priorities that will largely define the year ahead, Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson stressed the need to modernize and grow the force. She also highlighted how streamlining acquisitions will inject innovative ideas and tools faster and more reliably into every corner of the organization.
28 Feb 2019
Spangdahlem AB master sergeant wins Spark Tank competition
Master Sgt. Jonathan Maas assigned to the 52nd Fighter Wing, Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany, was named the 2019 Spark Tank winner during the Air Force’s Spark Tank competition at the Air Force Association Air Warfare Symposium Feb. 28, in Orlando.
21 Feb 2019
AFWERX, Techstars announce 10 companies to participate in tech accelerator
The 10 companies the Air Force and Techstars selected to participate in an in-residence technology accelerator program during the AFWERX 2019 Techstars Autonomous Technology Accelerator in Boston last month began the program Feb. 18.
19 Feb 2019
Air Force formalizes policy on retention of non-deployable Airmen
In accordance with Department of Defense policy on military retention of non-deployable service members, the Air Force implemented its guidance in a memo signed Feb. 19.

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Refueling procedures differ from aircraft to aircraft. Learn how #CV22 Osprey #pilots performed recently with the… https://t.co/iXfoGWYCZ3

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RT @Southcom: #SOUTHCOM Military Dep. Commander @USAirForce Lt. Gen. Michael Plehn met today w/ Colombian Army Maj. Gen. Luis Navarro Jimén…

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RT @Offutt_AFB: “We took a hit with some flooding, but we are going to regenerate and we are going to come back stronger, more lethal, and…

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RT @SecAFOfficial: Right now, 1/3 of @Offutt_AFB is heavily-flooded, including their HQ building. Thankfully, people & aircraft are safe...…

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