4+ hour, 19+ min ago   (898+ words) “A lot of things surprised me in a good way,” said Lt. Gen. Derek C. France, who completed his tour last month as Air Forces Central commander and the Combined Forces Air Component Commander for U.S. Central Command on…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (720+ words) One year into a new campaign to boost readiness rates for the B-1B Lancer and B-52H Stratofortress bombers, Air Force Global Strike Command is claiming some early wins and planning to forge ahead with more improvements. The Air Force no longer releases…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (1610+ words) Over the past few months and peaking in August, crews with the 910th Airlift Wing out of Youngstown Air Reserve Station, Ohio, have been running nighttime, low-flying missions to kill a ubiquitous and deadly adversary that’s plagued Americans for centuries—mosquitoes....

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (855+ words) The Department of the Air Force’s new equal opportunity and harassment policy, rolled out to comply with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s directives, redefines key terms and empowers commanders to dismiss complaints they deem not actionable. The new rules also bar…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (682+ words) After months of delays from a factory strike, the first F-15EX fighter jet the U.S. Air Force will permanently base overseas left Boeing’s facilities in St. Louis on Aug. 28. Eventually, the aircraft will fly to Kadena Air Base in Japan and join…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (514+ words) The Air Force’s decision to more than double its purchase of F-15EX Eagle II jets may bolster the service’s fighter fleet, but it also comes with risks and questions officials will have to manage in the years ahead, a new…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (717+ words) The Air Force has issued a $100 million contract to combine its long-disjointed systems for managing aircrew readiness with software that is expected to reach initial operational capability next year, starting with the T-6A Texan II and the C-17 Globemaster III. The new software,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (754+ words) The Air Force has pulled a piece of testing equipment for its Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles after discovering some appeared to be contaminated with a possible carcinogen. The order to stop using the AN/PRM-10 test oscillator set came…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (543+ words) Lt. Gen. Jason D. Voorheis has taken command of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, a sprawling organization with a $400 billion portfolio, establishing him as one of the service’s top acquisition officials. Voorheis moves into the job having jumped the…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (857+ words) Air & Space Forces Magazine 2026 Outstanding Airmen of the Year The Outstanding Airman Program annually recognizes 12 enlisted members for superior leadership, job performance, community involvement, and personal achievements. Audio of this article is brought to you by the Air & Space Forces…...