U.S. Air Force News

June 25, 2021
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 25, 2021
25 Years Later: Remembering Khobar Towers

“I still don’t know if the bloody footprints on the ground are those of a survivor or one of the 19 who lost their lives that day.”Those are the words of Master Sgt. Norma Gillette, U.S. Air Forces Europe - Air Forces Africa Innovation and Transformation Office superintendent and survivor of the
June 25, 2021
USAF approves beddown of F-22 FTU at JBLE

The F-22 FTU was previously based at Tyndall Air Force Base, Florida.
June 25, 2021
Around the Air Force: Modernizing GBSD, Amalgam Dart 21-1, UIPE Protective Gear

Today’s look Around the Air Force highlights the modernization of the ground based strategic deterrent of the nuclear triad, Exercise Amalgam Dart 21-2 with the Royal Canadian Air Force across the Arctic in support of NORAD and Operation Noble Eagle, and flight crews test new protective gear
June 24, 2021
African Lion 21 concludes after honing multinational operations on land, in air, over sea

African Lion is U.S. Africa Command's largest, premier, joint, annual exercise hosted by Morocco, Tunisia and Senegal. More than 7,000 participants from nine nations and NATO train together with a focus on enhancing readiness for U.S. and partner nation forces.
June 24, 2021
Hanscom AFB team demos data sharing technology

The Tactical Data Link Enhancements Team, formed through a partnership between the Aerial Networks Division, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory, a federally funded research and development center, traveled to Eielson Air Force Base and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson,
June 23, 2021
Nellis AFB empowers warfighters via DevSecOps

The Department of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office is using multiple technologies to build its Advanced Battle Management System to create decision superiority by delivering information and capabilities to decision makers at all echelons.
June 23, 2021
9th AS Pelicans fly southwest for joint training

This MSTT simulated real-world scenarios to enhance and expedite training and readiness and helped build relationships across three major commands.
June 22, 2021
AFIMSC accelerates change across the enterprise with Big Data

The summit’s namesake, Big Data, refers to processes that help interpret the large volumes of information gathered and stored in the modern day IT environment.
June 21, 2021
FAA, Department of the Air Force sign commercial space agreement

The agreement recognizes common safety standards for FAA-licensed launch and reentry activities that occur on, originate from, or return to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida and Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

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