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May 6, 2025
Fluent in joint: AMLOs start their journey at the 435th

An air mobility liaison officer’s primary objective is to eliminate communication confusion. Embedded with Army and Marine units, AMLOs act as translators and advocates, ensuring that personnel and cargo movements meet the needs of the Joint Force.
March 10, 2025
DAF senior leaders highlight warrior ethos, lethality during NCLS

U.S. military general officers and senior enlisted advisors headlined a senior leader panel during the 32nd annual National Character and Leadership Symposium at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Feb. 21.
March 5, 2025
Air Force leaders discuss future force design

U.S. Air Force leaders discussed force modernization and strategic planning, emphasizing the priorities for future capabilities, deterrence and joint force integration during a panel at the Air and Space Force Association Warfare Symposium.
Nov. 22, 2024
Around the Air Force: Hurricane Recovery Task Force, Reserve Transitions to the F-35A, and Surgeon General’s Strategic Imperatives

In this week's Around the Air Force, the Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center activates a task force to help bases affected by hurricanes, the Air Force Reserve enhances combat power by transitioning to the F-35A, and the Air Force and Space Force Surgeon General outlines his four
Nov. 13, 2024
Air Force, Space Force surgeon general shares vision for accomplishing AFMS strategic imperatives

The Air Force and Space Force surgeon general outlined his vision for implementing four Air Force Medical Service strategic imperatives to ensure Airmen and Guardians health and medical readiness.
Nov. 7, 2024
SecAF Kendall visits information warfare headquarters, addresses importance of ‘getting it right’

During the two-day visit, Kendall received mission briefings on how Sixteenth Air Force integrates capabilities to counter adversaries in the information environment.
Oct. 8, 2024
USTRANSCOM welcomes Reed as new commander

Gen. Randall Reed assumed leadership of U.S. Transportation Command from Gen. Jacqueline Van Ovost during a ceremony at Scott AFB.
Sept. 26, 2024
USAF Warrant Officer Training School opens doors at Maxwell AFB

WOTS is a 40-day training program, in-residence accessions program designed to educate and train candidates with specialized knowledge and technical skills on how to serve as technical advisors to command leadership in their future roles as warrant officers.
Sept. 18, 2024
AMC commander emphasizes importance of exercises during Great Power Competition

Gen. Johnny Lamontagne, commander of Air Mobility Command, participated in a panel discussion titled “Exercising for Great Power Competition” at the Air and Space Forces Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference.
Sept. 17, 2024
AFSOC commander addresses balancing current, future requirements at AFA

Lt. Gen. Michael Conley, commander Air Force Special Operations Command, shared his outlook on balancing current operational success and future requirements in the face of Great Power Competition during the Air and Space Force Association’s Air, Space and Cyber Conference panel.
Sept. 13, 2024
US Air Force elevates AFSOUTH to Service Component Command

At the direction of the SECAF, AFSOUTH was elevated to a Service Component Command as the Air Force is organizing its major commands into Institutional Commands and Service Component Commands as part of the DAF’s Great Power Competition initiative.
Aug. 12, 2024
Bamboo Eagle 24-3: Designed for an era of Great Power Competition

The Department of the Air Force has worked to reoptimize for Great Power Competition following the announcement of 24 key decisions for the DAF to prevail in the challenging security environment of today.
July 26, 2024
AI-powered agile talent identification systems support joint force

The launch of an artificial intelligence-powered platform for uncovering and matching talent across the joint force is an important step moving DoD ahead.
May 3, 2024
Allvin: Aligning Air Force’s approach is key to reoptimizing for Great Power Competition

Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Allvin discusses the need to solidify the Air Force’s currently splintered approach and unify the fragmented nature of planning and operations.
March 7, 2024
DAF delivers lethality at the speed of data during Project Convergence Capstone 4

Service members and civilians from the U.S., United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, France and Japan participated in Project Convergence Capstone Four at Camp Pendleton.
Dec. 15, 2023
Around the Air Force: Operation Christmas Drop 2023

This week’s look around the Air Force highlights Operation Christmas Drop 2023, a humanitarian event that brings the U.S. and partner nations together to deliver essentials to remote islands in the Indo-Pacific region.
Oct. 6, 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. 18, 2023
DAF leaders emphasize modernization, readiness at AFA Conference amid great power competition

The Department of the Air Force’s top officials provided a series of keynote speeches and panel discussions at the Air and Space Forces Association 2023 Air, Space and Cyber Conference Sept. 11-13.
Aug. 30, 2023
Airmen, Guardian, Soldiers lead the way during Ranger Assessment Course

Fifteen Airmen, 15 Soldiers and one Guardian tested their limits during a Ranger Assessment Course, the Air Forces’ version of the Army’s Small Unit Ranger Tactics, or SURT.
July 5, 2023
AMC, allies kickoff Mobility Guardian 23 in Indo-Pacific

Exercise Mobility Guardian 2023, Air Mobility Command’s largest full-spectrum readiness exercise in the command’s history, began July 5 in the Indo-Pacific region.
June 27, 2023
Airmen to see changes in deployment cycles with AFFORGEN

The U.S. Air Force is transitioning away from the expeditionary Air Force model of force presentation to the Air Force Force Generation model after more than 20 years of contingency operations.
June 15, 2023
DAF leaders convene at CORONA South 2023

Department of the Air Force leaders congregated for CORONA South 2023 at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida.
May 18, 2023
Air Force solicits source selection proposals for NGAD Platform

The Department of the Air Force released a classified solicitation to industry for an engineering and manufacturing development contract for the Next Generation Air Dominance Platform with the intent to award a contract in 2024.
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.
Feb. 27, 2023
Space Force, Air Force partner to establish new Space Test Course

The U.S. Air and Space Forces have partnered on the course that will instruct Guardians on test and evaluation processes for robust and methodical system testing of space-flight equipment.
Jan. 24, 2023
KingFish ACE makes entrance into RGMC 3

The 423rd Training Squadron from the U.S. Air Force Expeditionary Operations School incorporated the KingFish Agile Combat Employment game as the capstone exercise for AMC’s Rapid Global Mobility Course 3.
Jan. 20, 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. 13, 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. 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. 2, 2022
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. 21, 2022
AMC presents winning scheme of maneuver to CSAF, MAJCOM commanders

Air Mobility Command hosted Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., as well as senior leaders from eight major commands, at Fall Phoenix Rally at Scott Air Force Base.
Sept. 22, 2022
Air Force releases the ‘Purple Book’

The Air Force released the third book in its trilogy of foundational documents dedicated to developing Total Force Airmen.
July 15, 2022
The ‘Future Fight’ is here: Red Flag-Nellis 22-3

More than 20 units and approximately 2,300 participants arrived at Nellis Air Force Base to take part in the final Red Flag of 2022. Greeting them were the pilots of the newly re-activated 65th Aggressor Squadron, and the 57th Operations Group’s dedicated multi-domain aggressor force.
June 29, 2022
Air Force hosts service chiefs to discuss JADC2

The meeting focused on the DoD’s progress and projections for JADC2 in order to identify opportunities for the services to align their developmental efforts and to identify the obstacles that may frustrate moving forward to achieve the objectives of JADC2 in support of the joint force.
Feb. 5, 2022
388th OSS providing combat intelligence for Red Flag’s joint force

As part of the 388th Fighter Wing’s ‘lead wing’ role at Red Flag, Airmen from the 388th Operations Support Squadron’s Intelligence Flight are scoping out the Red Air adversary.
Jan. 13, 2021
DAF Senior leaders address the recent events at the Capitol

The senior leaders reminded Airmen and Guardians to be guided by service core values while they continue to safeguard American ideals.
Oct. 28, 2020
AMC commander announces her command priorities

The command’s revised priorities focus and accelerate AMC’s efforts to rise to challenges in the global strategic environment and to leverage short-term opportunities to ensure the United States retains a competitive edge in Rapid Global Mobility against competitors like China and Russia.
Aug. 19, 2020
US demonstrates airpower in Indo-Pacific region with simultaneous bomber missions

PACAF routinely conducts BTF operations to show the U.S. commitment to allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific area of responsibility.
Dec. 13, 2019
Air Force improves efficiencies for special warfare Airmen

As of Oct. 31, 2019, the new special warfare career field (1Z) includes the following AFSCs: pararescue (1Z1X1), combat control (1Z2X1), tactical air control party (1Z3X1) and special reconnaissance (1Z4X1).
April 15, 2019
Airmen, Soldiers build partnership for life-saving mission in Afghanistan

The Soldiers and Airmen work side-by-side to execute the personnel recovery mission in Southwestern Afghanistan, standing ready to rescue, recover and return joint and coalition forces in times of danger or extreme duress.
Feb. 20, 2019
CRW delivers agile mobility expertise during exercise Green Flag Little Rock

The sound of gunfire echoed across the open field at the Geronimo Landing Zone as Airmen from the 621st Contingency Response Wing based out of Travis Air Force Base, California, responded to a simulated base attack during a training mission in support of Green Flag Little Rock exercise, Feb. 6-17.
Sept. 4, 2018
ANG general to lead UPE Integration Team

What do unexplained physiological events and a recent promotion have in common? The answer is Edward Vaughan who recently promoted to brigadier general and named by the active-duty component to lead a UPE integration team.
May 29, 2018
Davis-Monthan wraps up first Red Flag-Rescue exercise

Personnel Recovery and Combat Air Force assets from around the country convened at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, for the first execution of Red Flag-Rescue May 5-19, 2018.
April 10, 2018
VCSAF highlights speed, innovation as keys to victory in future war

Vice Chief of Staff of the Air Force Gen. Stephen Wilson emphasized Airmen will continue leading the way in preparing for the future of war and highlighted the importance of speed, connectivity and innovation during the 2018 Future of War Conference April 9, 2018, in Washington, D.C.
Nov. 9, 2017
Wilson, Goldfein emphasize need for FY18 budget in State of the Air Force address

The Air Force must have a higher and more stable budget to provide security for the nation, said Secretary of the Air Force Heather Wilson and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David L. Goldfein during the State of the Air Force address Nov. 9, 2017, at the Pentagon.
Sept. 18, 2017
Yesterday's Air Force: 70 years of Breaking Barriers

American Airmen have been breaking barriers for 70 years in air, space and cyberspace, resulting in global vigilance, reach and power. They’ve shown tenacity in Korea’s MiG Alley, endurance in Vietnam’s Rolling Thunder campaign, decisiveness over the skies of Baghdad during Desert Storm and
Sept. 20, 2016
APF Ghana builds trust, relationships, interoperability

Airmen and 12 African nations concluded an African Partnership Flight in Ghana Sept. 16.Co-hosted by U.S. Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa and the Ghanaian air force, the five-day event brought together air forces from around Africa."APF is really unique because it’s a military-to-military
June 16, 2016
Welsh: Joint force in excellent shape, but needs resources, prioritization

The joint force is in excellent shape, but leaders must pay attention to it, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. Mark A. Welsh III told the Defense Writers Group on June 15 in Washington, D.C.

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